RELIGION AND SOCIETY

Religion and Society ~ 416 ~ This social system which has ignored the distinctly separate roles of men and women, has been beset by great evils, not the least of which is the disappearance of the notion of chastity which has gone hand in hand with the rise in promiscuity. The whole of the younger generation likewise seems affected by various moral and psychological ailments. Today it is common for an unmarried girl complaining only of headache or insomnia to be told by her physician that she is pregnant. The free mixing of men and women has rendered the concept of purity meaningless. As a western doctor so pertinently says, “There can come a moment between a man and a woman when control and judgement are impossible.” Marion Hilliard, an eminent doctor, severely criticizes free intercourse. She writes: “As a doctor, I don’t believe there is such a thing as a platonic relationship between a man and a woman who are alone together a good deal.” She goes on to say. “I cannot be so unrealistic as to advise young boys and girls to stop kissing. However, most of the mothers do not tell their daughters that a kiss simply stimulates the desire rather than satisfies it.’9