SEX FOR MONEY
- Young people reminded that sex is not a toy or a game.
Scripture Union (SU) Botswana has made a clarion call to the youth of Botswana to hold fast to a basic moral value that society held dear in the past.
At their weekend Singles Seminar themed ‘Dating with Purpose,’ which attracted youth aged 18 to 35 years, young people were reminded that sex is not a toy or a game.
According to SU National Director, Michael Legodi, most importantly, the call is for young people to lead a life of abstinence holding to God’s original design for sex.
“Our young people are bombarded every day and everywhere that dating is all about having sex or indulging in sexual relationships. Today movies, books, television, music, and social media, especially Facebook detail
columns on how to be a better lover or what to expect for better sex,” Legodi says.
He warns youth to guard against peer pressure and the influence of the social media, saying that young people gauge sex to be a great litmus test in “becoming a man or woman.”
Legodi says sex in itself is not bad, instead it is good, but worth waiting for.
“The seminar is meant to make young singles to understand that only in marriage is sex without guilt and fear, but rather it is fulfilling, beautiful and the reward of total commitment to each other,” he says.
Through the seminar, SU is empowering the youth to make informed decisions about dating in preparation for marriage. It focused on various points of discussion including, purpose, purity, premarital abstinence, and Godly conduct in a relationship.
It was to also empower singles to take practical steps and responsibility when deciding to date and prepare for marriage. The day-long seminar was also to help influence them towards character change.
“We believe it is not enough to demand that a person changes their habits, instead the character has to be changed. When your character is changed, it influences your attitude, which leads to behavioural change,” Legodi explains.
As a youthful organisation, SU is concerned about the high rate of teenage pregnancy, spread and growth of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the high HIV prevalence among the youth.
Legodi is particularly worried that suddenly the idea of sex belonging within marriage relationship became old fashioned, conservative, and backwards, but now has become an entertainment, much as an exciting cardinal ride.
“We are also concerned about the breakdown of relationships some of which end in passion killings, rape, and gender-based violence,” he says.
In their interaction with young people, Legodi says most of them expressed fears of dating that does not last. Their experience is that a lot of relationships break up due to unfaithfulness and cheating.
At times they are pressured into premarital sex and threatened that the relationship will end if they do not oblige, as well as lack of trust.
“Unemployment is a threat since some partners use money to coerce them into unwanted sex and pregnancies,” Legodi says.
Legodi believes that young people should be recharged with a message of hope, to stimulate a culture of goal setting and maximising potential to influence behaviour and decision making which enables attainment of life-long goals, as well as social responsibility and community development.
He is also convinced that young people need to be encouraged to make resolutions that last, like signing an abstinence pledge and teaching them values of self-control, discipline, assertiveness, and respect among others.
Legodi is also quick to warn that people are exposed to an instant, media saturated society, and without intervention on the part of wise parents, young people will learn that the totality of life’s meaning can be found in a sequence of images flashed in high-resolution.
“We have a generation that wants learning to come through fun. Our youth and children are entertained to death and then we wonder, in confusion, why they determine that truth has become a barrier to the pursuit of a better and happy life.
“So, the onus is on us as parents and leaders to ensure that our young people are influenced in the right direction,” he points out.
Scripture Union (SU) Botswana has made a clarion call to the youth of Botswana to hold fast to a basic moral value that society held dear in the past.
At their weekend Singles Seminar themed ‘Dating with Purpose,’ which attracted youth aged 18 to 35 years, young people were reminded that sex is not a toy or a game.
According to SU National Director, Michael Legodi, most importantly, the call is for young people to lead a life of abstinence holding to God’s original design for sex.
“Our young people are bombarded every day and everywhere that dating is all about having sex or indulging in sexual relationships. Today movies, books, television, music, and social media, especially Facebook detail
columns on how to be a better lover or what to expect for better sex,” Legodi says.
He warns youth to guard against peer pressure and the influence of the social media, saying that young people gauge sex to be a great litmus test in “becoming a man or woman.”
Legodi says sex in itself is not bad, instead it is good, but worth waiting for.
“The seminar is meant to make young singles to understand that only in marriage is sex without guilt and fear, but rather it is fulfilling, beautiful and the reward of total commitment to each other,” he says.
Through the seminar, SU is empowering the youth to make informed decisions about dating in preparation for marriage. It focused on various points of discussion including, purpose, purity, premarital abstinence, and Godly conduct in a relationship.
It was to also empower singles to take practical steps and responsibility when deciding to date and prepare for marriage. The day-long seminar was also to help influence them towards character change.
“We believe it is not enough to demand that a person changes their habits, instead the character has to be changed. When your character is changed, it influences your attitude, which leads to behavioural change,” Legodi explains.
As a youthful organisation, SU is concerned about the high rate of teenage pregnancy, spread and growth of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the high HIV prevalence among the youth.
Legodi is particularly worried that suddenly the idea of sex belonging within marriage relationship became old fashioned, conservative, and backwards, but now has become an entertainment, much as an exciting cardinal ride.
“We are also concerned about the breakdown of relationships some of which end in passion killings, rape, and gender-based violence,” he says.
In their interaction with young people, Legodi says most of them expressed fears of dating that does not last. Their experience is that a lot of relationships break up due to unfaithfulness and cheating.
At times they are pressured into premarital sex and threatened that the relationship will end if they do not oblige, as well as lack of trust.
“Unemployment is a threat since some partners use money to coerce them into unwanted sex and pregnancies,” Legodi says.
Legodi believes that young people should be recharged with a message of hope, to stimulate a culture of goal setting and maximising potential to influence behaviour and decision making which enables attainment of life-long goals, as well as social responsibility and community development.
He is also convinced that young people need to be encouraged to make resolutions that last, like signing an abstinence pledge and teaching them values of self-control, discipline, assertiveness, and respect among others.
Legodi is also quick to warn that people are exposed to an instant, media saturated society, and without intervention on the part of wise parents, young people will learn that the totality of life’s meaning can be found in a sequence of images flashed in high-resolution.
“We have a generation that wants learning to come through fun. Our youth and children are entertained to death and then we wonder, in confusion, why they determine that truth has become a barrier to the pursuit of a better and happy life.
“So, the onus is on us as parents and leaders to ensure that our young people are influenced in the right direction,” he points out.
