Posts Tagged ‘Abstinence’

Cross Talk: Let’s Talk About Sex (Baby)

In this column, we’ll discuss important current event topics with two Burnside writers who disagree on the issues. One leans left, the other right. Their faith is what helps them to meet in the middle. Usually. Emily: Alright, let’s talk about sex. James: I read your recent HuffPo post and...

November 29th, 2012 | Columns, Cross Talk, Featured | Read More

Our Abstinence Fetish

I believe that only married people should have sex. You probably do, too. Evangelicals breastfeed their young on the notion that exchanging bodily fluids other than saliva (and sometimes that’s off limits) shouldn’t happen outside the bounds of matrimony. Now, tell me where it says that in the...

August 4th, 2011 | Essays, Featured | Read More

Jesus Wants Your Vajayjay

A few years ago I ran the medical clinic at a camp in the Pocono Mountains. Local churches donated scholarship money, and the funds were used to bus kids from Philadelphia, Trenton, and New York City to the mountains for a week in the great outdoors. The summer was as much a learning experience for...

November 20th, 2009 | Featured, The Remedy | Read More

Jordin Sparks Tosses Down

MTV killed the rockstar decades ago and was apparently taking aim at the Disney and Idol created teen sensations at this weekend’s MTV Video Awards. Host Russell Brand thought is was amusing that bubble gum sensations like the Jonas Brothers wore promise rings as they performed. A promise ring,...

September 9th, 2008 | Blog | Read More