The Queer Christian: Navigating Faith, Church and the Bible
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Millions of Christian’s feel guilt or shame about premarital sex. But should they? What do the Gospels and the 10 Commandments actually say about premarital sex?
This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MYsj67BTnkY
References and URLs
Terry Gross Fresh Air interview of Linda Kay Klein:
Transcript and audio:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/648737143
Linda Kay Klein’s book, PURE:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DQV274T
“Inside the Purity Movement and Its Effect on Evangelical Women” by Julie Ingersoll University of North Florida
http://tiny.cc/Purity1
Charts used from part 1:
The benefits of church attendance for women (Harvard study):
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2521827
https://ifstudies.org/blog/religious-service-attendance-marriage-and-health/
The association of religiosity and suicide in queer youth:
http://tiny.cc/Queersuicide
http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(18)30050-3/fulltext
Falling church attendance – Pew research:
http://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/
President Carter quote:
https://youtu.be/znTO949aPNg?t=155
http://tiny.cc/Carter2015
More than 1 in 2 Americans will get STD in lifetime
http://tiny.cc/sti4
HPV and Cancer: “HPV is a group of more than 200 related viruses, some of which are spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex…
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-and-cancer
There is a vaccine for many sexually transmitted cancers:
www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-vaccine-fact-sheet
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/statistics/cases.htm
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