Stephan:   One of the hallmarks of all the Abrahamic religions is sexual dysfunctionality and gender issues. It is my view that this is baked in because of the cultures from whence these religions arose. A cultural meme passed on like consciousness DNA, but now in transition. Today, if you go to Google News and search on "clergy abuse" 98 stories will come up, although that was a few hours earlier, when you read this there may be more. The overwhelming majority are about Roman Catholic clergy but not all; here's a Protestant version. Part of the reason, I think, that there are so many of these stories is that one of the great meta-trends is a fundamental restructuring of gender relations and sexuality. The transition we are going through has made us much more sensitive to these issues. Gender equality, gender fluidity, sexual fluidity is where we are headed. One measure as to how far along we are: There are transexual cable series stars. I see it as a very good trend, but not an easy one. Equality will be a key to wellbeing as we move further into climate change.