Sex and Power, Part 3

This is part three of a four-part blog.   It was prompted by the feature story in the May 30, 2011 issue of Time Magazine entitled Men Behaving Badly ~ What is it About Power that Make Men Crazy?  Part one is abuse of power.  Part two is our public response to that abuse.  Part three asks if it matters that we hold people to a standard of accountability and morality toward each other.

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"What matters is not prudishness ~ we've left that far behind ~ but prudence, a sense that public figures should be discouraged from destroying themselves and their families, even if we gawk at the results when they do.  And that power is a privilege not to be abused.  The cases that involve a lawmaker chasing pages around the cloakroom or a boss cornering a junior employer or ....all deserve to be taken seriously.  And in cases that involve actual violence, they need to be treated like the crimes they are."

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A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.  (Prov 19:19)

A wise man attacks the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.  (Prov 21:22)

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.  (Prov 22:1)