1. RELIGION, SEX, AND PUBLIC ETHICAL DISCOURSE THE CARE, FEEDING, AND NURTURE OF PUBLIC CIVIL MORALITY & DISCUSSION

2. RELFECTIONS “Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages; it is one of the vital problems of human interest and public concern.” “Religion divides people from each other..” “GOD BRINGS US TOGETHER”

3. DEFINITIONS: RELIGION, RELIGIOUS, RELIGIOSITY SEX, SEXUAL, SEXUALITY MORALITY, MORAL, MORALISTIC, MORALS [GENDER]

4. SOURCES OF MORALITY THEOLOGY/RELIGION PHILOSOPHY SOCIO-ECONOMICS FORMULAE FOR HUMAN SELF- WORTH/SELF-ESTEEM

5. BACKGROUND & “THEIRSTORY” HEBRAIC-JUDAIC ANTECEDENTS HEBRAIC-JUDAIC ANTECEDENTS THE EDICT THE EDICT TRANSNATIONAL MORALITY & RELIGION TRANSNATIONAL MORALITY & RELIGION EASTERN SCHISM EASTERN SCHISM REFORMATION & MORE FRAGMENTATION REFORMATION & MORE FRAGMENTATION ENLIGHTENMENT ENLIGHTENMENT SECULARIZATION OF WESTERN LIFE SECULARIZATION OF WESTERN LIFE “PURITANIZING” OF CIVIL/CIVIC LAW/MORALITY “PURITANIZING” OF CIVIL/CIVIC LAW/MORALITY

6. PURPOSES & EFFECTS I SOCIAL PURPOSES: POPULATION GROWTH— MORE CONSTITUTENTS? MORE “’SOULS’ TO SAVE”? US v. THEM? SELF-WORTH/ESTEEM OF “PRACTICTIONERS”? SELF-WORTH/ESTEEM OF “THE AUDIENCE”? EXERCISE OF SECULAR POWER “TRUTH”– “BELIEF” “FACT”– “PROOF” “FAITH”

7. PURPOSES & EFFECTS II PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S PREROGATIVES AND AUTONOMY PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S PREROGATIVES AND AUTONOMY INDIVIDUAL AS MORAL AGENT INDIVIDUAL AS MORAL AGENT MAINTENANCE OF THE SEPARATION OF THE SECULAR AND THE RELIGIOUS MAINTENANCE OF THE SEPARATION OF THE SECULAR AND THE RELIGIOUS LIMITS ON SOCIETY’S ROLE IN “THE PRIVATE”/INTIMATE SPHERE LIMITS ON SOCIETY’S ROLE IN “THE PRIVATE”/INTIMATE SPHERE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY/DECISION-MAKING PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY/DECISION-MAKING

8. TERMS OF DEBATE & DISCOURSE  CLAIMS OF AUTHORITY  “SECULAR EFFECTS”– INTENDED EFFECTS AND THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES  ABSOLUTIST RHETORIC VS. ACTUALITIES  TOLERATION

9. CURIOUS PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS SMITHIAN SOCIO-ECONOMICS WITH CHRISTIAN SEXUAL MORES SMITHIAN SOCIO-ECONOMICS WITH CHRISTIAN SEXUAL MORES BUT, IF SMITH IS GOOD FOR “PRO”-DUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, WHY NOT FOR “REPRO”- DUCTION?? BUT, IF SMITH IS GOOD FOR “PRO”-DUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION, WHY NOT FOR “REPRO”- DUCTION?? CONSIDER THE 1 ST 4 BOOKS OF THE HEBRAIC-JUDAIC-CHRISTIAN BIBLE [FIRST AMENDMENT ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE DISCLAIMER] - PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, & MORALS CODE CONSIDER THE 1 ST 4 BOOKS OF THE HEBRAIC-JUDAIC-CHRISTIAN BIBLE [FIRST AMENDMENT ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE DISCLAIMER] - PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, & MORALS CODE

10. ROLE OF RELIGION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE & DISCOURSE I: MORE “THEIRSTORY” PROBLEMS OF SPIRITUAL/PERSONAL MEANING; SEEMING EMPTINESS OF THE MATERIAL— A SENSE OF NEEDING MORE “THE GREAT AWAKENINGS”

11. ROLE OF RELIGION IN PUBLIC LIFE & DISCOURSE II: COMFORT ZONE OF THE FAMILIAR AND DOCTRINAL & PRINT CONTROL PRE-REFORMATION CHURCH MONOPOLY ON THE PRINTED WORD- - & KNOWLEDGE. REFORMATION+GUTENBERG= REVOLUTION & INDIVIDUAL INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE DOES DIGITALIZATION+CLOSED CODING=NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ENFORCING INFO./KNOWLEDGE MONOPOLIES? WHAT OF BROADCAST TECHNOLOGIES? MEDIA EMPIRES? FEWER AND FEWER OUTLETS OF KNOWLEDGE & INFORMATION?

12. THE FUTURE I? MERGER OF ABSOLUTIST RHETORIC & PERSUASIVE APPEALS WITH “QUANTUM ELECTORAL REPRESENTATIVE dEMOCRATIC EVENTS” IN A DIVERSE WORLD ABSOLUTIST APPEALS, NOT ABSOLUTIST APPLICATIONS

13. THE FUTURE II? “THE NATURAL” “UN-NATURAL” “CONVENTIONAL” TREATMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES– CLONING, et al. [SEE “SPEAKING OF FAITH” PROGRAM, 6 MARCH]

14. THE FUTURE III? DOES “RELIGION”=“MORALS”? “SEX”= “PRO-CREATION”/ REPRODUCTION? “---”= MATING? “---”= SOCIAL ORGANIZATION? “---”= SOCIAL ROLE? “---”= ????? [FUN?]