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"Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ａｒｇｕｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｈａｓ ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｄｏｗｎ ｉｎ ｍｏｄｅｒｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ 1960ｓ. Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ, ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｈｉｅｒａｒｃｈｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ａ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｒａｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ, ｌｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｃｙ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ." Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ, Ｔｒｕｔｈｄｉｇ.ｏｒｇ Ｉｎ ｈｉｓ Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ 2009 ｃｏｌｕｍｎ ｏｎ Ｔｒｕｔｈｄｉｇ.ｃｏｍ, Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ ｐａｒｒｏｔｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｉｎ ａ ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｆ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｔｈｅ 1960ｓ. Ｔｈｅ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｉｓ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ ｖｉｅｗｐｏｉｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ａｎ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ ｌｉｂｅｒａｌ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｅｑｕａｔｅｓ ｔｏ ａ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｍｏｒａｌｌｙ ｄｅｐｒａｖｅｄ. Ｂｕｔ ｌｅｔ'ｓ ｔａｋｅ ａ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｆ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｇｕａｒａｎｔｅｅｓ ｏｆ ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍｓ ａｎｄ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ ｏｕｒ Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｗｅ ｒｕｓｈ ｔｏ ｊｕｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｍｏｒａｌ ｒｅｖｅｒｓｅ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ ａｓ ａ ｎａｔｉｏｎ. Ｆｉｒｓｔ, ｌｅｔ'ｓ ｄｅａｌ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ "ｅｖｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ 60ｓ" ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ. Ｔｈｅ 1960ｓ ａｎｄ ｅａｒｌｙ 1970ｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｓｅｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｓ ｏｖｅｒ ａ ｉｓｓｕｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｂｏｉｌｅｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ ｂａｓｉｃ ｈｕｍａｎ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ. Ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｒａｃｅ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ, ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｅｔｎａｍ ｗａｒ, ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ, ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ, ｇｅｎｄｅｒ & ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｅｑｕｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｆｒｅｅ ｓｐｅｅｃｈ ｉｌｌｕｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｏ-ｃａｌｌｅｄ "ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｈｉｅｒａｒｃｈｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｒａｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ" ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｗｒｏｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ｉｓｓｕｅｓ ｏｆ ｈｕｍａｎ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ. Ｒａｃｉｓｍ Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｇｈｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｒａｃｉｓｍ ａｌｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ｖｉｃｔｏｒｙ ｉｆ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ 60ｓ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ. Ａｆｒｉｃａｎ-Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ ｈａｄ ｇｒｏｗｎ ｔｉｒｅｄ ｏｆ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｑｕａｌ ｃｉｔｉｚｅｎｓ ｉｎ ａｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｔｈａｔ ｔｒｅａｔｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ ｗｏｒｓｅ ｔｈａｎ ｓｅｃｏｎｄ-ｃｌａｓｓ ｃｉｔｉｚｅｎｓ. Ａ ｒａｃｉａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｌｅｄ ｂｙ ｃｉｖｉｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｌｅａｄｅｒｓ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ Ｍａｒｔｉｎ Ｌｕｔｈｅｒ Ｋｉｎｇ, Ｊｒ. ｂｒａｖｅｌｙ ｆｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｇａｉｎ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ ａｎｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ａｃｃｅｓｓ ｆｏｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｏｆ ｃｏｌｏｒ ｎａｔｉｏｎｗｉｄｅ. Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ａｎ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｏｆ ｍｏｒａｌ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ, ｎｏｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ. Ｌｉｂｅｒａｌｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅｓ ｓｉｄｅｄ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｖｅ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｈａｎｇｅ. Ｖｉｅｔｎａｍ (ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ) Ｗａｒｓ Ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅ 1960ｓ ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｅｔｎａｍ Ｗａｒ ｈａｄ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｍｕｒｄｅｒ ｍｉｌｌ, ｃｈｅｗｉｎｇ ｕｐ ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｎｇ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ａｎｄ Ｖｉｅｔｎａｍｅｓｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ. Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ'ｓ ｍｏｔｉｖａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｏｒ ｅｎｔｅｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｆｏｇｇｙ ａｓ ａｎ ｕｎｃｌｅａｒ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｅｒｍ ｓｔｒａｔｅｇｙ ｔｏｏｋ ｏｖｅｒ ｉｔｓ ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｓｍａｒｔ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｉｎｄｓ ａｓｃｅｒｔａｉｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ａｎ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ ｗａｒ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｄｏ. Ｔｈｕｓ ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ ｏｆ ｓｐｅｅｃｈ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｄｉｓｓｅｎｔ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ａｎ ｅｎｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ. Ｕｇｌｙ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｓ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ, ｔｈｏｓｅ ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｓ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｔｒｕｅ ｐａｔｒｉｏｔｉｓｍ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ ｉｎ ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｅｔｎａｍ Ｗａｒ. Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ, ｎｏｔ ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ ｒｅｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ, ａ ｆａｃｔ ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｂｙ ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｌｉｂｅｒａｌ ｄｉｓｓｅｎｔ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｖａｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｉｒａｑ, ａ ｗａｒ ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ ｂｅｇｕｎ ｏｎ ｆａｌｓｅ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｓｅ. Ｗｏｍｅｎ'ｓ Ｒｉｇｈｔｓ Ｔｈｅ ｂａｔｔｌｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｗｏｍｅｎ'ｓ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｏｏｋ ｍａｎｙ ｆｏｒｍｓ ａｓ ｆｅｍｉｎｉｓｍ ｆｏｕｇｈｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｕｐｏｎ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｂｙ ｔｈｏｓｅ "ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｈｉｅｒａｒｃｈｉｅｓ" ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｂｙ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ. Ｒｅｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｗｏｍｅｎ'ｓ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ ａ ｐａｔｒｉａｒｃｈａｌ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｄｅｎｉｅｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｅｑｕａｌ ｗｏｒｋ ａｎｄ ｅｑｕａｌ ｐａｙ. Ｉｔ ａｌｓｏ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ ｒｅｌｅｇａｔｅｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｏ ａ ｓｕｂｓｅｒｖｉｅｎｔ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｍａｒｉｔａｌ ａｎｄ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ ａｎｄ ｄｅｎｉｅｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｏ ｍａｎａｇｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈ. Ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔａｎｔ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｗｏｍｅｎ'ｓ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔ ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｒｔ ｃａｓｅ Ｒｏｅ ｖｓ. Ｗａｄｅ ｇｕａｒａｎｔｅｅｉｎｇ ａ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｐｒｉｖａｃｙ ｉｎ ｅｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａｎ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ. Ｔｈａｔ ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔ ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａｎ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ａｔ ａｌｌ. Ｏｐｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ａｒｇｕｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｊｕｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｓ ｔａｎｔａｍｏｕｎｔ ｔｏ ａｐｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ ｍｕｒｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｂｏｒｎ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｏｆ ａ ｗｏｍａｎ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｌａｗ ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｏ ｐｒｉｖａｃｙ ｉｎ ｍａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ ａｒｅａｓ ｏｆ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｌｉｆｅ ａｒｅ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｌａｗ. Ｗｈａｔ ｓｅｃｒｅｔｌｙ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｏ ｂｕｒｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｕｌｓ ｏｆ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｏｐｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ ｉｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ ｉｎｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ ｉｎ ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｉｎｇ ｍｏｒｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｐｕｔ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ, ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｆａｉｌｅｄ ｆａｉｒｌｙ ｍｉｓｅｒａｂｌｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ ｑｕｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｈｅａｒｔｓ ａｎｄ ｍｉｎｄｓ. Ｗｈｙ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ? Ｔｈｅ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ, ａｂｓｔｉｎｅｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ａｄｏｐｔｉｏｎ, ａｒｅ ｄｉｓｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ａｃｔｓ ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｕｎｗａｎｔｅｄ ｐｒｅｇｎａｎｃｙ. Ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｏｐｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｘ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｅｘｉｓｔ (ａｂｓｔｉｎｅｎｃｅ) ｏｒ ｅｌｓｅ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄ ｉｔ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ (ａｄｏｐｔｉｏｎ). Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｂａｄ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｐｏｌｉｃｙ ｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ ａｔｔａｃｋｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｓｙｓｔｅｍ ｍｅａｎ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｉｆ ｔｈｅｙ ｒｅｆｕｓｅ ｔｏ ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍｉｚｅ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｗｏｍｅｎ'ｓ ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈ, ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｂｉｒｔｈ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ. Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｏｆ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｏｐｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｉｓｔｓ ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ ｒｉｎｇ ｈｏｌｌｏｗ, ａｎｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｋｎｏｗ ｉｔ. Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ ｈａｓ ｎｏｔ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅｄ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓ ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｒｅｌｉｅｄ ｔｏｏ ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ ｏｎ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｖｏｒｃｅ ｉｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｒｅａｌ ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｔｏ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｏｆ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ, ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｓａｆｅ, ｌｅｇａｌ ａｎｄ ｒａｒｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｗｏ ｐａｒｔｓ ａｒｅ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ ａｎｄ Ｒｏｅ ｖｓ. Ｗａｄｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｌａｓｔ ｃｏｍｐｏｎｅｎｔ, ｍａｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎｓ ｒａｒｅ, ｉｓ ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｈａｌｔｅｄ ｂｙ ａｎ ａｎｔｉ-ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｄｏｗｎｒｉｇｈｔ ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｄｅｎｉａｌ ｏｆ ｒｅａｌ ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｉｆ ｗｅ ｇｅｎｕｉｎｅｌｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｍｏｖｅ ｔｏｗａｒｄ "ｌｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｃｙ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ" ｔｈａｔ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ ｓｏ ｃａｓｕａｌｌｙ ａｄｖｏｃａｔｅｓ, ｔｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｈａｎｄ-ｓｌａｐｐｉｎｇ ｎｏｎ-ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ ｌｉｋｅ ａｂｓｔｉｎｅｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｃｕｒｅ ａ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｓ ｐｅｒｓｉｓｔｅｄ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｈｕｍａｎ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ｂｅｇａｎ. Ｓｅｘｕａｌ Ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｃｏｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ａｎ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ ｌｉｂｅｒａｌｉｚｅｄ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ ａｓ ａｎ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ 1950ｓ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｓｅｘ ｔｏｏｋ ａ ｄｉｒｅｃｔ ｈｉｔ ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｌａｔｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｃａｄｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｌｉｋｅ Ｐｌａｙｂｏｙ ｔｈａｔ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｓｅｘｕａｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｆｒｏｎｔ. Ａｓ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａｎｙ ｍａｊｏｒ ｓｈｉｆｔ ｉｎ ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ ｎｏｒｍｓ, ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｎｙ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｂｕｔ ｎｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｗｅｒｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｎｅｗ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｎ. Ｏｐｅｎ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅｓ, ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ, ｗｅｒｅ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｉｚｅｄ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｄａｌｌｉａｎｃｅｓ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｃｈｒｏｎｉｃｌｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｂｉｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｐｅｒｐｅｔｕａｔｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｒｅｇｉｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｒｏｍｅ ｔｏ ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ ｔｉｍｅｓ ｔｏ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ, Ｌａｄｙ Ｄｉａｎａ ａｎｄ Ｃａｍｉｌｌａ. Ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ ｄｅｐｒａｖｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｔｏｄａｙ'ｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ, ｐｏｒｎｏｇｒａｐｈｙ ａｎｄ ｔｅｌｅｖｉｓｅｄ ｌｕｓｔ? Ａ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｇｌａｎｃｅ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ Ｅｚｅｋｉｅｌ ｔｅｌｌｓ ｕｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ａｐｐｅｔｉｔｅｓ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｉｎ 2000 ｙｅａｒｓ."Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｓｈｅ ｌｕｓｔｅｄ ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｅｒ ｌｏｖｅｒｓ, ｗｈｏｓｅ ｇｅｎｉｔａｌｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｏｆ ｄｏｎｋｅｙｓ ａｎｄ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｅｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ ｗａｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ ｏｆ ｈｏｒｓｅｓ." Ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｏ ｓｅｘ, Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｉｓ ｎｏ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｏｒ ｗｏｒｓｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ ｔｈａｎ ａｎｙ ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ. Ｏｎｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｎ ａｒｇｕｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｅｑｕｉｔｙ ｆｏｒ ｗｏｍｅｎ, ｗｈｏｓｅ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｎｅｅｄｓ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｔｈａｔ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｉｎ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ ｋｅｐｔ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｉｆ ｎｏｔ ｔｏｔａｌｌｙ ｉｇｎｏｒｅｄ. Ｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｓ ａ ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ, ｎｏｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ, ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｈｅａｌｔｈ ｉｎ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｈｏｎｏｒｅｄ ｉｎ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ. Ａｓ ｆｏｒ Ｐｌａｙｂｏｙ, ｔｈｅ ｍｅｄｉａ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｋｉｃｋ ｏｆｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｇｏｔ ｃａｕｇｈｔ ｉｎ ａ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｉｒｏｎｉｃ ｒｉｐ ｔｉｄｅ ｏｆ ｍｏｒｅ ｈｏｎｅｓｔ, ａｃｃｅｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｉｍａｇｅｒｙ ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｗａｓｈ ｉｔｓ ａｉｒｂｒｕｓｈｅｄ ｐｈｏｔｏｓ ｏｆ ｇｌａｍｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｂａｃｋ ｏｕｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｅａ ｏｆ ｍｅｄｉａ ｆｒｏｍ ｗｈｅｎｃｅ ｉｔ ｃａｍｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎａｒｉｅｓ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅ ａｎａｃｈｒｏｎｉｓｍ. Ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｇａｒｄ Ｐｌａｙｂｏｙ ａｎｄ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ ｈａｖｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｔｈａｎ ｏｎｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ. Ｇａｙ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ Ｔｈｅ ｄａｙｓ ｏｆ ｆｏｒｃｅｆｕｌｌｙ ｃｌｏｓｅｔｉｎｇ ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ａｎｄ ｔｒａｎｓｇｅｎｄｅｒ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ ａｒｅ ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ ｉｆ ｎｏｔ ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌｌｙ ｏｖｅｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｆｏｒｃｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｇａｙｓ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｏｓｅｔ ａｒｅ ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｕｎｊｕｓｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｏ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ａｎｄ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｉｎ ａ ｆｒｅｅ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ. Ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ "ｍｏｒａｌ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ" ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ ｗａｓ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ａ ｃｒｕｅｌ ａｎｄ ｕｎｕｓｕａｌ ｐｕｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｐｒｅｓｉｄｉｎｇ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌｌｙ ｆｉｘｅｄ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｓｅｘ. Ｔｈｅ ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｏｕｓ ｃｌａｉｍｓ ｂｙ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ａｎｄ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ ｇａｙｓ ｃａｎ ｂｅ "ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔｅｄ" ｔｏ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ, ｈｅｔｅｒｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎｓ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｐｒｏｖｅｎ ｆａｌｓｅ. Ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｇａｙ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ａｒｅ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｅｄ ａｓ ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒａｌ ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ ｉｓ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ. Ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ ｌｉｋｅ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｐｆａｆｆ ｍａｙ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ ｇａｙ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ, ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｃｉａｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｐｏｌｉｃｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｏｍｏｔｅ ａｎｄ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｓｅｘｕａｌ ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ, ｎｏｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ, ｔｈａｔ ｇａｙ ｃｉｔｉｚｅｎｓ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ａｒｅ ｎｏｗ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｔｏｗａｒｄ ｆｕｌｌ ａｃｃｅｓｓ ｔｏ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｃｉｖｉｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ. Ｌｉｋｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｔａｒｇｅｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｄｉｓｃｒｉｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ, ｇａｙｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｆａｃｅ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ, ｂｕｔ ｅｃｈｏｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ 60ｓ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ ｏｆ ｒｅａｌ ｃｉｖｉｌ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｇａｙｓ. Ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ ｄｅｅｐｅｒ ｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ ａｒｅ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｅｎｌｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｈａｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｆｅａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｇａｙｓ, ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｂｉｂｌｅ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｐｅｒｓｅｃｕｔｉｎｇ ｇａｙｓ ａｓ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｉｎｇ ｓｌａｖｅｒｙ. Ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｆｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅ ｗｉｔｈ ａｎ ｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｈｏｗ ｌｉｂｅｒａｌｉｚｅｄ ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ ｐｏｌｉｃｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ 1960ｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｆａｃｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｏｎ ｍｏｒａｌ ｇｒｏｕｎｄｓ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ "ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｈｉｅｒａｒｃｈｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｒａｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ" ｏｆ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｉｒｏｎｉｃ ｔｈａｔ ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｗｅｌｌ-ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｄ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ ｓｏ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｖｅｒｓｉａｌ ｔｏｄａｙ. Ｏｐｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｅｎ ｂｅｅｎ ｋｎｏｗｎ ｔｏ ｂｌａｍｅ ａｌｌ ｓｏｒｔｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｉｌｌｓ ｏｎ ａ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓａｙｓ ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ ｓａｙｓ ａｌｌ ｈｕｍａｎ ｂｅｉｎｇｓ ｓｈａｒｅ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｏｒｉｇｉｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｓｐｅｃｉｅｓ ｏｎ ｅａｒｔｈ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ ｉｓ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ａｒｒｏｇａｎｔ, ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ ｍｉｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌｉｓｔｓ ａｎｄ ｂｉｂｌｉｃａｌ ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎｉｓｔｓ ｔｏ ａｃｃｅｐｔ, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｐｒｅｆｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ａｓ ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ, ａｎｄ ｈｅｎｃｅ ｗｅ ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｔ ｂｅｌｉｅｆ ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａ ｔｈａｔ ａ "ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ" ｈａｓ ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ｔｒａｎｓｐｉｒｅｄ ｉｎ ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ. Ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｕｍａｎ ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒｉｔｙ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔｌｙ ｅｘｐｏｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｎｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｒｅｎｔ ａｓｕｎｄｅｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ, ｐｏｐｕｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｎｏｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｏｒｉｇｉｎｓ ｍｏｒａｌｌｙ ｏｆｆｅｎｄｓ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ ｃｌａｉｍ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｇｏｄ ｗｈｏ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ ａｎｄ ｃｏｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌｌｙ ｗａｎｔｓ ｔｏ ｋｅｅｐ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｓａｆｅ ｆｒｏｍ ａｎｉｍａｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｉｅｓ. Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ ａｒｂｉｔｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｍｏｒａｌ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ ｗａｎｔｅｄ, ｎｏｒ ｄｏ ｔｈｅｙ ｅｖｅｒ ｗａｎｔ, ｔｒｕｅ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｌ ｅｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｓｉｄｉｎｇ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ. Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｗｈｙ ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ Ａｆｒｉｃａｎ-Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｐｅｒｓｉｓｔｓ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｗｈｙ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｉｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｉｍｐｏｓｅ ｒｉｇｈｔｓ ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｎ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｉｎ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ. Ｆｅａｒ ｏｆ ｅｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｒｅａｌ ｅｑｕｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｈａｓ ｄｒｉｖｅｎ ｆｅａｒｓ ｏｆ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｓｍ, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｓ ｅｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ｂｕｔ ｗｒｏｎｇｌｙ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ａｓ ａ ｒｕｌｅ, ｎｏｔ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ ｉｎ ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ. Ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｂｌａｍｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ ｏｆ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ ａｓ ａｎ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ, ｇｏｖｅｒｎｉｎｇ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｆｏｒｃｅ ｉｎ ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ. Ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｈａｓ ｄｏｎｅ ｉｓ ｅｘｐｏｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｐａｔｅｎｔ ｆｌａｗｓ ｉｎ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ ｂｙ ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ ｈｕｍａｎ ｅｎｔｅｒｐｒｉｓｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｗｅ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｎｅｅｄ ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｖｅ ｔｈａｔ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅｓ ａｒｅ ｄｅａｄ ｗｒｏｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｌｉｔｅｒａｌ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｂｉｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｔｅｍ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｔ.. Ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ａｎｄ ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ ｓｈｏｗｓ Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｃｈａｓｔｉｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｅｓｔｓ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｄａｙ ｆｏｒ ｔａｋｉｎｇ Ｇｏｄ'ｓ ｗｏｒｄ ｌｉｔｅｒａｌｌｙ ａｎｄ ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｌａｗ. Ｍａｒｋ 7 ｓｈｏｗｓ Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｃｈａｓｔｉｓｉｎｇ ａ ｓｅｃｔ ｏｆ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ｐｒｉｅｓｔｓ ｋｎｏｗｎ ａｓ ｔｈｅ Ｐｈａｒｉｓｅｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｎａｒｒｏｗ-ｍｉｎｄｅｄ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｗｏｒｄ ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ. "Ｉｓａｉａｈ ｗａｓ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｐｒｏｐｈｅｓｉｅｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅｓ," ｗｅ ｆｉｎｄ Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｓａｙｉｎｇ. "Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｈｏｎｏｒ ｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｉｐｓ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅａｒｔｓ ａｒｅ ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｍｅ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｍｅ ｉｎ ｖａｉｎ; ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇｓ ａｒｅ ｂｕｔ ｒｕｌｅｓ ｔａｕｇｈｔ ｂｙ ｍｅｎ. Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｌｅｔ ｇｏ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｍａｎｄｓ ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｍｅｎ." Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｗａｓ ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ ｗｏｒｒｉｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ ｔｏｏ ｌｉｔｅｒａｌｌｙ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｉｔ ｍｅａｎｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｌ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｅｓｔｓ ｈｅ ｃｈａｓｔｉｓｅｄ ｕｓｅｄ ａ ｌｉｔｅｒａｌ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｄｉｃｔａｔｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ ａｎｄ ｆａｉｔｈ ｏｆ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｂａｃｋ ｔｈｅｎ ａｎｄ ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ ａ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｔｏｄａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ｌｅａｄｅｒｓ ｆｏｃｕｓ ｔｏｏ ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｗ ａｎｄ ｌｅｔｔｅｒ ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ ａｎｄ ｌｏｓｔ ｓｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｎｉｎｇ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｕｎｌｅｓｓ ｙｏｕ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｈｏ ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ ａｎｄ ｍｏｒａｌ ｗｉｓｄｏｍ ｉｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｓｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｓ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｗａｒｎｅｄ ｕｓ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｌｉｂｅｒａｌ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ ｍｏｒａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｏｓｅ-ｍｉｎｄｅｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｈｏ ｃｌａｉｍ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔ ｍｏｒａｌ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ａ ｄｒａｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ ｂｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓｅｓ, ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｆｏｒ ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ, ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｔｒｕｔｈ ａｎｄ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｅｑｕａｌｉｔｙ. Ｗｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｍｏｒｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ, ｎｏｔ ｌｅｓｓ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ ａ ｔｒｕｌｙ ｍｏｒａｌ, ｅｑｕｉｔａｂｌｅ ｎａｔｉｏｎ. Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｅｖｅｎ Ｊｅｓｕｓ ｗａｓ ａｗａｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ ｃａｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｓｔｒｉｄｅｎｔ ｂｌａｍｅ ａｒｅ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｇａｍｅ. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ａｌｓｏ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｒｕｅ, ｈｏｎｅｓｔ ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ. Ｉ'ｌｌ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｍｅｒ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｔｅｒ ａｎｙ ｄａｙ. |
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