abstinence
Fasting from carbon for Lent
By Thomas Reese — February 12, 2024
(RNS) — It is an act of penance for what we in the rich world have done, and it is a prayer for help in avoiding catastrophe.
As states ban abortion, a new spotlight on an old battle over sex education
By Riley Farrell — July 14, 2022
(RNS) — Half of the states set to ban abortion have no mandate that schools teach sex education. Only four require curricula to address contraception.
Tips to get news junkies through a distracting Lent
By Thomas Reese — March 1, 2022
(RNS) — Some demons, Jesus said, can only be cast out by prayer and fasting.
Shunning online services, some clergy preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship
By Adelle M. Banks — April 9, 2020
(RNS) — A Missouri pastor said, ‘we don’t believe that a live stream is a real, actual substitute for a church gathering.’
How the purity movement created a sense of shame in evangelical women
By Julie Ingersoll — December 10, 2019
(The Conversation) — Extreme abstinence culture goes beyond sexual mores to advise women not to pursue leadership roles or speak out in mixed company.
Evangelical courtship culture normalizes men dating teen girls
By Kathryn Brightbill — November 27, 2017
(RNS) — In a world where female submission is valued and too much independence is a negative, it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to concluding that teen girls and young women who haven’t had a taste of independence are an even better option.
Let’s talk about sex, baby (er, millennial Christians)
By Jonathan Merritt — October 20, 2014
RNS' Jonathan Merritt and Sarah Pulliam Bailey interview popular pastor and author John Mark Comer as they explore this tricky topic. Comer believes sex is not just "play for grown-ups," but a "joining of body and soul...in self-giving love."
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