10. My Journey, Sexual Purity and President Carter on Gay Marriage

In this episode: We review President Carter’s famous remarks affirming gay marriage. I talk about how these podcasts came to be. And we look briefly at what godly gay sex might look like. We conclude with a short rant on sexual purity. References: Religious upbringing linked to better health and well-being during early adulthood http://tiny.cc/Harvardstudy1 Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth: http://tiny.cc/Queersuicide InMenlo online article: https://inmenlo.com/2022/01/31/elton-sherwin-offers-podcasts-on-the-bible-and-the-lgbtqia-community-here-he-explains-why/ President Carter’s interviews 2012: “Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world… http://tiny.cc/Carter2012 2015: “I believe Jesus would approve gay marriage…” http://tiny.cc/Carter2015 “Children born from unplanned pregnancies often face a range of developmental risks. Data indicates that these children report poorer physical and mental health compared to children born as the result of an intended pregnancy” https://web.archive.org/web/20201024204014/https://www.michigan.gov/ruready/0,4664,7-276-57380_65294---,00.html(loads slowly) “Almost half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. There’s a surprisingly easy way to change that” http://tiny.cc/WPOonLARCS More than 1 in 2 Americans will get STD in lifetime www.sctimes.com/story/life/wellness/2015/08/21/americans--get-std-lifetime/32123427/ HPV and Cancer: “HPV is a group of more than 200 related viruses, some of which are spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex… https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-and-cancer There is a vaccine for many sexually transmitted cancers: www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-vaccine-fact-sheet 90% cervical cancers from STIs “In general, HPV is thought to be responsible for more than 90% of anal and cervical cancers, about 70% of vaginal and vulvar cancers, and more than 60% of penile cancers.” https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/statistics/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/statistics/cases.htm