Ep. 50 The sexual ethics of a Christian and post Christian society with Rik Storey.

The mind crime liberty show discusses sexual ethics in Christianity as well as what might a post Christian society's sexual ethics look like. Is Christianity pro or anti sex?  Is Christianity pro or anti marriage and family? Is it an accommodation and something to be avoided and done as little as possible?  What is to be made of Paul's and Christ's singleness and is that to be emulated. Are the monastic orders "biblical" or "Christ like." 

 

If "traditional" Christianity's influence continues to decline what will the sexual ethics look like of that society? For all the criticism levied by feminists at marriage isn't Christianity the thing which raised the status of woman and children especially compared to the Roman system.  Will we see a return to a system which rewards high status males at the expense of almost everyone else if monogamy continues to decline. Will feminists become (or for that matter return to arguably considering there suffragette influence) being anti sex.  How stable and for that matter fertile will a post Christian society be.  

 

What is to be made of the phenomena of both cuties and Jeffrey Epstein which have dominated headlines in recent times.  Are the parents of the child actors engaging in abuse?   What explains the outrage (and non outrage) toward Jeffery Epstein.  Were the girls innocent victims or were they in it for money and gifts.  Will we see more phenomena like this if the influence of Christianity continues to decline. Will prostitution be legalized as it is in much of Europe or will we get affirmative consent laws which at every stage of the act one must ask for permission.