Question:

Dear Bishop, is it wrong for a man of God to be a sperm donor? For the sperm to be viable it must pass through the penis, requiring masturbation.

I am a healthy 25-year-old male in the church, and currently a blood donor, which I do as often as I can to help save lives and give to those who may need to hear about Jesus. The law in some countries allows donors to choose what to do with their sperm, and so those who receive it can decide based on personal conviction like, for example, not accepting samples from gay people.

I am single at present and I plan to have my own children in 10 years time, but would be willing to donate sperm, due to that fact few men are donating, along with the troubling attempt by geneticists to produce babies without sperm. This would further lower the value of men in society, and increase Satan’s pride in his plans of destruction.
– Musonda

Answer:

Dear Musonda,

My advice is that you save your seed for the woman that God gives you. You say that you want to have a family, but imagine how your wife would feel if she found out that you had children prior to marriage, even if you didn’t have a sexual relationship with the mothers of those children.

I fully agree with being a blood donor, and I think you should continue doing this because it is very important in saving lives.