Whether you believe man was created by God or evolved from a lower life form, humans are social creatures and need each other; no one is an island and able to survive for very long alone. Because of this, we all need love and physical intimacy, which often leads to sexual relationships. This is true whether one believes in the traditional family and marriage or not including those who have chosen the LGBTQ+ lifestyle. One thing is certain: physical intimacy is a crucial aspect of human survival, and without sex between a man and a woman the human race will become extinct. For those choosing a non-traditional approach to sexual expression, a question must be asked. Is there another and perhaps a better way to meet this basic human need for intimacy and sexual fulfillment while, at the same time, helping to preserve the human race?
The obvious and main purpose of sex is more than just as a recreational activity and for pleasure; rather, it is to propagate the human race. Beyond that, it is a beautiful, physical and psycho-emotional experience that brings two people together in a most intimate way. Love and intimacy between humans can bring the highest joy—at least on a human, physical level. As a believer in God, I see this as the Creator’s design and the Bible, the Word of God, advocates and celebrates sex and physical intimacy in a traditional marital, biblical context.
The human need for sexual expression and intimacy is universal. I have travelled widely to many countries and obviously different cultures view sex and sexuality differently. Not long ago I was in Norway, Holland, England and Scotland. Rainbow flags along with gays and lesbians were everywhere! The so-called pride flag is now universally displayed in the West. Recently I flew home from southern California and in the airport concession store there was a man or woman (not sure which) behind the counter who was wearing a tee-shirt advertising his/her “queerness” and transgenderism. I could not help asking myself why do people feel the need to advertize their sexuality? Who are they trying to convince about the rightness of the LGBTQ+ lifestyle? Themselves? Perhaps they feel that if they get enough people to jump on the LGBTQ+ bandwagon, this will somehow legitimize their non-traditional and non-biblical lifestyle. These are questions that need to be asked. How many flags and tee-shirts does one see advocating traditional marriage and heterosexuality? None. Perhaps those who hold to traditional views have nothing to prove because they know what is best for the human race and what brings the most fulfilment and joy in life, and, therefore, neither have to prove nor convince others of it. Is it because thousands of years of humans existence prove that traditional marriage and family is the best thing for the human race, or is this merely an antiquated idea without merit?
But since sex and sexuality is a major issue for most people in the LGBTQ+ community, let’s discuss sex. In light of society’s preoccupation with sex, let’s step back and view this as an outsider seeing it from the aerial perspective. Suppose one were an alien from outer space and suddenly dropped onto this planet, one would think that sex was the main focus of most humans 24/7—especially in America and the West. The themes of much of our current popular music revolve around romance and sex. The present preoccupation with Wokism, DEI and LGBTQ+ lifestyles often center around sexual orientation. A large percentage of movies contain sex scenes. Our educational system is now teaching our youngest children about sex, and children are becoming sexualized at younger and younger ages. Often advertising attempts to grab people’s attention via sex-themed content because, after all, sex sells. Pornography is everywhere, and so is sex trafficking and pedophilia. The U.S. is the largest producer and consumer of pornography in the world. YouTube and similar online video platforms contain voluminous amounts of graphic videos lauding and promoting every kind of sexual expression—especially the so-called gay lifestyle for young boys and girls. Young, photogenic models are employed to promote the so-called gay lifestyle. Clothing styles and cosmetics are designed to be sexually alluring, and the list goes on and on. Unless you live off-grid somewhere in the tundra of Alaska or Siberia, every day each of us is literally bombarded by and forces to swim in a sea of explicit sexual allurements. This seems like brainwashing on a mass, societal level! Is sex and sexuality really such a big deal that is often the driving force behind advertising? Does sex and sex alone promise to bring the long-lasting meaning and fulfillment in life that most people are searching for? If sex is so important and is the main focus in the lives of so many people that purports to bring so much joy and happiness, then why is our society falling apart? Why the drug addiction? Why the high divorce rates and broken families? Just look at the fruits of the lives of those who promote sexual libertine lifestyles. The personal lives of popular singers and actors are typically a chaotic dumpster fire full of grief, scandal, broken marriages and families, lawsuits and addictions of all kinds sometimes ending in suicide and even murder. What is there about this lifestyles that is so alluring?
Now let’s step back again and take an aerial view of the issue of sex and sexuality by asking an important questions. What really is the big thing with sex that it should garner so much attention and focus? Why is our culture including those in the LGBTQ+ lifestyle placing so much emphasis on sex and sexual orientation?
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