More thoughts (see first post) in relation to the new policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics. As a reminder: A quote from an Associated Press article, "The new policy says that while doctors should encourage adolescents to postpone sexual activity, they also should help ensure that all teens--not just those who are sexually active--have access to birth control, including emergency contraception."

I Thessalonians 4: 1-8; "Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please GOD, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the LORD JESUS to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the LORD JESUS.

It is GOD'S will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know GOD; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The LORD will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. For GOD did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but GOD, who gives you his HOLY SPIRIT."

Sexual immorality is the sin. If between male and female, pregnancy is the possible by-product of that sin. No place in the Bible does it say that sexual intercourse outside of marriage is acceptable as long as a pregnancy does not occur. Pregnancy is not the sin; sexual immorality is.

As a former high school teacher, I can almost assuredly guarantee that this policy if put into practice will increase the amount of sexual activity among unmarried teens. Further, if life begins at conception as I believe most Christians affirm, the emergency contraception is an emergency abortion. Does it matter in God's eyes if the abortion occurs five months after conception or the same day as conception? I don't believe it does.

This new policy promotes two sins--sexual immorality and the murder of unborn babies. I don't understand how Christians can remain silent about it. Either we boldly proclaim our faith and support our Christian beliefs in the public arena or Satan momentarily pushes the U.S. further into the growing libertine society that he wants. It's our choice. We are the victors but how many souls are lost because we don't echo GOD'S will to all people.