Are You a Christian?

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Four thousand words on the subject coming out soon wow okay you have to send that to me um right so the argument is again that that christianity or maybe religion uh it's discovered some good rules that are norms that that guide people's behavior. i think if you liked christian patriarchy you will love post-christian patriarchy which is a hell of a lot worse interestingAre you are you a christian? Tell us about your faith and culture in the comments below.

Ditching the stuffy hang-ups and benighted sexual traditionalism of the past is an unambiguously positive thing. The sexual revolution has liberated us to enjoy a heady mixture of erotic freedom and personal autonomy. Right? Wrong, argues Louise Perry in her provocative new book.

Shermer and Perry discuss: What was the sexual revolution? • feminism: first wave, second wave, third wave, and beyond • the evolutionary psychology of sex differences • experiencing self vs. remembered self • individual freedom vs. societal good • monogamy vs. polygamy • marriage vs. domestic partnerships • Why is the government in the marriage business? • BDSM and sexual violence • autogynephilia • trans matters • abortion matters.

Louise Perry is a writer, New Statesman columnist, and campaigner against male sexual violence. Her new book, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, has sparked an international conversation about sex in the 21st century.