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You know, one of the unwelcome eye-openers I've had in the last few years, is seeing the degree of sexual vulgarity (alternating between drool and she-a-ho-cynicism) right here in this supposedly conservative FreeRepublic.

A one time I thought politically conservative neighborhoods would be free of posters who are maturity-arrested and morally retarded; but noo-o-o

I'm not talking about a little light-hearted woo-woo ribaldry; I'm talking about the sheer contempt for that which is dear and wholesome and pure and deep-down good.

I said to my husband once, "It's so hard to raise kids to be Christian---" and he added with a sad shake of his head, "It's getting hard to raise kids to be human."

I said to my husband once, "It's so hard to raise kids to be Christian---" and he added with a sad shake of his head, "It's getting hard to raise kids to be human."

My wife teaches math at a local high school. Since she is low on the totem pole, she gets the lower grade of students. Many have already had a kid or two by the time she sees them.

As part of her curriculum, she has the kids write down on note cards little answers to questions that asks during class. Last week, the question is if you could go back into time, what would you do?

Many answered "Keep my parents from breaking up", many more said "Not make the same mistakes that I did".

It broke her heart. We have another generation of kids growing with broken homes and spirits, having babies so they can be loved by someone.

The fact that it is considered scandalous to be in your 30's and a virgin is evidence of that. Sadly, I also fell to this temptation, and wish I hadn't. God willing, the culture seems to be changing. Hopefully it is not to late for our country.

The level here has gone downhill in the last coupla' years, which is why I rarely post. It's always been there to an extent, but now it's nearly everywhere. Too bad no one will point the usual suspects to your post.

I understand being bummed at the use of vulgarity and depravity ...

But, remember the original article was in The Village Voice. The Village Voice is a deep NY nightlife, very hip weekly paper. What is amazing is that The Village Voice published this article. They are allowing someone to talk openly about the huge pressure to have casual sex and the okayness of being a virgin.

That is amazing! This is deepest, darkest territory and there is a little light. This is the Village Voice and yet somewhere in there these people understand why people might choose virginity. There is hope in this. There is Christ's love sitting in the midst of the hippest and youngest of partyers in NY.

I thought I was the only one who was disappointed in FR because of the immature vulgarity that's so frequent on the News/Activism Forum.

I objected , about a month ago, to a particularly gross, disgusting and offensive post and surprsingly, it never was pulled nor was the poster warned.