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THE QUESTION
Sex Outside of Marriage
From Clinton to Craig, from Swaggart to Paulk, America seems obsessed with sex scandals. Is sex outside of marriage a sin? Is it a public matter? Is it forgivable?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on November 28, 2007 6:31 AM
FROM THE PANEL
The Real Sex Scandal: Youth Leading the Youth
Why do we spend so much time and energy, and pay so much lip service, to a few "sex scandals," in place of attending the needs of our youth?
Posted by Donna Freitas, on December 4, 2007 9:41 AM
Irresponsible Lust, Responsible Sex
America's obsession with sex scandals is sad, stupid, sick, sidelining, and sinful.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on December 3, 2007 9:19 AM
Forget Sin: Pay Attention to Relationships
What should concern a voting public is not the acted-on sexual urge of prominent citizens but the proclivity to betray a spouse or lie about an escapade.
Posted by Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, on December 3, 2007 8:11 AM
Not Only in America
Sex outside of marriage is a great wrong, a sin. But it is not a political matter and should not be a public matter.
Posted by Julia Neuberger, on December 3, 2007 7:38 AM
Sex, Sin and Spin
What makes French politicians different from their American counterparts is that none presume to preach sexual morality to the masses.
Posted by Christopher Dickey, on December 3, 2007 6:56 AM
Public Sins and Private Sins
The Prophet was quite clear that there is no sin so grave that it is unforgivable, with the sole exception of idolatry
Posted by Pamela K. Taylor, on November 30, 2007 2:39 PM
God’s Grace is Greater Than Any Sin
To withhold grace and forgiveness from people guilty of adultery constitutes a wrong equal in its severity to that of adulterer.
Posted by Welton Gaddy, on November 30, 2007 12:32 PM
Sex Scandals: The Pagan Perspective
In a sane world, we would be far less scandalized by the pleasures politicians indulge in, and far more outraged by the deaths they cause.
Posted by Starhawk, on November 29, 2007 7:53 AM
Banishing the Green-Eyed Monster
Only a person infected by the sort of sanctimonious self-righteousness that religion uniquely inspires would apply the meaningless word 'sin' to private sexual behavior.
Posted by Richard Dawkins, on November 29, 2007 7:06 AM
Private Actions, Public Consequences
Voters would have every right to question whether a politician who cheats on his wife or her husband would cheat on his or her constituents.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on November 29, 2007 6:38 AM
Sex, Power, Sin: A Moral Trifecta
The abuse of power by a religious leader is the ultimate betrayal, especially when linked to a theology that seduces the believer into confusing the religious leader and God.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on November 29, 2007 6:17 AM
Sexual Sin: A Private, Not Public, Affair
Secular Europe has the right idea: unless you're talking about forced sex or sex that involves the betrayal of national security, the erotic lives of political figures generally have no business in the public square.
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on November 28, 2007 10:19 AM
The Ethics of Golf and Marriage
Would you make a business deal with someone who cheats at golf? My guess is that many men are less judgmental of sexual infidelity than of cheating at sports.
Posted by Thomas J. Reese, S.J., on November 28, 2007 9:21 AM
Viagra and The New Testament
As Americans, we are both sexual and spiritual people. We carry the New Testament on Sunday Morning and our Viagra pills on Saturday afternoon.
Posted by Samuel Rodriguez, on November 28, 2007 8:07 AM
America's Sex Obsession
Marriages are no longer sacrosanct, they are contracts not so much to raise a loving family but to provide sexual enjoyment.
Posted by Arun Gandhi, on November 28, 2007 7:55 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
Athena: I'll see your Clinton and raise you a Vitter, Craig, and Gingrich. Bill Clinton may have "disrespected" his wife, but he never publicly call...
mischka: If you are a Muslim - sex outside of marriage is a sin.
Adultery is a sin as well...what Clinton did was wrong because not only was he sup...
