Word: secularization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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While many of these abstinent students are religious—like Parker and Brinton, who are both Mormon—most of them cite secular reasons for not wanting to have sex. Many mention the possibility that sex could hurt the emotional aspects of a college relationship, and others say they believe that sex is meant to be an expression of a life-long commitment, a commitment they are not ready to make...
...Harvard, others have joined Baehr in his decision to promote virginity as something to be prized. The TRL founders, Sarah M. Kinsella ’07 and Justin S. Murray ’07, who are dating and both Catholic, say they hoped their non-secular group could provide a place where abstinence was accepted...
Amanda L. Shapiro ’08, the president of the Harvard Secular Society, also expresses concern about the TLR’s focus on marriage, as opposed to “true love...
...sides, recounting stories of unwarranted arrests, tortures, and evictions of Palestinians from their homes by Israeli officials, as well as suicide bombings and the culture of revenge that many Palestinian leaders breed. He also tells of youthful idealism and particularly his early hope for a “single, secular Jewish-Arab state,” which eventually evolves into his strong faith in a two-state solution. He recounts how standing in the middle can put one at odds with both sides, describing how he was considered both “the Palestinian people’s Enemy Number...
...Oren’s narrative, America is a country lead by the uninformed, fighting both a secular and a non-secular war. Attempts at peaceful negotiations or tribute have only led to aggression, and aggression has proved futile...