Two Books on Morality Worth Looking At

Since there are a lot of current issues having to do with morality, I wanted to let you know about two of them that you might be interested in looking at and maybe getting from your bookstore or library. The first is titled a Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit and the other is titled Porn Generation by Ben Shapiro. Both are reviewed below. I did include their Amazon links, but some of the reviews there do seem to be offended by anyone espousing morality. I do hope you find these interesting.


http://www.amazon.com/RETURN-MODESTY-Discovering-Lost-Virtue/dp/0684863170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225137711&sr=1-1
Modesty the Modern Woman Can Understand,By
Kyra_Athena "Kyra_Athena" (Georgia USA) - See all my reviews I bought this book on a recommendation so I wasn't too sure what to expect. Some of Ms. Shalit's experiences growing up in the public school system mirrored some of my own. Looking back, sex education, at least the way it was done in my school system, encouraged promiscuity through experimentation and left girls open to harassment. Sexuality became a contest for many at my school. It was a competition. Those who chose to not be sexually active were often pressured and made fun of due to their decision. I agree that our culture "sexualizes" our children far too early. Reading this book resolved any question I had about how my daughter would be guided. Modesty in behavior and dress is not something to be ridiculed. When you have mothers dressing their own children in a provocative manner just because other teenagers are dressing that way, you just have to wonder. I am not advocating that women be subordinate or be treated badly. Dignity and respect are what I expect for all women. When a woman is valued, even by herself, for her sexuality above all else, some deep thought needs to take place. I applaud Ms. Shalit for being brave and honest with herself in order to write this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Porn-Generation-Social-Liberalism-Corrupting/dp/0895260166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225139002&sr=1-1
How long can we continue like this?
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Jeri Nevermind "loves to read" (Idaho) - See all my reviewsAnybody out there ever in doubt that our culture has changed, dramatically, and for the worse? If so, this book will change your mind. Shapiro details the changes with wit and skill, but the overall impression I was left with was one of horror. He points out that "moral self-destruction may seem to have no consequences for the individual, but the destruction of societal standards always has consequences...When the stigma left single motherhood, society felt the sting in rising rates of single motherhood and juvenile crime" (p 6). No kidding. Research has shown recently that if a neighborhood is very poor, there is no correlation to higher crime rates. But if a neighborhood has large numbers of single mothers, then, always, there is a great deal of crime. So why the heck is everything in our culture trying to undo marriage? Why is everything that Hollywood produces pushing sex without consequences, when everybody can see there really are consequences? I can see it clearly in the young women I know, whose early promiscuity left them unable to truly love another person, whose lives are in shambles. One young woman (age 27 and from what used to be known as a good family) has cervical cancer from an STD she has, and plus she has an illegitimate child from a boyfriend who is now long gone. It's time to see things in perspective and change.