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SEX SELLS - BUT IS IT WORTH THE COST ?
By Jamie Morgan Chicago , Illinois
If sex sells , what ’ s the price tag ? The estimated $ 3000 spent on pornography every second . Or perhaps for some it ’ s $ 200 an hour spent with a prostitute . Or could it be $ 5,000 for a 15-year-old Indian blushing bride via sex traffic . For others it could be 15 years of marriage traded in for a 15 minute fling . Maybe the stigma of being a baby ’ s momma or dead-beat dad . But then again the price could be that anxious wait for the results of a mysterious bump . The CDC states the cost this way . The leading cause for death for African American women between the ages of 25-34 is AIDS ( 1 ). Cheap sex can carry a high price tag . After a damaged psyche , wounded marriage , abused bodies & a cesspool of shameful secrets , sex starts to become very expensive . All of us could use some debt relief .
For the African American Church , God is providing relief through seven African-American Christian leaders in their media buzzing book Secret Sex Wars : A Battle Cry for Purity . God has used these seven brothers , writing to their brothers , to produce the # 1 Amazon bestseller in Christian sexual ethics . Why the buzz and success ? Because Secret Sex Wars is inspiring , practical , redemptive , and liberating . This rare tool trains Christian men to use their Swords to slay the fiery beast of sexual immorality .
After a Bible conference in 2006 Pastor Robert Scott , general editor , along with co-authors , H . B . Charles , Paul Felix , Carl Hargrove , Brian Kennedy , Anthony Kidd and Victor Sholar , realized that Christian men both wanted and needed support in their secret battles against temptation . “ In our counseling sessions the greatest need we were finding are people desiring to overcome various types of sexual snares and temptations ,” says Scott . No genuine Christian man wants to be overrun by the seeming endless attacks he must endure against his pursuit of holiness , but battling against sexual temptation is such a personal matter , where can a man turn for support ? The co-authors of Secret Sex Wars have an answer . One of the best places for men to find encouragement would be in the privacy of a simple to read yet thoroughly biblical and practical book .
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president of Family Life says this of the book : “ Whether you find yourself in the thick of the battle , or you desire to help others , this book will point you clearly to the only place where real help is found - God ’ s word .”
The result is a book that is relevant for teenagers and adults people of all races and incomes . But with all contributors serving in the African-American community , Pastor Robert Scott which is riddled with the highest incidence of STDs and deaths from AIDS in the nation , their prayer is for this book to gain a wide reading in the African American community . “ The AIDS epidemic is horrific ,” Scott concludes . “ It should shock everyone that the leading cause of death for African American woman between the ages 25- 34 is AIDS .”
In a world that promotes promiscuity , Secret Sex Wars : A Battle Cry for Purity is dedicated to promoting the sex safe that God intended . God ’ s way is less costly and in the long run a whole lot better . Secret Sex Wars not only raises the battle cry that “ It ’ s time we learn how to resist sexual temptation ,” but it delivers a winning strategy that shows Christians how to live holy victorious lives .
For more information , go to www . SecretSexWars . com . Read the compelling endorsements about Secret Sex Wars , hear the inspiring messages from the authors , and utililze their powerful resources . For review copies and interviews , contact Lori Raschke , lori . raschke @ moody . edu or call 312- 329-2163 . Book available at fine stores nationwide and on Amazon .
Jamie Morgan is a writer who has been living in Chicago for the past three years . She is a regular freelancer for the award winning magazine the Korean American Journal ( www . koreamjournal . com ) and Creating Community Connections
Reviewers have called Secret Sex Wars A Battle Cry for Purity “ biblical , practical , clear and timely ,” Dr . Charles Ware . Dennis Rainey , ww . creatingcommunityconnections . org ), which is a alternative online paper focusing on Chicago neighborhoods . She can be reach via email at jamiewrites @ hotmail . com