Monday, June 23, 2008

Fast and Loose with Definitions

Driving home from a round of golf yesterday, one of those signs with removable letters on the front caught my attention. I didn't notice the building it was in front of, but I have to assume it was a church. It said:

THE BIBLE HAS A WORD TO DESCRIBE "SAFE" SEX. IT'S CALLED MARRIAGE.

I don't know a whole lot about defining words, and I certainly don't know how the Bible does it, but I'm not sure how exactly the word marriage describes sex -- at least in the context of intercourse -- be it the safe or some other variety. A co-worker of mine (the same one who likes to ride tricycles), upon hearing about the sign said, "That's not describing sex; That's describing abstinence."

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