Not much hype here about St Valentine, obscure Christian martyr of 269 AD.
Not that there isn’t an ethos of romance and love and ‘Go forth and multiply ‘. I’m surrounded by little children. Persuavive skills to encourage contraception, even for child spacing, trip on the edge of a cultural springboard signed ‘Multiply’.
No society escapes misplaced sexual behaviour but an effort to challenge it for the good of relationships, families and children.. is that not positive?
I love the word dignity, in this photo.It’s not a word I use much in my sexual health practice. But it’s a healthy word and worth repeating and pondering on.Created in a virgin state, the choice of when to first have sex needs to be dignified and under the control of the virgin.
So it’s sad to hear rumours of hype about a film of domineering, manipulative sexual abuse taking the limelight in the UK. When porn or sexual abuse are sought out as entertainment and marketed as mainstream in a society, the society is in decline. If we can stand up about this we may give a glimpse of a film’s attempt at degrading an undegradable people. A report this week gives shocking figures for UK teenagers in sexually abusive relationships.
Children thrive in safe families built on a parent relationship of trust. Trust thrives in a supportive nonabusive, non threatening exclusive sexual relationship. Society thrives on building blocks of secure families. Of course, there will be childless households and unpartnered individuals for many reasons, but the multiplication of a society of dignity requires security of its children and young people who can be confident to enjoy a responsible freedom in their own generation.
Here is an anti HIV poster…. Change the word AIDS to PORN….use both. In the year of removal of topless women in the Sun newspaper, there can be hope for a responsible society putting sexual behaviour in its rightful place.
As the children of Uganda cry out
‘How are you, European ? ‘
Thankfully,God is Love is timeless and meets us at our point of need.Know love this Valentine’s day.
Fiona Schneider 