As we study physical intimacy and fidelity this week, the major point that stuck out to me was the attitude towards intimacy, especially within the church. I feel like this is something that should be talked about more openly among the church. In a world where we are constantly bombarded with sexualized images, innuendoes/references to sex, and glorifying physical satisfaction rather than the intimacy within a committed relationship. We are so overwhelmed with these messages, there needs to be an equal amount of messages on the sacredness, respect, and beauty of intimate relationships to counteract the negative messages. My parents fulfilled a minimum obligation when it came talking about changes in our bodies but the conversation basically ended there, with a punctuation on not engaging in sexual relations before marriage. I have no memory of my parents discussing sex with me or with any of my siblings. Anytime sex was brought up it was clear th...
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