Reverend Ref +

AS BAD AS THIS

For all of you parents of girls in sporting programs: there's this story from ABC. In a word, Damn.

On the one hand, it seems like the world is getting worse every day and we are, indeed, going to hell in a handbasket. It seems like the perverts are winning.

Self-response to the above: It reminds me that Satan is real, we are in a war, and there's reason enough to need a Savior.

On the other hand, is it really getting worse? Remember the days when rape was caused by the woman? Now there's the recognition that the woman didn't have anything to do with it, it was always the guys doing. Granted, there still seems to be some holdouts of blaming the victim, but we are getting better at reporting and naming the crime and perps. So, are things getting worse or are we getting better at going public with crimes that used to be "private" matters?

Trying to put a positive spin on things, I hope that the crime hasn't increased, but the reporting and attention to it has.

Now, do I let my daughter try out for the soccer team next year?