On almost every measure, church attendance is good for you. Researchers have consistently found that religiosity is positively correlated with better mental health, better health overall, better relationships, and even longevity. BUT--and there's a very big but...
Sheila Wray Gregoire
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Echoes of Menstruation: Spoken Word Poetry
Let's talk about the echoes of menstruation. Yesterday on the podcast, we were discussing how Focus on the Family's PluggedIn movie review of Turning Red put references to preteen girls' periods under "sexual content", and warned that the title of the movie had an...
PODCAST: Echoes of Menstruation? Really, Focus on the Family?
So apparently preteen girls' cramps and pads are sexual, according to Focus on the Family. We have a little bit of a detour today because something blew up last week that I just had to address! Rebecca noticed that in Focus on the Family's PluggedIn movie review for...
What’s Next with Our Research on Sex, Marriage, and Gender
Everyday I get more questions about our survey, and about our data, and what we'll be studying next! I thought I'd try to answer that today in one central place. We've done the largest and most comprehensive studies of marriage and sex on evangelical populations, and...
Who is Safer to Date: Christian Men or Secular Men?
Do you feel safer in Christian spaces or non-Christian ones? That can be a hard one to answer because there are so many variables, but yesterday I set off a firestorm with my post that only 33.7% of married, evangelical men meet our four criteria for being sexually...
How Many Christian Men Are Sexually Safe Husbands?
How many Christian husbands see sex in a healthy way? We know that sexual sin, and porn use, and objectification of women are rampant. But it's not everywhere. So how many guys aren't affected by this? In February and March I'm posting several "number of the day"...






