The Origins of Valentine, as a celebration of love

In the Roman Empire, married men were not allowed to join the Roman army, it was only single men that were allowed to joined the Roman army. 

Around the year 268 AD, a Roman emperor named Claudius II imposed a ban on marriages because too many young men choose to dodge joining the army by getting married.

A Christian priest named "Valentinus" was caught performing secret marriages and sentenced to death. While awaiting execution, he was visited by young lovers with notes about how much better love is than war.

In 469 AD, Pope Gelasius declared February 14th a holy day in honor of Valentinus.

14th February became known as Valentines day or a day of love.

Valentine day--what Kind of Love is being celebrated?

Long before Valentinus was executed, 14th February was celebrated by the pagan to honor Aphrodite who was a goddess of Fertility. She was also known as "the mother of Eros" – the god of Love. "Eros" is a sexual feeling of love that exist between man and woman.

As part of the celebrations to honor Aphrodite the goddess of fertility, women would submit their names into a  big box and men would each draw one out and the two would be a couple for the duration of the festival celebration and at times for the entire following year.

The pagan festival gained much root and spread like wild fire throughout Rome and the nearby countries.

Temples were built for Aphrodite (the goddess of fertility, the mother of Eros) where thousands of women and men volunteered their bodies for the service of anyone who needed sex in the temple. (Sacred Prostitution).

Because of this the City of Corinth where the temple was built became jam-packed and wealthy.

Many from far and near will often travel to Corinth to seek the services of the Sacred Prostitutes and so the proverb says: “The voyage to Corinth isn’t for just any man.”

Using the execution of Saint Valentinus on the 14th February as a cover up, this pagan festival started creeping across many countries and into many religions.

It's initial purpose hasn't changed. Valentines day is and  forever remains a day of sex in honor of Aphrodite the Roman goddess of fertility and mother of Eros.

Many young men and women buy condoms months or weeks before 14th February, because near to that day, there are always shortages of condom in many countries.

No matter how nice we Christianize Valentine  celebrations, the day will continue to be a day, when men and women loose their control over sex. It a day that  the devil uses to promote immoral  sexual acts.

Many virginity will be broken.

Many cheating and unfaithful acts, will be committed.

Many sex tapes and nude pictures will go viral.

Unwanted pregnancies will be aborted.

Many  hearts and  homes are broken, after every 14th February.

It is very sad, that millions of young men and women, ignorantly volunteer to celebrate APHRODITE, the Roman Pagan goddess of Fertility and Prostitutes every year, on the 14th of  February.

In truth, Love is not Sex and Sex is not Love.