Recently, one of our senators, David Vitter, was "outed" when it was revealed that his phone number appeared on a list published by a Washington D.C. escort service alleged to be a prostitution ring. To his credit, Vitter has acknowledged a "very serious sin," and asked for forgiveness.
Vitter is well known as a social conservative championing family values. The situation is embarrassing in the least, and hypocritical at worst. Not to mention the cost to his family, reputation, and career.
Behind it all is porn publisher, Larry Flynt. Flynt was quoted as saying, "I don't want a man like that legislating for me, especially in the areas of morality."
What is wrong with the picture of a man who publishes a porn magazine making judgements about who is and who is not moral? By no means do I excuse Vitter's behavior. He admits it and has sought forgiveness and repentance.
Further, EVERY act of legislation is, in effect, an act of morality. When a law is passed, a moral judgement is made. The law states that an act is legal or illegal. No legislator does anything but legislate morality. What Flynt is saying that certain types of morality, namely sexual, should not be legislated. But even within that genre, certain types of sexual morality recieve legal treatment. There are legal limits upon the age of consent, and so on.
But the real issue to me is that in this story a pornographer is a hero and an admittedly sinful Senator is the bad guy. No wonder our culture struggles with what moral!
When a publisher of a girly magazine starts to sound more moral than a politician who stands for morality, then somehow we've managed to call evil good and good evil.
Who is the real bad guy?
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