Have you always imagined that you would have children when you grow up? Or, in the time of Covid-19, climate change and global catastrophe, do you worry about the world you would bring children into?
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Tom Whyman
Children require many people, not just their parents, to help them flourish. They must be raised to participate in the world – through the care and guidance of grandparents, godparents, teachers, friends and community, says the writer. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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Consent is not enough We need to recover the lost meaning of sex » MercatorNet mercatornet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mercatornet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ABC Religion & Ethics
Emma Wood
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Tue 16 Mar 2021, 5:22pm
Better “consent training” for students, without the inculcation of the deeper principles that undergird the moral significance of sex, presents further dangers for young women. (Adrienne Bresnahan / iStock / Getty Images)
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Responding adequately to the sad news of the Kambala sexual assault petition the latest spotlight on the sexual assault epidemic is a sobering challenge for us all. Leading educators in our secondary schools, depressed by the recent revelations and struggling to find solutions, are themselves revisiting calls for better “consent training” for students. But, as others have argued, “consent training” is bound to be an inadequate response on its own.