Chapter 19: Myth—Sexuality Doesn’t Matter

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would not be considered lewd just for thinking about sex morning, noon or night. That is not abnormal for a husband and wife passionately in love.

Therefore, the idea of being lewd goes much further than just normal sex between a husband and wife and takes on the thought of being engrossed by sex. This is to say that a husband and wife can get overly engrossed in

sex. When sex starts to take on dimensions outside of the privacy of the marriage bed, it becomes lewd in God’s eyes. Maybe you think it would be exciting to have sex on a bench in Central Park in downtown Manhattan? Of course, you reason that you might not get caught at 2 a.m. in the morning.

Watch out, this is taking on an attribute of lewdness in God’s eyes.

Any form of public exposure of the genitals would be considered a violation of lewd laws in most states. It would also be considered lewd in God’s eyes. In a recent news article, a couple was arrested for having sex at

the Alamo 38 in San Antonio, Texas at 5:30 p.m. They were charged with “public lewdness.” In another article 39, a high school senior streaked his commencement ceremony in Pennsylvania after being denied the right to walk with his classmates. He was arrested and the judge sentenced him to

six months to two years in prison for his “nakedness” in front of the many young children. Many, even I, would argue that the punishment does not fit the crime. Yet, court tolerance of such lewd behavior is no longer a given, especially when the lewd exposure is in front of little children. In another

article, a Republican congressman 40 is being confronted with a 1974 picture of his streaking prank back when he was an 18-year old college student. With modern computers, you should understand that your public immorality will exist forever and will haunt you all the days of your life.

The propensity of young people towards exhibiting themselves nude in public is striking. Today, it is not rare for young women to simply strip their blouses and bras off in displays of public nudity. This can even extend

to taking off their bikini bottoms. Then there is the issue of almost walking around nude to begin with on beaches with thongs that bare almost all there is to see. In a quasi documentary 41 of the college spring break in Cancun, Mexico, young women and men engage in morally loose behavior that bares

all and leaves little to the imagination. Such behavior transcends being lewd and lascivious. It is in the realm of licentiousness devoid of morality.