By Tom Quiner

Mark your calendar.

The year is 2012 and porn has gone mainstream with Moms.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” is a New York Times best seller. The target audience for this pornographic novel? Women.

How do I know it’s pornographic? I haven’t read it, nor will I. I’m basing this judgement from reliable critics of the culture, such as Al Kresta of Ave Maria Radio.

A blogger describes the premise of the book this way:

In the book, the lead male character, Christian, sweeps a young virgin, Ann, off her feet. As a pseudo-relationship is forged, however, the women is asked to sign a contract in which she agrees to essentially become the slave — sexual and otherwise — of her new superior. “The Dominant accepts the submissive as his, to own, control dominate and discipline,” agrees the couple, “for purpose of discipline [and]…for his own personal enjoyment.”