Archive for October, 2009

Hook-up regret, false rape charges, and videos

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Rape is a horrendous crime that can never, ever be tolerated in a civil society.  Neither can false charges of rape.  Both are devastating to the lives of their victims.   Cathy Young raises some interesting insights and questions in her Newsday op-ed, The Unique Power of Crying Rape:  

The recent incident at Hofstra University, in which a student claimed that she was gang-raped in a men’s room, has reignited the ongoing and often bitter debate about false accusations of rape.  Are false rape charges a serious problem exacerbated by feminist claims that women don’t lie about rape?  Or is the issue being blown out of proportion to discredit feminists and cast doubt on the credibility of rape victims?  Should women who bring false accusations be prosecuted or treated as troubled people who need help?

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Marriage, moms, bunnies and dogs

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

I came of age in the anything-goes, if-it-feels-good-do-it, there’s-nothing-wrong-with-sexual-behavior-like-bunnies-and-dogs era.   Many young people today have moms and dads who grew up then, too.   Maybe they never told their children, regardless of their own behavior which they may now regret, that intimate sex in the context of marriage is the best, most enjoyable sexual relationship to have and should be the goal.   

But some may have been lucky enough to have a mother who told them that the old fashioned way of sex within marriage really is best and worth waiting for.   (more…)

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