For a very long time, South Africa was a very conservative place. In this corner, Calvinist Afrikaners, gravely frowning at revealing clothing, too much drink, depictions of sexual material in popular culture. Over here, the British Government and its established Church of England, which discouraged all but the most conventional sexual mores. And most numerous of all, black Africans and the wide array of Protestant denominations they professed, many native-born churches supporting a very buttoned-down brand of Christianity. Read the rest of this post »