Family breakdown
Last night I spent my evening at our Walkerton coffeehouse.
We discussed relativism and the lines that are often blurred between right and wrong.
My group talked a lot about the differences between boundaries (or the lack thereof) set by parents today and those that were set by our parents, back in the day.
Then I came home a caught a piece of the CBC news: Sunday night. I happened to see an interview with journalist and author Victor Malarek. He has spent years following the illegal sex trade and much of what he was saying last night stems from a breakdown of the family.
He shot straight about the need for parents to talk to their boys about treating girls with respect and dignity. He also talked about the link between prostitution (sex for money) and power.
I wondered how many of us Jesus followers are talking to our kids about sexuality and healthy boundaries between boys and girls & men and women? If we’re not, then we’d better start because the media (internet, video games, movies…) is sending a strong, self-serving message about sex and power.
For a great book on the relationship between money, sex and power, see Richard Foster’s book, The Challenge of the Disciplined life: Christian reflections on money, sex and power.
You can see the CBC interview by clicking here. (Warning, some parts are uncomfortable)
