While much disputed, there are indications that marriage, per se, is protective [of health], not merely that people with poor health habits or pre-existing health problems are less likely to become or remain married. Do ministers who preach God's word on marriage regard their sermons as preventive medicine? Do they advocate marriage for those who do not have the gift of celibacy? If not, why not? Parents who demonstrate a good marriage and promote marriage before their children are practicing preventive medicine. Are they aware of this? They should be told by their pastor and their physician. The potency of the marriage-health connection exceeds many preventive medicine tactics the medical profession uses. Keeping of the seventh commandment in its fullness would eliminate all venereal disease within a generation. The medical profession offers the material solution of the condom. It is ludicrous in comparison.
Excerpt from "How Would God Have Us Practice Preventive Medicine?"
Interesting. Do pastors "advocate marriage for those who do not have the gift of celibacy?" Outside the Catholic faith, has any church actually identified those who do have the gift of celibacy? The title of your blog underscores the problem: Marriage and family life have been exalted to the point of idoltry in American churches. Do pastors advocate celibacy for those who do not have the gift of marriage? Are both lifestyles equally affirmed? Do you ever put a patient on half a course of antibiotics?
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