Posted by
D W W Robertson on Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:55:24 PM
In the cultural war, liberals have a terrible and mighty weapon: the promise of sexual license. As humans we all cave in to the desires of our flesh in moments of weakness even when we know that is not only wrong, but bad for us. There is no judgment in this analysis, only honesty and moral clarity.
The bearers of this weapon, feminists, sociology professors, and the like are formidable foes. What weapon do conservatives carry to combat the promise of sexual license?
In the past it was easy, conservatives carried natural consequences as their defense. When people were promiscuous they paid for it with itchy genitals and full-term pregnancies, not to mention the emotional burden of immodesty. For the latter two, liberals pretty much have the consequences beat through “choice” and post-modern, evolutionary psychology which says, “We’re just animals. Animals don’t need to feel guilty for having sex.” As for the first, liberals are fighting that with condoms and creams as well as a little double-speak: “they’re not diseases, they’re infections.” No matter that the person you “love” felt no obligation to warn you about the possibility of infection.
Well deep down in our hearts, we know that we would all be happier in the long run if we lived less sexually driven lives, but that is a tough match against instant gratification in the short run. Who wouldn’t want to “make love, not war?” War in America is a difficult battle against evil and oppression. It takes courage, discipline, perseverance, and moral clarity. Sex takes no character and zero self-control. So…what is the weapon we wield as conservatives? Deep truths, long term consequences, and the God-given conscience? These things are real and powerful, but so is the almighty orgasm especially to those who worship at the alter of secularism.
Our conservative virtue is our weapon. Truth and discipline make for content individuals. When Americans begin to seek true contentment, then they too will be our allies in the war against sexual license.