Occasionally, very occasionally, you get a thoughtful piece in the Murdoch press, one that actually tries to connect the dots and look below the surface at what might be going on in a story that has been fodder for those who love scandals on all sides. In his article, Ross Fitzgerald asks whether there could be a connection between the level of religiosity of the born-again Christian variety in a team and the sexual repression it fosters on the one hand and the group sex scandal doing the rounds in the media on the other; insightful reading and a question well worth asking. Especially in light of calls from some for consensual group sex to be criminalised. Also of note on the subject of religious hypocrisy is this piece in today’s Sydney Morning Herald telling us that either 40% or 80% of Catholic priests have broken their vows of celibacy, depending on whose numbers you go on.

It’d be quite interesting to see more discussion about what sort of role sexual repression fostered by many religions is playing in how their followers act out in ways others would not. One thing is indisputable and that is the link between self-righteousness, self-delusion and hypocrisy.