The title caught my eye: "Reverend reconciles sex and religion." Was another church challenging married couples to make time for sexual intimacy for seven days straight? A pastor making headlines for an edgy sermon about the goodness of sex? A review of the latest book from a Christian relationship expert with new statistics about Christians' sex lives?

Actually, the article was much less predictable than any of my guesses. The story's focus, Debra Haffner, has the distinction of being both a reverend and a sexologist who believes her two professions "offer a unique insight into modern sexuality." The Revered Haffner—who, by the way, won't marry people who are virgins—thinks it necessary for "conservative religious leaders to reform their doctrines to fit modern times." Such a shift includes focusing on the "quality of relationships" rather than on the morality of sexual practices.

As someone who falls within Haffner's "conservative religious leader" category, it's tempting to write her ...