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When True Love Keeps Waiting
What celibacy feels like for older singles.

Amanda McCracken, guest writer | April 01, 2015

Women
Choose Your Own Sexual Ethics Adventure
A critique of purity culture turns into a plea for self-centered sexuality.

Gina Dalfonzo | March 16, 2015

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Why Can't Men Be Friends?
Men and women alike increasingly say they are lonely. It doesn't have to be this way.

Wesley Hill | September 16, 2014
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Women
Why Singles Belong in Church Leadership
Unmarried ministers offer a unique understanding of devotion to Christ alone.

Lore Ferguson, guest writer | July 25, 2014

What Place Is There for Celibacy? Wesley Hill on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality
August 22, 2011

John Stott on Singleness
"Uncle John" explains why he stayed single for 90 years.

John Stott and Al Hsu | August 17, 2011

Let's Talk About Sexual Identity...
July 19, 2011

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Renewal Groups Strategize after the PC(USA) Drops Celibacy Clause for Gay Clergy
Churches discuss future paths since the votes came in for the Presbyterian Church(USA) to open the door to ordaining non-celibate homosexuals.

Bobby Ross Jr. | June 24, 2011

Speaking Out
The Road to Gay Ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The denominational battle has been going on for decades. The historical record is much older.

S. Donald Fortson III | May 12, 2011

Women
Lady Gaga: Champion of Abstinence?
The wave of celebrities touting a "celibate" lifestyle actually undermines the movement.

Laura Leonard | April 19, 2010

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