What is “consent”? Is “consent” enough, and if it is enough, why is there so much sexual discontent in our culture — so many hurt and broken people? What is “consent”? The No. 2 link in a Google search gives … Continue reading
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What happens to the baby in abortion?
At this moment a high level conference is in progress in Nairobi, Kenya. This Summit is co-convened by the governments of Kenya and Denmark and the United Nations Family Planning Association (UNFPA). Its promotional materials say that its participants come … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction III: Taking control (cont’d.)
Begin forming habits that will help you to use social media as a tool rather than allowing it to control you Some of the designers, engineers, and strategists of the tech companies that created the smart phone operating system and … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction III: Taking control
A resourceful youth leader in South America brought together the teens in his church for a weekend retreat at a camp in the forest. These were disadvantaged teenagers, and the sole purpose of the retreat was to encourage them to … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction II: What needs to be done
Often, in trying to solve a problem, if we just ask the right questions the solution becomes obvious. Think about the young man who asked, “If I don’t watch pornography, how will I know how to have sex?” The obvious … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction I: Thinking Things Through
What can be done, as Tristan Harris puts it, to “fix the way kids’ minds are getting manipulated into sending empty messages back and forth” and to free them from social media’s control over their time, their attention, their thoughts, … Continue reading