The economics of sex in an instant culture

I've been thinking about how we've been telling ourselves the same lie for some time now...

"You can build real community in a self-gratifying culture."

The reason we struggle to build community is nothing to do with our community values, it's to do with our individual values. If my happiness, fulfillment and enjoyment is more important than any other's then community won't work.

Will it?

Does community work in economic terms, where I invest and expect interest on my return?

What about relationships? What if we assessed their potential on similar economic terms - 'what's in this for me?' If we did that we'd need legal documents and agreements about how to know if someone was in breach of contract...that wouldn't work, would it?

Would these words bring restoration to a self-gratifying culture...
For richer...
For poorer...
In sickness...
In health...
from this day...

A self-centred culture doesn't like the word 'forever', does it?

Subversive Sex, THEOS, Tuesday 9th June 7.30pm @ Nazarene Theological College, Dene Road, Didsbury.