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  1. Sexual abuse

Purity and Prejudice

by Samuel D. James

At the heart of the #MeToo moment is the dawning awareness of just how unfair revolutionary sex can be. Continue Reading »

19 Jan 2018

Sex, Scandal, and Politics

by R. R. Reno

Too many Republicans voted for Roy Moore—conservative voters are embracing the progressive spirit of transgression and rebellion.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017

Betsy DeVos and the Bishops

by Thomas G. Guarino

Betsy DeVos is reforming the process for handling campus rape accusations. The Dallas Charter—the guidelines for dealing with priestly sexual abuse—is in similar need of reform. Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2017

Can Moral Monsters Make Good Movies?

by Peter J. Leithart

Should we really despise certain movies simply because they're made by despicable men? Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017

Scam Artists and Sex Education

by Carl R. Trueman

Modern sex education keeps plunging society into deeper problems—and it keeps proposing as the solution more and more of the same.  Continue Reading »

22 Nov 2017

Consent and Louis C. K.

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

We can best chasten and instruct sexual predators by approaching sex with not only responsibility, but reverence. Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2017

The Roy Moore Train Wreck

by John Murdock

Roy Moore should step out of the Senate race in order to focus on the state of his family and his soul. Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2017

The Truth About Dogs

by The Editors

The First Things Podcast, Episode 33. Featuring: Leah Libresco Sargeant on Harvey Weinstein; Rusty Reno, Matthew Schmitz, and Julia Yost on man’s best friend; and special guest Lucy Reno. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2017

Who Should Teach Your Kids—Harvey or Hildebrand?

by Carl R. Trueman

If any good has come from Weinstein’s crimes, it is that the champions of sex as recreation are being forced to contradict their own philosophy. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2017

How Vulgarity Normalizes Predators

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

The more we embrace vulgarity and the breaking of taboos as liberating, the more predators will flourish.  Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2017
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