Charlie Rose and the epidemic of sexual immorality

“This is a moment that demands a frank and honest assessment about where we stand and more generally the safety of women. Let me be clear: There is no excuse for this alleged behavior. It is systematic and pervasive.”

With these emotional words, Norah O’Donnell reported Tuesday morning that Charlie Rose, her colleague at CBS This Morning, had been suspended after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct. The network fired Rose yesterday afternoon. PBS canceled his show shortly thereafter.

Meanwhile, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives is facing an ethics investigation.

John Conyers has been representing Michigan’s thirteenth congressional district in Washington since 1965. Now reports allege that he paid over $27,000 to settle a complaint from a woman who claimed she was fired from his staff because she rejected his sexual advances.

Other staff members stated that they witnessed Conyers touching female staffers inappropriately and requesting sexual favors. The congressman has denied the charges: “I expressly and vehemently denied the allegations made against me, and continue to do so.”

This after Sen. Al Franken was accused of inappropriate conduct by a second woman. Senate candidate Roy Moore continues to deny numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.

This morning’s New York Times reports that Pixar co-founder John Lasseter will take a “six-month sabbatical” after unspecified “missteps” that made some employees feel “disrespected or uncomfortable.” In recent weeks, more than thirty men have been accused of sexual immorality.

According to a new poll, a third of women say they have been sexually harassed or abused at work. What will it take for such horrific behavior to stop?

How we got here

Our postmodern culture has decided that all truth is personal and subjective (except the claim that truth is personal and subjective, of course). In a society that denies objective meaning, people cannot…