Deciding It's OK to Wait /
Stephanie Cook.
- Christian Science Monitor (United Media), 2001. Knight-Ridder, 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 65. Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
This MARC record contains two articles. Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Deciding It's OK to Wait, Feb. 28, 2001; pp. 15+. Originally Published: Restraint in Relationships, Jan. 6, 2001; pp. F1-F2.
DECIDING IT'S OK TO WAIT -- "An increasing number of high school students are taking a stand for chastity...signaling a slight but noteworthy shift in attitudes over the past decade." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses the growing teen abstinence movement as a increasingly common way of dealing with the complex issues of sexual activity. RESTRAINT IN RELATIONSHIPS -- "For many an adult, the prosepct of romance without sex is like love without music...In contrast, some Christian singles are living a faith that has long demanded abstinence until a couple is pronounced husband and wife." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the advantages and difficulties experienced by Christians who abstain from sex until marriage.
1522-3248;
Christians--Attitudes. Man-woman relationships. Sex--Religious aspects. Premarital sex. Sex education. Sexual abstinence. Teenagers--Sexual behavior. Virginity.