Treating the whole person
The encouragement I've received as a result of these blog posts and the material I've shared over the past two weeks has been truly inspiring. I wish I could work on this full time! I'm applying for a sabbatical so…
Boundaries
Last week I introduced a new project I'm working on, and shared a small excerpt. Today I have a question. I've been thinking about this question a lot as I think about my relationship with my mother, and as I…
Sin Tax Error
Should strip clubs be taxed to fund state services for sexual assault victims? Tracy Clark Flory raises that question in a recent Salon article. Strip club taxes seem to be popular these days. According to Flory, States from Georgia, Pennsylvania,…
Sexual Freedom, The War on Women, and Nuclear (family) Destruction
Did you get the memos? Stop. Don't look. Don't be aroused. And don't have sex. Not until you are sure you're going to marry that person. Provided that you are legally allowed to marry that person. That one person and…
Call for Submissions: New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law
One of the issues in the arsenal of weapons in America's war on sex is pornography. And one of the best defenses is a strong offense. By compiling this collection, authors Lynn Comella and Shira Tarrant are taking tremendous, bold…
Does Drivers’ Ed Undermine Parental Rights?
Wouldn’t that be a silly headline and a ridiculous debate? And yet, we have the same debate about sexuality education. In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Robert P. George and Melissa Moschella took the position that a new…
No One Expects the Polk County Inquisition!
I just recently learned the story of EllenBeth Wachs, who is suing Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida, for harassment. Wachs has been arrested three times recently, each time for a trumped up charge. It seems that Sheriff Grady…
Insulted and Confused
Let's pretend. Let's imagine that Mary hears that John is gay, and is having same-sex relationships while dating Susie. Mary tells Jane in hopes of getting the message to Susie. (Jane is a close friend of Susie's mom.) Mary believes…
It’s all about sex, and that’s the shame
What would happen to your career if your erotic desires were made public? Depending on where you work and what you do for a living, you may well risk losing your job. This reality has nothing to do with your…