November 17th, 2011
Betsy
by Carson Holloway
November 17, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/11/4311
The Supreme Court has helped to foster a culture that encourages the sexual exploitation of children.
The child sexual abuse scandal now engulfing Penn State has given rise to much commentary on how people’s values can be distorted by the desire to protect a successful and venerated football program. The point is well-taken. Nevertheless, we also should consider another distortion in our values even more directly related to the kind of abuse in question. The roots of this distortion are in the decisions of an even more venerable and authoritative institution. Specifically, we must consider the role of the Supreme Court in fostering a culture that encourages the sexual exploitation of children. Read more…
November 12th, 2011
Betsy
By Melissa Henson, Special to CNN
Editor’s note: Melissa Henson is the director of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council, a nonpartisan education organization advocating responsible entertainment.
(CNN) — Kids having sex on prime time broadcast TV? Must be sweeps month.
It’s so predictable, it’s almost laughable. Almost. That is, it would be if it weren’t for the fact that there are real-world consequences for these brazen, ratings-boosting publicity ploys. Read more…
November 12th, 2011
Betsy
by Brent Bozell
In Hollywood, the only truly serious sexual disease is virginity. It’s a dire and embarrassing condition, desperately in need of elimination. Teenagers that still have “it” are woefully immature. They might as well consider themselves to be walking the school hallways in diapers.
Along comes Fox Entertainment to enlighten us. Get ready. It’s sick. Read more…
November 10th, 2011
Betsy
by Catherine Palmer
Posted on November 8th, 2011 by Love and Fidelity Network
John Blake’s recent CCN article, “Why Young Christians Aren’t Waiting Anymore,” sparked a flurry of thousands of responses. Released in September 2011, the piece cited an article in Relevant magazine entitled “(Almost) Everyone’s Doing It,” exploring the sexual activity of Christian singles. But one finding, in particular, stood out from the miscellany: According to a December 2009 study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 80% of evangelical young adults (18 to 29) reported having had sex—just under the 88% statistic of unmarried adults overall. “Relevant theorizes about why it’s so hard for so many young Christians to wait, including the saturation of sex in popular culture, the prevalence of pornography and a popular ‘do what feels good philosophy,’” Blake writes. But are these listed sociocultural factors solely to blame? Or is there a concomitant reality at play here? Read more…
November 10th, 2011
Betsy
by Terrell Clemmons
Okay, I need to understand this ‘victory,’” Jeannie started in. The governor of our state had just signed legislation stripping abortion giant Planned Parenthood of about $4 million in annual taxpayer funding. “First, you do not want to teach sex-ed and provide condoms in schools. Second, you do not want to fund an organization that provides contraception to prevent pregnancy. And you do not want abortion as an option. Do you really think that more teens will practice abstinence because of this?” Read more…
More good news. Praise God we are heading in the right direction.
by Carolyn Moynihan
On the Family Scholars blog, David Lapp draws attention to official figures showing that the proportion of teenagers having sex has dropped over the past two decades or so. He writes: Read more…
This is good news.
by Carolyn Moynihan
Britain’s advertising watchdog has taken on board concerns about the exposure of children to sexual imagery and will be taking a firmer line on outdoor ads in response to complaints. Read more…
by R.J. Snell
On the dualism of degrading desire.
In the latest issue of The Atlantic we learn that the world of online pornography reveals eternal truths about men and women. These aren’t happy truths, and the needlessly prurient article makes them all the more miserable.
“Sexual aggression and the desire to debase women … are not, perhaps alas, deviant,” writes Natasha Vargas-Cooper in the article, “for sex can be a bitter, crushing experience [for women]. No matter how much power you think you have.” Read more…
When I heard the trailer for this movie on pandora, my first thought was, “What a piece of trash.” My second thought was, “. . . . No, my first thought was correct.”
Here’s the premise: two friends decide to sleep together. Not because they like each other in that way, mind you, but because they want sex and are willing to provide that service for each other “no strings attached.”
How nice. Read more…
A monumental amount of nonsense has been written and distributed on college campuses on the subject of rape. I am going to link below a site containing the best advice I have ever seen on crime prevention. If you’re a young woman in college, or you know a young woman who is in college, this advice is well worth taking seriously.
Before I continue, I must add that one of the most unpleasant aspects of writing about topics such as this one is that the knee jerk reaction of some people upon hearing this type of advice is that it constitutes “blaming the victim.” Such accusations miss the point. One has to admit Read more…
People who have heard my lectures may remember me referring to Discount Sex. I explain the concept of Discount Sex, or WalMart Sex in this video clip.
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