Collegian
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by Pastor Ray Sines
Collegian Staff Writer
Let's talk about the "much talk
ed about" issue of which very little
is said—CONDOMS.
First, for clarification, let me
state that ministers of the Gospel
can not speak on this or any issue
with a "truly open mind"because
their minds, having been
"renewed"through the Word of
God, will always be biased in favor
of the Scriptures.
The condom, invented by an
English physician named Condon,
has been in existance since the 18th
century. "According to some
authorities (this was) a corruption
of Condon, the inventor"
(Dorland's 111. Med. Dict., 25th
ed.). Recently, condoms have been
getting much publicity. Why?
From the condom sales point of
view this publicity has opened a
way to make big dollars for con
dom manufacturers. For example,
twelve through fifteen year olds no
longer have to sneak into gas sta
tion rest rooms to buy condoms
from the vending machines; now
they may come boldly to the
grocery counter and buy them by
the box. In fact, in some schools
they simply need to ask the school
nurse and the taxpayers will supply
their condoms—"To help stop the
spread of AIDS."
Much has been said about the
use of condoms to stop AIDS, but
the underlying topic is not the stop
ping of the AIDS virus as much as
it is with sexual promiscuity. After
alI "no one in the world can
guarantee you won't get AIDS -
from a sneeze (of which ironically
we ask God to Bless), a cough, a
kiss, a transfusion, an insect bite,
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or a salad bar" (Donboys, USA
Today, Sept. 1987). If anyone
thinks that just the use of condoms
will prevent them from contracting
the AIDS virus they are only
deceiving themselves. Promiscous
sex or any fornication outside of
marriage has never been acceptable
in the eyes of God. It seemed good
to. God to make rules concerning
social sexual responsibilities, but
today's social rule seems to be:
"Don't get caught."
God stated to Moses in Exodus
22:16 that if a male has sex with a
female who is not married he must
take her to be his wife. Under the
Mosaic Law a male was also con
sidered to be "unclean" for a day
for any external emission of semen
-married or unmarried (Lev.ls:
16-18). According to the new cove
nant (made available by Christ—the
New Testament) man is no longer
bound by the Mosaic Laws, never
theless, the new covenant states
emphatically that fomification and
all other forms of sexual immorali
ty (male or female) is still wrong.
On the other hand, after a couple
(man and woman) is married the
two now have the freedom to
voluntarily enjoy each other's body
with or without the use of condoms
or other forms of contraceptives,
although some religions forbid the
use of contraceptives in any form.
This is the choice of the married
couple, The writer of Hebrews
states that "the marriage bed is
undefiled" as long as copulation is
only with one's marriage partner
(Heb. 13:4).
Finally, I must agree with the
apostle Paul regarding sexual im
morality: "What business is it of
mine to judge those outside the
church? God will judge those..." (1
Cor. 5:12,13). Let it never be said
that Pastor Ray has condemned
one for using condoms or not using
'condoms because neither I nor any
man has the right to condemn
another. Let .the judging be up to
Him.
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Student/Athletic Stress
As a member of the Penn State-
Erie men's basketball team and a
full-time student majoring in com
munications; I've discovered that
someone should write a self-stress
management book based on the life
of a student athlete.
Each fall, I find myself rushing
from the classroom to the court,
barely finding time to switch from
loafers to high tops. During the
peak of basketball season, I eat my
meals standing up, don't catch
Monlighting reruns, and struggle to
complete papers (like this one) on
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the bus to and from away games
(I've become an artist at maintain
ing legibility while my pen and
paper leap and bend with each turn
of our less-than-smooth-riding
bus).
I know I'm not alone in my bat
tle to balance a schedule that, due
to the demands of two "seperate
lives," is totally frantic. Although
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Smoking
I am truly impressed with the
rennovation of the Wintergreen
Cafe. It is now a more cheerful
place to eat, study, and converse.
I am also pleased with the section
of the cafeteria reserved for
smokers. The rest of us who don't
smoke can then be spared from this
nusiance.
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There are people, however, who
do not appreciate the reasons for
the sectioning or the Wintergreen
Cafe.
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Those who smoke assert their
constitutional right to enjoy a
wherever they are.
Flowever, I learned in law class that
a person's desire's do not qualify as
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few people seem to recognize it, the
stress facing studentis often mind
(and body) boggling.
Therefore,- I propose that Penn
State-Erie offer a special counsel
ing program designed to meet the
unique . needs of student athletes.
This program could be set up as a
course (perhaps a one-credit re
quirement for all freshman who are
planning student athlete lifestyles),
or as a c9mseling program which
students could take a6antage of
when they needed it. .
The emphasis of the program
should be on stress management.
Although time management and
relaxation techniques are vital in
any stress management program,
this one should be geared to the
specific concerns of student
athletes (for example,
_drug abuse
among athletes has, in many cases,
been linked to performance-related
stress).
In general, many student
athletes, particularly at the -Na
tional Collegiate Athletic associa
tion's Division 111 level (which does
not allow students to receive
athletic scholarships), are
overachievers. Their desire to excel
on the court or on the playing fields
carries over into a desire, to per
form equally well in the classroom.
In fact, their performance in the
classroom gauges whether or not
they'll be able to participate in an
rights when they interfere with
other's rights.
When smokers have available a
way to enjoy their cigarette without
disturbing others, yet continue to
disregard the rights of non
smokers, I would mark the event as
a fundamental insult to the con-,
stitutional rights of non-smokers.
When individuals from among
the students, faculty, and staff of
Behrend either disregard or do not
endorse this new concept in the
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opinion
activity they love. The pressure i
there. And so is the need for a pro
gram to help studentcope with th,
demands of ther chosen lifestyle.
I think that establishing such a
program at Penn State-Erie would
be an investment in one of the col
leges richest assets--student
athletes. These are some of the
students who bring national
recognition to the college. These
are students who are dedicated to
excellence both in and - out of the
classroom. They deserve all the
help the college can offer as the'
track for their, highest goals.
Sincerely,
Wintergreen Cafe, they show the
evidence of their individual
callousness and naivity.
Let's put litter in its place! Let us
cooperate with the 'no smoking'
signs in the Wintergreen Cafe.
Sincerel
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