Ruth Institute Blog

by Carolyn Moynihan

This last paragraph is most key:

However, evidence that sexual activity does not increase among young teenagers vaccinated should not alleviate concern about the general sexualization of this age group and its effects on physical and moral health. Nearly a third of children 14 to 19 years old are said to be infected with HPV. If that is correct, there is a lot to worry about that the HPV vaccine cannot address. Its very necessity shows how badly a generation of children has been let down by the collapse of social support for pre-marital chastity. Read more…

By Steven Crowder

As anyone who’s read my abstinence column here at Fox News Opinion could guess, my wedding is something that I’ve looked forward to for quite some time. After having tied the knot at the end of August, I can now say beyond all shadow of a doubt, that it was everything I’d hoped and prayed that it would be since childhood. (I’d also prayed to be bitten by a radioactive spider and develop sticky hands, but… I was an idiot.) Read more…

by Katie Hinderer

by Bill Bumpas

She’s not the first one to challenge teens to remain pure before marriage.  But author Elsa Kok Colopy tells OneNewsNow what she’s talking about in her book is real purity — not just about a bunch of” do’s and don’ts.” Read more…

Cardinal Hall at Catholic University of America, Brookland neighborhood, Washington. Another school year is in full swing. Frat houses around the country are once again swollen with partygoers and intoxicated youth. Sunday mornings once again mark the regret of thousands of young women who hooked-up the night prior and either cannot remember what they did, or do remember and are trying to forget. Read more…

Advice to incoming freshmen — from someone with experience. Oct. 23 issue feature.

by ASHLEY CROUCH

By: Jim Tonkowich

“Treat yourself,” my friend said. “It will be a shot in the arm for your marriage.” He was encouraging me to read Pius XI’s December 1930 encyclical, Casti Connubii (Chaste Marriage). As it turns out, it’s more than a treat. It’s strong medicine for what ails marriage more than eighty years after it was penned. Read more…

By Linda and Richard Eyre

BYU had a news release recently that drew an interesting conclusion: Trying out a potential marriage partner like you might try out a car before buying it is NOT a good idea or a prudent decision.

The “prevailing wisdom” in the world today is that it is a bit foolish and impulsive to just marry someone you have never lived with, hoping you will be compatible. Read more…

According to an ABC News/Beliefnet poll conducted within the last year, 83% of Americans identify themselves as Christians.  Of course, there is a wide range of practices and specific teachings among the varied and various denominations that comprise Christianity in the U.S.  Nonetheless, it’s fair to say that America is a predominantly Christian country.  So why isn’t that reflected in the sexual mores and practices of teens and twenty-somethings? Read more…