>>Sexual impurity is one of these areas for example. By not being sexually 'faithful' mankind has unleashed upon himself all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases. Some actually would blame God for this and that is unreasonable. God told man not to do this and that if man did there would be bad consequences. Well, man has disobeyed God many times here and, guess what, some very bad consequences have happened. Man is responsible for misusing those 'choices' in this case.
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>So, if sexually transmitted diseases are the consequence for not being sexually faithful, what are all the diseases about? The ones that are transmitted through the air or from bad sanitation or whatever?
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>Also, why is it that so many of the same people who want to convert others to their faith also want to control other people's sex lives?
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>Tamar

Tamar,

I don't quite 'get' the part in your question that says, "what are all the diseases about?" Would you clarify that for me please? Once I understand you I'll be happy to respond.

As far as other diseases... Well, from where I sit they are all a result of man's disobedience to God and His laws. That's in Genesis where God told Adam that if he disobeyed he'd die. He did - we all do at some point. But, this is off my point regarding how we could eliminate sexually transmitted diseases.

Still, the fact remains that if we could (we cannot) get everyone to be faithful to one partner in one generation sexually transmitted diseases would be eliminated.

As far as your second question goes; I honestly do not know why. When I read in the New Testament that "the marriage bed is undefiled," I take that to mean literally that between a husband and wife that anything goes - as long as it's just between them and they both freely enter into it (that is , no consciences are violated). A lot of folks don't realize that the Puritans were actually a pretty racy bunch. <g>

Those folks in Christendom who are attempting, as you suggest, to control others are just plain misunderstanding their faith and IMO just plain wrong. Christianity has no restrictions whatsoever except the notion of marital fidelity as far as marriage and sex. Naturally there are some other issues such as respect and loving each other and so forth...

Still, you have to remember that not everyone is the same and arguing that all believe 'X' because some believe 'X' is pretty easy to poke holes in. <g>