“Pornography, Paedophilia, Perversion and the End of Civilisation?”? CT

Aug 23, 2020 by

by David Robertson, theweeflea:

This week’s Christian Today column – I regard this as absolutely vital if we are seeking to understand the decline of our culture and the solution to that.  A lot of different things came together in this article.  I feel very convicted by it.  CT originally had the title – “Sex Positive or The End of Civilisation”.  They have now changed it to “Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion: Empowering women or the end of civilisation?”  Given that the article is about much more my own title is “Pornography, Paedophilia, Perversion and the End of Civilisation?”

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have a new video/song called WAP, which is going to make them a lot of money. It’s so gross, degrading and demeaning of humanity in general and women in particular that I cannot recommend watching – under any circumstances. Ten seconds was enough for me to reach for the off button. But of course, hundreds of millions have already watched it. Sin sells.

The justification for this pornography is that it is empowering women by celebrating their sexuality. Because singing lyrics like “never lost a fight, but I’m looking for a beating” is obviously what women really want! I was going to say that this video is the ultimate in the commodification of women for the pleasure of men, but doubtless within a few weeks it will be surpassed by an even more ‘shocking’ ’empowering’ video.

It’s difficult for church leaders to say anything because we get accused of being obsessed with sex (from a society that actually is obsessed with sex). I suspect that many church leaders also just can’t be bothered with the hassle that inevitably follows. Sometimes it is the secular commentators who get it best. For example, Russell Brand was mocked and vilified for his comments on the video. What is fascinating is how he saw it as a sign of the collapse of Western civilisation. He’s right.

Sexual perversity is like drinking saltwater – it never satisfies; it only feeds an appetite for more. We keep thinking it can’t get any lower but there are depths of human depravity yet to be plumbed. Having rejected the Christian view of sex and sexuality, where are we going to go?

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See also: The Kitchen Table 13 – Queer Rights and the Slippery Slope where David Robertson and Stephen MacAlpine discuss Peter Tatchell’s views on the direction he thinks society should take.

 

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