I am rather certain that many jokes are making their way through cyberspace about the nature of David Carradine's death. I haven't actually pursued finding any, so I don't have absolute proof. Still, I would be more surprised if no smart-alek comments exist than if they do.
Mr. Carradine's tragic death highlights a significant truth: those who insist on violating the moral law of God run the risk of very significant consequences. The Associated Press reports, "Pornthip Rojanasunand, director of Thailand's Forensic Science, said Carradine may have died attempting a sex act known as auto-erotic asphyxiation - cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. The practice is said to result in a form of giddiness and euphoria - similar to alcohol or drug intoxication - that enhances the sexual experience. 'If you hang yourself by the neck, you don't need so much pressure to kill yourself. Those who get highly sexually aroused tend to forget this fact,' Pornthip said." (Kokomo Tribune, 6/6/2009, p. A6)
"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry." (Colossians 3:5) Perhaps some visitors to my blog would want to deny that Carradine's action fits a literal Biblical concept of "sexual immorality." Fine. Protest if you want, but the result speaks for itself. Mr. Carradine is still dead because he engaged in unnecessarily risky behavior. Had he been pursuing an active relationship with the Living God, he would likely still be alive.
Americans have become fascinated with the concept of moral relativism to the point of wishing away the reality of moral law. Indeed, President Obama "quietly" issued a proclamation that June is now Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) pride month. The actions of these so-called "sexual minorities" continue to spread a significant array of deadly diseases - HIV, hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted diseases. These are all diseases that rulers like President Obama say they want to see "stamped out" ("We must also commit ourselves to fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic by both reducing the number of HIV infections and providing care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS across the United States." -- President Obama from the cited proclamation). Well, a great way to reduce the number of HIV infections is to refrain from legitimizing the behavior that provides the environment for its spread.
The truth is that the moral law of God will not disappear just because of policy and legislation. Mr. Carradine's death is tragic, and it should be told how dangerous it is to willfully violate moral law. Just as tragic are all of the continuing suffering and deaths that will result from officially recognizing and legitimizing behavior that spreads terrible disease.
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." (Galatians 6:7)
(photo: David Carradine)
2 comments:
Chuck:
David Carradine's death is truly sad. From what I have heard, he was dead for quite a while before anyone even checked on him.
While I don't advocate immorality -wouldn't it have been a lot safer to hire a hooker than to play this type of Russian Roulette with one's life?
It's just too sad...to be so empty.
Yes, it is sad that one who could have had so much positive influence on many others chased after an empty pursuit instead of seeking the abundant life offered from the Living God.
In terms of not putting a noose around his neck, I suppose hiring a hooker would have been safer. But how safe is even that, really? At a very minimum, there is always the risk of STD and other diseases.
Go even further, though. Ignoring and violating the moral law of God continues to result in negative consequences, and these consequences have a tendency to compound. Human obsession with sexual immorality provides some clear evidence.
Obviously, the pursuit of some "rapturous" sexual experience leads to some very bizarre behavior, as Carradine's case clearly illustrates. But it even goes further. There is the whole spectrum of sadism and masochism. The typical argument is that there is "nothing wrong" with this behavior for those who voluntarily engage in it. Fine. I'll set that entire line of thought aside for now. At some point, there are those who are not even satisifed with that. There are those who cannot be satiated without terrorizing an involuntary victim. The fear has to be real, not fabricated. What kind of dimentia must have taken place in a person's psyche to lead him or her to the point of even killing a victim for the sake of attaining sexual gratification? Chilling.
I realize that not being open to modern "sexual experimentation" leaves me open to being accused of modern-day prudish victorianism, but the reality of pursuing the path of legitimizing more and more bizarre forms of sexual gratification has built the environment for increasing levels of modern human trafficking (ie, slavery). How can anyone be certain that the hooker he or she engages is acting from choice or coercion?
I am not trying to connect Carradine's incident to every other form of bizarre sex act out there. The sad truth remains, though, that whether carried out in the form of "auto-eroticism" or in the context of the wildest of orgies, violating the moral law of God will continue to result in negative consequences.
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