Seriously?!!!

I am completely stunned. I was doing a little bedtime reading and decided I'd skim through my last three unread issues of Marie Claire to see if they might contain something interesting. I hit the jackpot with the May issue. I was stunned when I read the lead in from this article. Here is an exerpt:

"In a workaholic Japan, career-driven women can find themselves, at age 30, lacking in sexual experience. Embarrassed to admit their perceived shortcomings to boyfriends, they grapple with a dilemma: Where do good girls go to learn about lovemakling? Enter the volunteer sex corps, a secret group of men who deflower women."

Needless to say, this article caught my attention so I read on. Turns out, there is an actual organization where men "volunteer" to have sex with these initial virgins free of charge. According to the article, "The volunteers are necessary because Japan is a chauvinistic society. Men have mistresses or the huge sex industry to cater to their needs, but there are few outlets for single women, or unfulfilled married women, to address their sexual wants." Here's another kicker, the "volunteers" are often married and have children. The article also states that in Japan, you're not a real woman if you are still a virgin. "In the past, virginity was prized, but now, men prefer their girlfriends to know what they are doing in bed."

Seriously?!!! What is the world coming to?

Hebrews 13:4
"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and the sexually immoral."

I am not trying to be all preachy with this entry by any means. I understand that people mess up all the time and that no one is perfect. That is why we need Jesus. But what I don't understand is how people can have such disregard for the Truth. Perhaps they don't know it. Maybe they need someone to show them what the truth is. Maybe if they new about God, and about our Savior then they wouldn't be looking for solutions to their marriage problems at a sex corps. Maybe then women wouldn't feel inadequate for being virgins. Is anyone sharing with these people the good news? Is anyone telling them that they can find a longterm solution to their problem and not just a temporary fix? I hope so. I pray so.

"He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not will be condemned." Matthew 16:15-16