Is There an Entrenched Bias Against the Moral Absolutes That Would Stop Sexual Plagues?
John Weldon remembers several discussions he had with certain professors while an undergraduate in the turbulent 1960s. What characterized those academics was their promotion of liberal sexual attitudes and their corresponding dislike for Christian values. Some of the comments, in and out of the classroom, included: “Christianity is a myth for insecure people”; “Jesus Christ is the figment of a psychotic imagination”; “Only a fool would be a Christian”; “What the world needs is a humanistic approach to life that rejects Christian standards”; and “Christians who promote absolutist values upon society are suffering from an unhealthy fear of sexuality instituted by an archaic biblical standard.” These comments were made more than forty years ago. Today, the dividing line between those few who accept moral absolutes and the majority who reject them is stronger than ever. It illustrates the major cause of the current sexual tragedy stalking our nation. Masters and Johnson emphasize, “There
