Putting aside who he is, his advanced age, and how many Superbowls his team has won (and all the positive and negative baggage that comes with that), we as a society must discern exactly why we believe that what Patriots owner Bob Kraft allegedly did was wrong. There is a conglomeration of contradicting values this case brings to light that illustrates an inconsistent ethic:

a) The women may be victims of human trafficking.
—  If they were not, would that make this okay?
b) Prostituting is illegal.
—  If it were legal would that make it good?
c) Kraft is a public person and billionaire.
—  If he was an anonymous poor man would it be any less wrong?

Let’s imagine that a man with moderate income and no public persona pays for unnatural sex acts from a consenting adult woman in a place where this not illegal.  Would there be 24-7 media coverage? Would it be morally wrong?

The presumption of many today is that adult consent renders this a non-issue. However, if that were the case, why wouldn’t those who engage in it want their names publicized? Why the humiliation? Perhaps it’s the same reason men do not proudly shout their self-abuse with pornography, and women their fornication with “boyfriends”. Deep down we all know – even after 50 years of societal brainwashing to the contrary – that sexual perversion is a crime against nature, against the family, and that such abuse, no matter how “acceptable” it is deemed to be by society, contributes to psychological stagnation, spiritual corruption, and a culture of death.

Albeit an important consideration, adult consent is not the only value to consider here. Nor is it the primary one. This is a simple case of objective good and evil. The simplicity of this truth has been lost on many today who have adopted modernity’s distorted notion of liberty, and who have rejected the idea that life has objective meaning and purpose. Only in knowing what it means to be human can we flourish as individuals and society.

Your thoughts?