I won't play along

I really shouldn't even be making time to post this today, but since about 2 days ago it's been on my mind and every time I get on Facebook it flies all over me again.

I try not to make it public (blog) knowledge that I have a facebook account. Mainly because I don't want creepers trying to find out information that I don't want the general public to know by stalking me on FB. But, I just don't think I can sit in silence about this anymore. Maybe some of you will call me rigid or stupid or a religious "holier than thou" church lady.

Frankly, I don't care.

Last year, apparently for October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, I got several messages in my FB inbox asking me to post the color of my bra as my status. I wasn't suppose to say it was the color of my bra, but rather just say the color.

I chose to opt out of that little FB game since my purpose of having FB is to keep in contact with friends and to share about my family, not to air my dirty laundry. Literally.

But this year's "game" I cannot choose to just ignore, especially given that last year I saw several men posting their reactions to the bra game after they realized what was going on.

This year's Breast Cancer Awareness game, again for women only (because the point in these games is to keep men in the dark and make them wonder), is to state where you keep your purse/pocketbook. Except you don't just state the location you also say, "I like it..." in front of the said location. So, now statuses are popping up everywhere such as, "I like it on the table" or "I like it in the closet" or "I like it on my dresser."

I cannot see how as women, who are followers of Jesus, we can simply add this to our status without a second thought. Colossians 3 clearly says that we are to set our minds on things that are above not on things that are on Earth. How can we, as Jesus following women, post such things for men to see, to entice them even, and believe that we are setting our own minds, or even encouraging our fellow men, to focus on what is above?

I know my husband is extremely visual. The protection of our marriage through him focusing his eyes, ears and mind on things that edify our marriage is one of his priorities. Men think about sex, far more than we women do (well, most of us). All men are visual. I'd take a guess that most men who are lovers of Jesus struggle with lust, pornography and other sexual addictions at some point in their life.

Why o why would we women of faith choose to tempt our brothers and fellow believers with such talk?

I just can't justify it. I know, for certain, that I'd not like my husband reading the status' of my friends and where' they'd "like it." So why would I do the same for another woman's husband or fiance or brother who's marriage may already be in jeopardy over such things?

I won't. And I hope that you'll reconsider this yourself as well when you receive offers to play this "game." Truly, meddling in the mind of a married man is not a game I choose to be a participant of.

Unless it's my own man. Then, game on. ;)

Finally, I'd really like for someone to explain to me how this raises awareness for Breast Cancer. I'm ALL FOR finding a cure for one of the leading killers of women but I just fail to see the connection here. Anyone care to enlighten me?