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Published: July 26, 2007, 4:45 pm

have found that the sexual libertinism preached by their elders leaves only emptiness in his wake, and are choosing something better for themselves. For instance: I knew that my arguments [in my first book] . . . might be challenged, Shalit recalls now, but nothing prepared me for the tongue-lashings I would receive from my

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What Would Luther Do?

Published: July 26, 2007, 10:35 am

Tags: Marriage Family, Religion Society, Sexual Ethics

Would Luther have supported same-sex unions? Mark Tooley looks at what we know of Luther's beliefs to see on which side of the debate this Reformation hero would have fallen. Read more at the American Spectator.

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Re: Representing the constituency

Published: July 26, 2007, 9:13 am

Tags: Marriage Family, Politics Government, Religion Society, Sexual Ethics

Commenters Sy and Beth have been debating what my point was in this post -- specifically, whether I thought John Edwards came off looking good or bad -- and have asked me to weigh in. Glad to oblige. :-) In fact, my point had very little to do with Edwards, unless he was the one that chose the questions that were asked of him. (I'm not very clear

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Anti-Choice College Applications

Published: July 25, 2007, 9:10 am

Tags: Marriage Family, Sexual Ethics, Trends

to accept somebody else's sexual politics. In this case, the college believes that it's inappropriate for women to identify themselves with their husbands (Mrs.) or reveal their marital status (Miss) in a way men don't have to. If we use these titles, it just proves we're living in a false reality; we need more enlightened people to help us

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If this is our new guide, were lost

Published: July 24, 2007, 4:25 pm

Tags: Sexual Ethics

Have sexual conservatives and liberals (for lack of better terms) finally found some common ground? Michael O'Brien thinks so, writing in National Review Online:For several years now, IWF has brought [Dr. Drew] Pinsky to Capitol Hill for an annual Sex and Dating Conference. The event is marketed specifically towards the summer influx of

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Shooting the messenger

Published: July 24, 2007, 2:13 pm

Tags: Life Issues, Marriage Family, Politics Government, Religion Society, Sexual Ethics

issues as abortion and homosexuality--two issues about which, increasingly, critics are told to keep their mouths shut or face punishment: The Bible and natural law teachings tell us that God's law is written upon our hearts and are known to all. As Christian philosopher J. Budziszewski writes in his book, The Revenge of Conscience, those who

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What a 35-year-old virgin should look like

Published: July 24, 2007, 12:59 pm

Tags: Sexual Ethics

Note to self: Invest in a pair of glasses. (I've got a little over three years to go, though, so I guess I won't have to do it right away.)

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Harmony in Flux

Published: July 24, 2007, 12:05 pm

Tags: Criminal Justice, Education, Sexual Ethics, Trends

towards the increased sexual precocity of our children. We're caught between not wanting to "repress" them and the intuition that human sexuality isn't a harmless pastime -- it's closer to a loaded gun that can go off. So, rather than confront the problem directly, we try to make it "safe," which includes going to

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The Authentic Man

Published: July 24, 2007, 8:27 am

Tags: Marriage Family, Religion Society, Sexual Ethics

of the alpha male, metrosexual and ubersexual.

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Representing the constituency

Published: July 23, 2007, 10:24 pm

Tags: Marriage Family, Sexual Ethics

Three-quarters of African-American Protestants oppose same-sex marriage. So naturally, we wind up with an African-American pastor asking John Edwards how he, Edwards, can possibly "use religion to deny gay Americans their full and equal rights," in tonight's Democratic debate. (Note: Profanity in the comment section.) That's

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Dear Sy,

Published: July 27, 2007, 12:34 pm

Tags: Life Issues, Marriage Family, Politics Government, Religion Society, Sexual Ethics

regarding abortion and homosexuality -- do you suggest these behaviors are compatible with a Christian worldview, or simply that the arguments themselves are

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We Are Not Our Behavior

Published: July 30, 2007, 9:01 am

Tags: Restorative Justice, Sexual Ethics

public. In fact, most sexual victimizations take place within families and among friends -- called the zone of association. For instance, victimization of juveniles occurs 93% of the time with friends and family (73% for adult victims). Consequently, the people who need to know the most about the offense learn about it as soon as it

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Run Away from the (Komen) Cure

Published: July 30, 2007, 10:36 am

Tags: Health Science, Life Issues, Sexual Ethics

reporting instances of child sexual abuse, including of an 11-year-old girl in California, a 12-year-old in Arizona, and a 16-year-old in Ohio. In Connecticut, according to their newsletter, On the Beat, "A 22-year-old-man was arrested for impregnating and having a 14-year-old aborted three times in six months. Newspaper reports say it was

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Is womanhood a disease?

Published: August 2, 2007, 10:25 am

Tags: Sexual Ethics

Some companies seem to think so. (Warning: Article goes into detail about women's cycles -- probably not suitable for the youngest readers among us.)

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Thats a new one on me

Published: August 2, 2007, 5:35 pm

Tags: Sexual Ethics

So now condoms are "totally safe"? Not only that, but "the ONLY way to be totally safe"? Right. (Link not suitable for younger viewers.)