See, I am a prophet!

And being one really sucks!

Back in the last days of the previous century I wrote about society and the tacks that it was taking as part of a post-grad course in Applied Theology. In this piece I outlined the 'Rake's Progress' that our society was part of and I argued that the former taboos were now becoming accepted and that soon and very soon those things which had been frowned upon as we approached the 21st century would become acceptable and even commonplace within it.

I pointed to the attitudes towards living together (for it is not cohabitation as cohabitation was understood). Attitudinal change now complete, who cares whether one is married or not any more?

I remarked upon the change in attitude that saw illegitimate children as no longer being ill-considered. When was the last time you heard the term 'bastard' applied to a child born to a couple who weren't married? (Thank goodness for that one!!!)

I pointed out that the great taboo of homosexuality was becoming accepted and was no longer the great stigmatic elephant in the room that it had been in the fifties and sixties. Today we portray this minority act as if it were 50% (or more) of the population engaged in it and no one raises an eyebrow when the subject crops up.

I wrote of a day when cloning and fertilisation technology saw women parent (biologically) children and other abuses of science could make having a child a right rather than a genetic and sexual privilege. That's pretty much been nailed too!

I reasoned that sexual relationships between adults (familial and extra-familial) would become an area where acceptance, and even approval, would slowly evolve - eventually portraying it as a pure and high kind of affection.

Well it would seem that we're on the road to this one as the Swiss Upper House has a draft bill in its possession which would decriminalise sexual acts between consenting family members. So a Golgafrincham award to the Swiss, that notorious whore of Europe who prospered by both selling itself and funding all sides, in the World Wars, still has Nazi gold and other ill-gotten wealth in its bank's vaults and couldn't see something moral if it bit them on the butt!

No fun being a prophet, but then look at the Old testament - read Paul's letters and you'll see there's nothing new, we're just looking to learning stuff all over again. It seems humanity is destined to repeat much because of its desire for self-gratification and selfish pleasure - how very sad!!