Conventional notions of marriage, fidelity and sexual responsibility are questioned, atomised and blown apart.
In "The Skinny," though, he uses the trappings of soft-core pornography to dress up awkward messages about sexual responsibility and abiding friendship, with uneven results.
Some say the paper was delayed because he and his lieutenants worried that a call for sexual responsibility from President Bill Clinton would carry little credibility.
Blume, on the other hand, says that Forever was written with intent: "I set out to write a story about first love and sexual responsibility.
A big, vivid supporting cast — including Faheem Najm (a k a the rapper T-Pain) and the comedians Charlie Murphy and Mike Epps — is a strong asset, as are messages about sexual responsibility and charity in the 'hood.
In teaching mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh lays out five principles: reverence for life, generosity, sexual responsibility, "deep listening and loving speech" and careful awareness of what one consumes, whether as food, drink or culture.
An elaborate coming-of-age ritual for Hispanic girls on their 15th birthdays, the Quinceañera has long been divisive in the American Catholic Church, where it is viewed as either an exercise in excess or an opportunity to send a message about faith and sexual responsibility.
For example: on a campaign to get men to take sexual responsibility as seriously as sexual pleasure.
Bristol Palin, the oldest daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has been selected as the keynote speaker to talk about sexual responsibility at Washington University's "sex week" next month.
Francis praised church health care workers in Africa who care for those with HIV/AIDS and "all who strive diligently to educate people in the area of sexual responsibility and chastity".
