Proposing Courtship
Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday.
Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday.
The Vatican has expressed profound concern over the way international forums address the issue of human sexuality, particularly in reference to adolescents, because of the focus on, and banalization of, the topic, which disregards the immanent values of the persons dignity; as well as those academic programs of sexual education that do not address individual differences nor the real needs of children and youth, encouraging them to become sexually active at an ever earlier age, with results that are later regretted, the Vatican document states.
Although at the wedding ceremony, the man gives up his absolute autonomy, the impulses to act like a single man are still there. It becomes the daily task of the husband to mortify these impulses to act like a single man, and to continue to act like a married man, concerned with his wife.
The sexual revolution promised to give people greater freedom and joy in their sex lives; but has resulted in record levels of sexually transmitted diseases, the legitimization and spread of pornography, greater hostility between the sexes, and critically high divorce and illegitimacy rates. Sexual Wisdom, a book by Dr. Richard Wetzel, M.D. offers a way to redirect this revolution.
Dr. Richard Wetzel shares discussions he has had with patients about the unhappy, and in some cases tragic consequences of their irresponsible sexual behavior.
Healthy sexual relationships are the result of healthy choices, which must be based on reality. Problems arise when people base their attitudes on falsehoods and distortions.
Having discussed the primary reasons for the failure of the sexual revolution, let us now begin a tour of the most important topics related to sex.
Among the nations of Africa, where 12 million people have died of AIDS and 23 million have the disease presently, Uganda stands out as one country where the government has taken effective action to fight the epidemicby focusing not on safe sex, but on changing risky behavior.
Brilliantly timed, conceived, edited and introduced by Prof. Newell, What Is a Man? is an anthology of buried treasures. It is unlike any recent book for the general reader I know of on the relations between the sexes.
If you are honest with yourself, every practical consideration will tell you that separating before marriage is the right thing to do. It is a decision to turn away from sin and to follow Christ and His teaching.