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Gay Christians Choosing Celibacy Emerge from the Shadows

Despite encountering criticism, the LGBT community is finding greater acceptance, even in religious circles.

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The Good-Enough Marriage

Mark Regnerus takes a look at marriage, how its importance has disappeared in our culture, and how we can commit for the long haul in our marriages. Read the article here.

Many Teens Suffer ‘Cyber’ Dating Abuse, Study Suggests

Many teens are being monitored, stalked, threatened and harassed online by the people they’re dating. Read the article here.

Inside the Teenage Mind: Sex, School and Social Media

A look inside the minds of today’s teens in a candid conversation about bullying, peer pressure, drugs and dating in high school. Read more and watch the video here.

TV Show Reveals How Innocent Photos of Irish Teen Girls Get Posted on Porn Websites

Thousands of photos of Irish teenage girls were found to be uploaded to hardcore pornography sites without their knowledge. Read more here.

Why Is The Abortion Rate Falling?

The abortion rate in the U.S. is at its lowest rate in 40 years. The Atlantic looks at why here.

A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA

Jackie was just starting her freshman year at the University of Virginia when she was brutally assaulted by seven men at a frat party. When she tried to hold them accountable, a whole new kind of abuse began. Rolling Stone looks at her story, read it here.

Minnesota Plans to Eliminate Gender Distinctions for High School Sports

Here are twelve reasons it’s a terrible idea to gender-bend school sports. Read the article here.

The Unremarkable Call to Love Our Gay Neighbors

Glenn Stanton shows how friendship and biblical fidelity belong together. Christianity Today offers their review of his book Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor: Being Friends in Grace and Truth.

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Young Christians Want to Reconcile Their Faith and Sexuality But Feel Shut Out, Says Religious Studies Professor

Young Christians continue to grapple with how to reconcile traditional and restrictive church teachings on sexual ethics with the intimate relationships they experience and witness in their social circles, according to a religious studies professor and recent surveys. Read the full article here.

Adolescents at Oregon Sex-Ed Conference Were Given Masturbation Advice, Role-Play Scenario Suggestions

Adolescent sex-education was taken to an extreme level recently at an Oregon sex-ed conference. Read the story here.

How Pornography Addiction Affects the Teenage Brain – Infographic

An infographic from HelpYourTeenNow takes a look at pornography and the teenage brain. View the infographic here.

Holy Sex

How it ravishes our souls, a look at sex from Philip Yancey.

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How the Church Should Talk About Sex

3 essentials to the Church’s new position on sex.

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Hollywood’s Confusing Treatment of Sex

The messages about sex coming from movies continue to be a conflicting mess.

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‘Sexting’ is Constant Among Utah High Schoolers

About 20 percent of Utah’s high school students are sending such pictures and nearly twice as many are receiving them. Read the full article here.

We Need to Recognize Child Porn as a Gateway to Abuse

We’re failing to send the message to our kids that downloading child abuse imagery is a very serious crime. Read the full article here.

Sexting Is the New First Base

More than one-quarter of teens engage in sexting and those who send explicit photos of themselves are more likely to become sexually active a year later, according to a study published on Monday. Read the full article here.

Sex in Leviticus

It’s part of a much broader teaching in Scripture.

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4 Lies the Church Taught Me About Sex

Here are four of the biggest lies about sex I believed before marriage. Read the full article here.