The story of Pastor Rodney Carr is not just scary because of what happened, it’s also frightening because of what it means for larger society. Carr was accused of spreading HIV to women without telling them that he had the disease. He found out that he had the virus back in 2005, but that hasn’t slowed down his dating life.
The Memphis news station, “3 On Your Side,” dug into the website, BlackPeopleMeet.com, and saw that the pastor was still dating, despite his status. He also had two profiles, one bearing his name, the other with the name “MinterWonderful.”“He’s not wonderful. He’s a creep. Going around doing what he’s doing. He’s not wonderful at all,” said a woman who says that Carr infected her.
The woman reported the incident to police when she was infected between 2010 and 2011. When the news station asked the pastor if he was infected, he said that he would rather not answer the question. He did say that he did not spread the virus.
“That’s outrageous. This man is still out here trying to be with other women. This is like outrageous,” said the victim.
But there are lessons we can learn from the incident. Kim Daughterty works with Friends for Life, a firm that supports those with HIV and AIDS. She says that even if you think you’re safe with your partner, you should think again. A lot of people don’t reveal everything about their past, and most of the people with a variety of STDs don’t even know their status.
“We live in a society where people don’t talk about sex very well anyway, right. So sure, people struggle with that and its something you have to work with people on,” said Daugherty.
“For any of us it is our own responsibility to gather information about our potential sexual partners and our own responsibility to protect ourselves. Because truly at the end of the day you only know the status of one person and that’s yourself.”
The other thing to learn from this is that just because someone proclaims to be a man or woman of God, that doesn’t mean that they are living a righteous life. If you sleep with someone inside or outside the church, you should remember and realize that the person may be bringing harm into your life. Get to know someone before sharing your body and even though it may seem old-fashioned, it’s also OK to wait till marriage.
If you think that Mr. Carr is the only infected person on the dating scene, think again. There are thousands of others who have not yet been identified. Also, even for those who don’t have HIV, there are individuals with a host of others diseases, including HPV, Herpes, Clamydia, syphilis, and a lot of other diseases that most people are never checked for. To make the situation even more dire, there is a sudden spike in the number of cases of throat cancer coming from people who think that using their mouths for intimacy is safe, when really it’s not.
Be careful in the world and respect the body that God gave you. It’s not meant to be a garbage can.
Source: All Christian News
This is just another reason why men and women everywhere, boys and girls everywhere should avoid casual sex. Avoid sex outside marriage and before you marry someone, ofcourse both get tested for HIV and the rest. This story is quite sad and shows how heartless this dude is. BTW isn't it a crime in America to knowingly spread HIV?
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