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The Case for Early Marriage: Regnerus on the Evangelical Dilemma

By Jason A. Staples

If one is to be abstinent until marriage, why push marriage into the late twenties? Sociologist Mark Regnerus advocates and defends earlier marriage in the light of abstinence teaching, suggesting that the cultural shift towards later marriage is unreasonable and unwise. »

An Evangelical Dilemma: Wait for Sex AND Wait to Marry?

By Jason A. Staples

Evangelicals must choose between two opposing worldviews pertaining to sex and marriage. No longer can they push abstinence until marriage on the one hand while on the other hand embracing the cultural shift towards later marriage. This combination puts many Evangelical young people in the unreasonable and high-pressure situation of abstaining from sex throughout... »