I published this review on my blog, lorindasponderings.com, which looks at culture from a biblical worldview.

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Many Americans criticize the biblical worldview on sexuality. Some even call it Stone Age thinking. They, instead, say, “If it feels good, do it.”

But God didn’t place a boundary around human sexuality to be a killjoy. He designed human sexuality to enhance the marriage of one man and one woman. When people deviate from that design, they open themselves to physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual pain. God’s boundary provides protection.

Dr. Mariam Grossman exposes the dangers of stepping outside God’s design in her book, Unprotected. Although she is an orthodox Jew, she doesn’t preach from Leviticus. Her scientific and anecdotal evidence alone reveals how “safer” sex harms college students physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.

The author originally published this title anonymously. Speaking against political correctness (PC) can cost a professional her job—or worse. Despite the risks, she felt compelled to wave the red flag because she cares for the students. Too many lives have been ruined by misinformation publicized by the PC crowd.

The subtitle, A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student, serves as the book’s thesis. Dr. Grossman explains in her preface “...that the very profession [mental health] we trust to guide and heal is sowing confusion and illness” (xxiv).

Most college campus healthcare providers embrace the politically correct ideas that free sex is safe and that differences between males and females don’t exist.

But they are wrong.

Expressing Frustration
Writing in the first person, Dr. Grossman frequently expresses her personal frustration over the issues she discusses. “My profession has been hijacked. I cannot do my job, my patients are suffering, and I’m fed up” (xviii). “Unlike other physicians, my hands were tied” (xix).

Her informal style makes readers feel as if they were sitting in the doctor’s living room and talking about her work experience over a cup of tea. As I read, I became as outraged as she over the healthcare profession’s disservice to young people.

In each chapter, the author tackles a particular PC lie. Using the stories of real college campus patients, she illustrates how those lies harmed them. Next, she supports her thesis with scientific studies documented by extensive endnotes.

Many of the chapter titles fail to explain their central topic. In the table of contents below, I have added more description to each chapter title. My additions are marked with underlining.

1. Unprotected: _The Role Of Oxytocin and the Unprotected Female Heart_
2. Damage Control: _The STD Epidemic Cover-up_
3. Memo to the APA: Believing in God Is Good for You
4. Saving Patient Brian: _The Legal Immunity of HIV_
5. Sophia's Meltdown: _More HIV Lies_
6. Kelly’s Summer Vacation: _Post-Abortion Trauma_
7. Delia’s Dream: _The Tricky STD Called Chlamydia and Fragile Fertility_
8. Amanda’s Thirty-ninth Birthday: _Fertility Has a Time Limit_

I highly recommend this book to anyone who works in the healthcare industry and guidance counseling.

Free sex is a risky behavior that can have lifelong negative ramifications. ( )

If you think sex outside of (heterosexual) marriage is good, ok, acceptable, or tolerable -- READ THIS! ( )

Grossman ran into the political correctness crowd at a fine University, my alma mater UCLA, and has written a critique of what passes for healthy, positive sex education in higher education. It is not safe nor healthy. I would recommend this work for any parent to know what their child is in for when attending college.

Although at times a bit hasty; it's totally understandable given the twilight zone quality of the psychiatric community's concern for the sexual well-being of young adults. A deeply disturbing book on many fronts. Very important. Many parents should read before sending daughter off to college. Others concerned about institutionalized depravity will find tons of fodder here. ( )

Fascinating! ( )