Topic
Abstinence
The Consequences of Contraception
Evangelicals need to reckon with the empirical evidence of what the sexual revolution has wrought.
July 2, 2012
Both Chastity and Contraception: A Sacred Compromise
Churches discussing contraception with singles isn't about giving up. It's about being in a relationship with them.
April 27, 2012
Why Churches Shouldn't Push Contraceptives to Their Singles
Reducing abortion is a noble and urgent goal. This is the wrong way to do it.
April 25, 2012
The Rhetoric of Chastity: Making Abstinence Sexy
Communications expert Christine Gardner reveals what makes abstinence campaigns work.
November 18, 2011
Q & A: Bristol Palin on Abstinence after Levi
The daughter of the former governor of Alaska on sexuality, body image, and her "come to Jesus" moment.
July 13, 2011
Sex Economics 101
Mark Regnerus, the early-marriage sociologist, shares his latest research on young adults' sexual attitudes and behavior.
February 18, 2011
My Top 5 Books On Dating
Picks by Camerin Courtney, the author of "Table for One" and co-author of "The UnGuide to Dating."
February 17, 2011
How to Teach Sex
Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.
February 9, 2011
The Good Christian Girl: A Fable
What heeding a decade and a half of dating advice can mean.
July 19, 2010
Lady Gaga: Champion of Abstinence?
The wave of celebrities touting a "celibate" lifestyle actually undermines the movement.
April 19, 2010
The Trouble with Twilight
Theology professor Beth Felker Jones suggests Christians should look for hidden messages in the vampire buzz.
February 19, 2010
Hookup Culture: Mostly a Myth
Last Sunday's NYT piece only perpetuates the idea that college students are hooking up frequently, and that if they aren't, they should be.
February 16, 2010
Premarital Abstinence
What's the best way to encourage people to save sex for the covenant of marriage?
January 6, 2010
In the Loop: Down syndrome abortions on the rise
What the women's blog editors are reading today.
October 29, 2009
The Baucus Ruckus
This week the debate over health care reform moved from broad platitudes to specifics on abortion funding and abstinence education.
October 2, 2009
Does Religiosity Encourage Teen Pregnancy?
An interview with Joseph Strayhorn, the co-author of "Religion and Teen Pregnancy Rates."
September 28, 2009
U.K. Christian Says Yes to Abstinence, No to Gardasil
Should women like Simone Davis be required to take STD-preventing shots if they are not having sex?
September 18, 2009
Every Older Singles' Battle
With Singled Out, Christine Colón imagines what celibacy might look like for today's evangelicals.
August 5, 2009
The Case for Early Marriage
Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot.
July 31, 2009
It's Never Been about the Abstinence Pledge Itself
Researchers should ask what causes teens to abstain, not whether a public vow is a magic bullet.
January 23, 2009
Study: Abstinence Pledges Aren't Enough
New research says the mere act of taking a public vow won't keep teens from sex.
January 7, 2009
Rise of the Rebel Virgins
Why we refrain even when premarital sex is safe and "natural."
June 4, 2008
Fiction from the Headlines 
The Abstinence Teacher nearly turns fundies into real people.
March 24, 2008
HIV/AIDS: S.L.O.W. It Down, or S.T.O.P. It?
Saddleback's Kay Warren offers a dual framework for fighting the virus.
November 2, 2007
Abstinence Brings 'Dignity'
Traveling in Africa, First Lady Laura Bush speaks in favor of faith-based HIV prevention.
June 29, 2007
The Spirit of Faithfulness
Another public failure in fidelity calls us back to the message of the Cross.
May 2, 2007
Warren, Hybels Urge Churches to Wage 'War on AIDS'
Hundreds of evangelicals attending Disturbing Voices conference repent, refocus on outreach to outcasts.
December 5, 2005
Abolishing Abstinence
Telling underage kids not to have sex is surprisingly controversial.
August 24, 2005
Why We're Losing the War Against HIV/AIDS
Harvard's Edward C. Green says health officials undermine abstinence and fidelity programs in Africa.
March 7, 2005
Against Abstinence
What a South Dakota State Library debate pitting Christianity Today against Planned Parenthood reveals about the sexual left.
July 1, 2004
As complicated as ABC
Condoms and abstinence can both play a role in AIDS prevention.
February 1, 2004
Hang in There, Mom and Dad
Mark Regnerus: I’ve been crunching NFSS numbers again, mostly assessing the sexual and relationship behaviors of young adults between ages 23-39. I don’t intend to make much of age-at-first-sex in my next book, but there are some interesting patterns worth noting. (Patheos)
Poll: Voters in both parties back abstinence ed
A new national survey reveals widespread support for abstinence education across the political spectrum, with nearly 8 in 10 Democratic parents with school-aged children voicing their approval. (Baptist Press)
Opinion: The moral case for sex before marriage
Condemning premarital sex and promoting abstinence are not working. Lasting, loving relationships are made through intimacy (Jill Filipovic, The Guardian)
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