Great men in sex scandals: Top, from left to right, Bill Clinton, John Profumo, Kobe Bryant and below, from left to right, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods and Jeffery Archer.
Newspapers often come out with stories of great people,
including politicians and celebrities in sex scandals, turning their lives
upside down. Because they weren’t strong enough to control their sexual desire
or too weak to resist the charm and power of attractive ladies.
From Biblical
times, there are stories of infidelity and adultery, putting many great men in
the worst positions.
One of such stories recorded in the scriptures is that of
King David, a composer, the author of the book of Psalms. He couldn’t control
his desire after seeing Uriah’s wife through his window taking her bath.
After
failing to persuade Uriah to sleep with his wife, to concede his sin and
pregnancy of Bathsheba, David sent Uriah to the hottest part of a battlefield
to get him killed. God severely punished David for his sinful act and the child
died after birth.
Giving examples of Biblical records of great men involved in
sex scandals wouldn’t be intriguing, so let’s shift to our past and present
generation.
On June 5, 1963, British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns his
post after confessing that he had lied to the House of Commons about his sexual
affair with Christine Keeler, an alleged prostitute. The scandal didn’t affect
him alone but threatened to topple Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s
government.
A couple of years ago, it was revealed that former president
of the USA, Bill Clinton, is involved in an affair with a former staff of the
White House, Monica Lewinski.
I watched as people argued that the story
couldn’t be true. Is Clinton different from other great men women had brought
to their knees?
To make matters worse, after Clinton’s denial of not having any
relationship with Monica, he later admitted to having sexual intercourse with
Monica Lewinski.
What about the boxer Mike Tyson? He was convicted and jailed
for raping Desire Washington. According to the story, Tyson invited her to his
hotel room. To do what behind closed doors? Later Mike Tyson was
convicted of rape.
Many believe that Desire lied about being raped by Tyson,
unfortunately not everyone believes that. Mike Tyson served his prison sentence
but never became the iron Mike he used to be.
In one of his fights, after
coming from prison, frustrated Tyson bit the ear of Evander Holyfield. They say
the downfall of a man is not the end of his life, but at times some events and
situations can be destructive.
Some years back in Britain, the famous British novelist
Jeffery Archer, won a libel suit against the Sun newspaper for an article about
him sleeping with a prostitute. According to Mr. Jeffery Archer, the story was
untrue and it damaged his reputation.
The author of ‘Not a Penny More, Not a
Penny Less’ was finally exposed. He admitted to having asked a friend to lie on
his behalf to conceal the truth. So he did really sleep with a prostitute.
The
startling new revelation affected Jeffery Archer such that he stepped down from
contesting the seat as the mayor of London. Oh, what a shame?
On September 1, 2004, the criminal sexual assault case
against Kobe Bryant, the NBA star, was dropped by the prosecutors because the
accuser no longer wanted to participate in the court process.
This
was after Kobe Bryant was charged with sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in
a Colorado hotel where she worked. The question is “why is it that the mighty
keep falling from the hands of women?” Is it lust, lack of control or
temptation which is causing these problems? I can’t really unfold the mystery
behind this.
One of such news about men involved in sex scandals, which
shocked the world, was the case of the successful golfer, Tiger Woods.
With
such a great career, leading him to all the corners of the world and
winning great tournaments, the married man lost focus and
hit the golf ball into the underwear of porno stars, severely damaging his
reputation and career.
I am a man, therefore I know the comfort and satisfaction
at that place which belongs to a woman, but I am aware of the dangers and
temptation, especially if you are a married man.
According to the scriptures, God places people in situations
where He tests their faith and commitment. Why God does test us when He
knew the man will fail?
Is man trying to get back the rib God used to create
the Eve-woman, while the woman fights hard to keep it? If God really tests man,
then a man should pass the trial by not falling into temptations, because He
also gave man power to resist temptation. In this case, a man shouldn’t blame
God or woman for his failure.
Another question worth to bring on the table is: Can these
bitter stories serve as a lesson to other men? Time will tell, but I don’t
think so.
Men will always drift into danger since the body is weak to resist
temptation, moreover, Satan is like a hungry lion, lurking around the
corner, looking for its next victim to devour, but we mustn’t allow him to
catch us.