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Study: Religious Affiliation Influences Premarital Sex

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Muslims are more likely to wait to have sex until marriage than followers of any other religion, including those who practice Christianity and Judaism, found a new study published in Religion and Sexual Behaviors. The least likely to say they …

Church Slams Nun’s Controversial Book on Sexuality

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In case you had forgotten, the Vatican doesn’t take kindly to books that speak well of masturbation and homosexuality. U.S. nun and Yale professor Sister Margaret Farley was censured by the Vatican Monday due to her book, Just Love: A Framework …

Texas Pastor Plans 24-Hour “Bed-In” on Church Roof

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You don’t see this every Sunday: Evangelical pastor Ed Young, of 20,000-member Fellowship megachurch in Grapevine, Texas, is planning to spend 24 hours in bed this week with his wife — on the rooftop of his church. He’ll conduct interviews with …

Highbrow Funny: What if God Had a Girlfriend?

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Say God is creating the universe, but He runs into a little bit of relationship trouble in the midst of all the grandeur. A new essay in the New Yorker re-imagines the creation story with a modern-day dating twist. Here’s …

Scholar: Pilgrims Were Thankful for Sex

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Contrary to popular belief, Puritans viewed hot sex as their God-given right, says one religion scholar. Remember that when you’re counting your blessings this Thanksgiving.

Why is There A Higher Divorce Rate in the Bible Belt?

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A recent CNN.com story posed this question: Why are divorce rates higher in the South than in places like the Northeast? Experts have a few theories:

Do Atheists Have Better Sex?

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God might not be so great when it comes to losing your sexual inhibitions. Most formerly religious people who left the church found that their sex lives got better after ditching their deity, according to a recent study out of …