What Should We Do About 'Sexting'?

What should we do about 'sexting'

She was only 18 years old, a high school student from Cincinnati. She made one really poor decision and it cost her dearly. She sent a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend over her cell phone. A recent study by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy indicated that this is not so uncommon: 1 in 5 teen girls (22%) admitted they have sent nude or semi-nude pictures over their cell phones. The girl from Cincinnati was betrayed by a braggadocios boyfriend who shared her picture with his friends who then shared with their friends. The young girl was very distraught over her lost reputation and the course jokes being told about her. The abuse she received from her peers was brutal. Sadly, she hung herself in her own bedroom last summer.

I’m sure some will call loudly for a law. They will call on schools or local and national governments to protect our children from such things. Why is a new law always the answer for all our moral lapses? Surely a law may be helpful but it won't solve the problem.

Like all else, the sinful nature of man tends to destroy everything good that God has given us, including technology. Many in our society have become idolatrous with their techno toys, especially computer games and cell phones.

We have such a hard time learning that we can make choices but we can’t choose consequences. Our culture indoctrinates youth to believe that an attractive body is the basis of self-esteem. They believe they can capture the heart of another by sexting a picture of themselves. Unfortunately, many parents are either too busy or they lack energy to instill moral values in their children. So, they depend on their chldren's peers and schools to do that for them.It’s not a new law we need. It’s a morality as old as the ages. Romans 6:13 “Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God…”