Category Archives: Sexuality
Prejudgment Skewers Debate
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the February 17th edition of the Columbia Spectator. We were saddened to see that the Columbia University Democrats chose a form a protest that would stifle speech, not directly by preventing a person … Continue reading
Not Open for Debate
The following is a letter written on behalf of the Harvard College Anscombe Society, a member group of the Love and Fidelity Network, in response to the university’s recent recognition of the “Harvard College Munch,” a student “BDSM” sex club. … Continue reading
Attraction: Dictate or Discipline?
By: Sarah Greek In recent conversations with my peers about sexuality, I have been surprised to find the idea that a person “does not choose what they are attracted to.” Setting aside the biological question of same-sex attraction, I have … Continue reading
"Courtship, Etiquette, and the Adolescent Male" by Randall B Smith
Recently, Randall Smith discussed how etiquette and courtship rituals, which once helped channel masculine energy into constructive ends, has degenerated into hook-ups. In his opinion, women have been a large part of the cause. Read on for his take: I … Continue reading
IvyQ and the Negative Side of Sex-Positivity by Cassandra Hough
While Sex Week at Yale (SWAY) and its counter-part, True Love Week, received national media attention this past February from the O’Reilly Factor, US News , USA Today , and NBC, another Ivy League multi-day event on sexuality slipped by … Continue reading
Are my chances of divorce 50/50? The impact of internalizing popular interpretations of research
When I was in college I became concerned about divorce. Ironically, divorce was foreign to me. It had not occurred in my immediate or extended family. In fact, I grew up in a secure and loving home environment with parents … Continue reading
"Designed for Sex" by Dr. J. Budziszewski
What we lose when we forget what sex is for. Here are selections from an excellent article by Dr. J Budziszewski, a Natural Law professor at UT-Austin, who just released an excellent book, On the Meaning of Sex. Shelly is … Continue reading
The Conjugal Theory of Sexual Morality, Part II by Charles Capps
Special thanks to Charles Capps for providing us with his award-winning essay on the conjugal theory of sexual morality, as laid out by the New Natural Law Theory. Following up on yesterday’s post, we conclude the essay with part II … Continue reading
A Conjugal Theory of Sexual Morality, Part I by Charles Capps
I. Introduction1 Since the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, opposing views of sexual morality have created deep rifts in the fabric of Western society. Today, with the remarkable acceleration of the movement to assimilate homosexual partnerships into the definition of … Continue reading
Hookup Hysteria by Michael Habashi
Despite the issues that these two respondents pose to Shanahan and Morgan’s research, the fact that I can only really conclude that two subjects had hookups evidences the fact that hookups are not nearly as widespread as they are thought to be. Members of the hookup culture are a minority on Duke’s campus, just as they are in my data, representing only 6% of the sample. Continue reading