The sexual revolution implemented in the 1960s was a Marxist, hedonist experiment in which the traditional, Western moral order for sexuality and marriage was absolved by the atheist socialists who were so popular at the time.
After more than 70 years into the 1960s project of cancelling morality, we observe the catastrophic effects of this socialist experiment and its cataclysmic cultural failure, highlighting the collapse of marriage rates, rise in single-parent homes and divorces. Millions of children in the West grow up without parents, many in poor families with only one economic provider who often must work two or three jobs to make ends meet.
The Sexual Revolution as Failed Social Experiment: The legalization of abortion has produced a society in which millions of unborn children never saw the light of day, and they are not with us today as skilled labor and workers that society so desperately needs. The massive influx of immigrants from non-Western countries have been imported precisely because the needed indigenous workforce is not here. Millions upon millions have been aborted as unwanted by their mothers and parents. This cultural tragedy is unprecedented in history.
The secular culture’s rejection of biblical truths and the rise of sexual identity fluidity, pornography, no-fault divorce laws, and anti-family policies are seen as destructive forces undermining marriage and family life, as Father Josiah Trentham explains it. Father Josiah is a senior pastor, theologian with a Doctorate from University of Durham, husband of 37 years, father of 10, and founder of Patristic Nectar, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Church Fathers. He has published books on marriage and offers free sermons and lectures through various platforms, emphasizing the Orthodox Christian perspective.
The Sexual Revolution as Failed Social Experiment: In this context, the Christian Orthodox Father, Josiah Trentham is worth following. His perspectives on a variety of topics, both spiritual and philosophical are profound. His channel is, in his own words, dedicated to nourishing the spiritually thirsty with the teachings of the Holy Fathers of the church.
His speech at the Patristic Nectar Marriage Conference in November, 2025 highlights the crisis facing modern marriage, the impact of the sexual revolution, and the Christian path toward restoring family life. Drawing from Scripture and the Church Fathers, Father Josiah offers a hopeful vision for rebuilding a marriage-centered culture rooted in Christ. The lecture addresses the theological, cultural, and practical dimensions of marriage and family life within the Orthodox Christian tradition, offering a sobering diagnosis of contemporary crises.
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The Sexual Revolution as Failed Social Experiment: Marriage is central to both personal salvation and societal cohesion. It is not merely a private happiness project, but the foundational context in which Christians work out their salvation. Christian marriage is a divine calling and a narrow path to the kingdom of God, transcending earthly norms and becoming a means for the world to see Jesus clearly. The family is of utmost importance as the primary catechetical center where children are raised in peace and faith, shaping the future of Christian culture and the church’s growth.
References to Genesis underscore marriage as God’s solution to primal loneliness and a fundamental good sealed by divine affirmation. St. Paul’s letters (1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians) highlight marriage as a calling and transformation in Christ, emphasizing the power of new creation. Jesus’ first public miracle at Cana underscores the sacredness and renewal of marriage.
Marriage is not a mere contract but a sacred, self-denying vocation modeled on Christ’s love, requiring daily reorientation and sacrifice. Families are the frontline in the spiritual formation of children and the transmission of Christian faith, making faithfulness at home indispensable for the church’s vitality.
The Bible reveals three fundamental dualities, explains Father Josiah: God versus creation, humans versus the rest of creation, and male versus female within humanity. These dualities underpin the scriptural understanding of marriage. God’s creation of Eve from Adam’s rib symbolizes the intimate, protective, and equal nature of marital companionship. Marriage was instituted because Adam’s primal loneliness was “not good,” even in paradise.
The Old Testament narrates the fall of man and marriage, with Genesis documenting numerous marital and sexual perversions as consequences of sin and departure from God.
The secular culture’s rejection of biblical truths and the rise of sexual identity fluidity, pornography, no-fault divorce laws, and anti-family policies are seen as destructive forces undermining marriage and family life. The trajectory of increasing sexual self-identification changes is framed as a social contagion fueled by propaganda, which threatens traditional Christian morality.
The radical social experiment of the past 60 years has failed spectacularly, causing widespread loneliness, family breakdown, demographic decline, and increased social dysfunction. Modern cultural shifts have severed the natural bonds between desire, sexual union, love, commitment, and family, producing profound consequences for individuals and communities.
Jesus Christ’s incarnation and ministry radically transformed marriage, abolishing Old Testament norms like polygamy and easy divorce and elevating marriage to a sacred, life-giving institution. Christian marriage involves continual reorientation toward God and self-sacrificing love, reflecting Christ’s love for the Church. The restoration of marriage and family life is essential for the renewal of Christian culture and the salvation of individuals and society.
The solution to the collapse of marriage and family life lies in repentance—both individual and societal—and a recommitment to Christian marriage as a covenantal path to salvation. Practical steps include ending no-fault divorce, abolishing abortion, banning pornography, stopping LGBTQ propaganda in schools, and rejecting secular sexual education and gender transition surgeries.
The Sexual Revolution as Failed Social Experiment: Without marriage, society loses its coherence, meaning, and ability to nurture future generations in faith and virtue. The collapse of marriage leads to societal chaos, moral decline, and the erosion of cultural identity.
Societal recovery depends on a collective turning back to God, repentance of sins against marriage and family, and the restoration of biblical marriage as the societal norm. This involves rejecting secular cultural norms and laws that undermine marriage and family and embracing God’s design for human relationships.
Father Josiah presents his solution this way: Commit to raising children as “athletes for Christ” through long-term, faithful family catechesis. Support large families and see children as blessings and the foundation of future faith and culture. Encourage self-sacrificial love within marriage, prioritizing the needs and salvation of spouse and children above personal happiness. Reject cultural norms that trivialize or dismantle marriage, including pornography, no-fault divorce, cohabitation, abortion, and secular sexual education.
He stresses that marriage is a battlefield for spiritual warfare and a place where believers must daily “take up their cross” and follow Christ’s example of servant love. The union of husband and wife is likened to Christ and the Church, calling for unconditional, merciful love modeled on divine love.
The current trajectory threatens the survival of traditional American culture, with warnings of a future like “childless and full of dogs” cities such as contemporary San Francisco. Without repentance and reform, Father Josiah foresees the loss of recognizable Christian civilization and moral order.
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