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The purity culture of the ’90s was also one that tied abstinence to politics, in a way that tracks with Scott’s conservative values. According to Moslener, in a Bible annotated by the True ...

Culture of abstinence The label purity culture has a range of meanings. Many use it in its most literal form to refer to efforts, especially in conservative Protestant Christianity, to promote ...

Since I became a Vicar in 1997, I have married over 200 couples. Of these, I can recall just one who had decided to refrain from sex before marriage (Picture: Getty) Last week, bishops of the ...

Correction, June 1, 2006: This entry incorrectly stated that Chapter 39 of the Bible calls Jacob “well built and handsome.” The passage refers to Joseph. ( Return to the corrected sentence.) ...

You have to live out your hope through your actions, and the Bible says that abstinence is the way to do that. “The body, in fact, and only the body, ...

Before Easter, Christians across the world observe a 40-day period called Lent. It represents the 40 days in the Bible that ...