by Karlo Broussard | Sep 27, 2019 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
Did you miss the Democratic candidates boasting their “Pride” credentials at the LGBTQ Presidential forum on September 20? If so, don’t worry: on October 10, CNN will be hosting the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Power of our Pride” town hall meeting, in which...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
“Love is Love.” It’s the new mantra of our culture, the moral wisdom of the age. It’s the battle cry of a movement led by those not so wise as a sage. (Channeling my inner Dr. Seuss.) Joining the fray, the Coca-Cola Company has launched their “Love is Love” campaign...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 31, 2018 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
When specifying to whom the encyclical Humanae Vitae was addressed, Pope Paul VI included “all men of good will.” This means that the Church’s teaching on the “inseparable connection between the procreative and unitive” ends of sex is not just for Christians, as if it...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 28, 2018 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
In my article “The Moral Limits of Consent” I argued that the appeal to consent alone as a necessary condition for appropriate sexual behavior is not sufficient. The recent events involving accusations of sexual assault, harassment, and rape among Hollywood’s elite...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 23, 2018 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
The “Weinstein Effect,” and Oprah Winfrey’s recent denunciation of sexual predation in Hollywood, have provided us all with an opportunity to think through the role of consent in establishing the morality of sexual acts. Last month we looked at reasons why consent, by...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
There may still be hope for our sex-crazed culture after all. The recent events involving accusations of sexual assault, harassment, and rape against Hollywood’s elite—what has become known as the Weinstein Effect—give reason to believe this. Because our culture...
