I just had to blog about this…
There is this TV commercial that REALLY irks me. I see it on Fox when I watch American Idol.
The commercial opens up like this:
a bunch of teens talking and hanging out, or doing something teen-ish and fun.
They goof off and play around. (no problems yet)
Then one of the teens’ voices comes on and says “I love my life. I’m not going to ruin it with a baby.”
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Thats it!
Why does this irk me so?
Well it perpetuates the lies of the culture.
Namely 1> Babies are “ruining” lives.
2> Having babies is what should be prevented (or aborted), not the physical intimacy.
3> It’s OK to do whatever you want, as long as you don’t get pregnant.
Now, in all fairness my father thinks that this commercial IS against premarital s*x. But they NEVER say that. No, they simply say they are against having a BABY.
I know many of you are thinking “well when a teen has a baby it DOES ruin their life”. And I gotta ask “Really?? Are you sure?? Is that what the Word says?”
Honestly, there is no place in the word where having a baby is a curse. No, it is always a blessing, even if it comes at an inopportune time, or through the actions of fornication and youthful lust.
How can I say that? Well think of it this way. A person who is fornicating, and following the lusts of their hearts needs a wake up call, that they might step out of that sin. Getting the blessing of a child could be one such call. The child (when kept, or even given to adoption) leads the parent to grow up. The child causes the parent to mature, to reevaluate.
Now I do realize that some people are so lost in their selfishness and sin as to ignore the needs of a baby. But even so the baby is not the thing which is a curse, or which is ruining a life. No, it is the parent, young as s/he might be, that PARENT is the one ruining a life. The parent can CHOOSE not to ruin a life, by not aborting it, by growing up, by raising a child and training him up in the way he should go.
Now on to lie number two: Having Babies is what should be prevented, not physical intimacy which leads to such a blessing.
This is also a lie. Clearly, we ought to be abstaining from such physical intimacy, morally because God’s word says to. But even secularly, if you don’t want to have a baby, don’t have s*x. If you are at a place in your life where you feel it will be “ruined” by having a baby, then don’t engage in the activity which leads to it. This activity is for married, grown people, who are willing to be blessed by the Lord. (And don’t EVEN get me started on how married grown people OUGHT to *want* this blessing…)
When young persons engage in physical intimacy, it not only leads to babies, but it also leads to hearts being bound up together. This is a great thing in marriage, NOT a great thing outside of marriage. If a person joins her or himself to another before marriage, when they finally DO marry, there are likely going to be serious problems with their intimacy. This person opens the door to struggle with lust for the rest of their lives.
Ok ok, this isn’t a post about abstinence exactly…
Lie number three: It’s OK to do whatever you want, as long as you don’t get pregnant.
Oh lookie here… it’s my favorite topic! ME-ISM… the selfish attitude which pervades our secular culture. Do what ever you want. Please yourself, and you shouldn’t even have to deal with the consequences. If you lusted after a girl, and laid with her, and satisfied your lust, and then you found out that the product of your lust was a baby… well, just abort it! No need for consequences, or the responsibilities that come with satisfying your lust! *tongue deeply in cheek*
ARG. this commercial irks me, every time I see it.
I see it for the lies it embodies and promotes.
Mrs.MegLogan
