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Word: virginity (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...church or society that is thought to conflict with scriptural commands. The Bible is considered "inerrant" as it was originally written. That means the Good Book is free of error not only in spiritual and moral teaching but in all historical details. According to this view, miracles, whether the Virgin Birth of Jesus or the parting of the Red Sea, occurred precisely as they are described, and Adam and Eve were real people, not symbols...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Jerry Falwell's Crusade | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

...roommates and a friend from down the hall were discussing pre-marital sex. I insisted that it was always wrong. They basically told me I was ridiculous. And my friend Stuart bet me that I would have sex before I graduated from Harvard. I insisted I'd remain a virgin until my wedding night. The loser had to fly the winner to Manhattan for a night and take the winner to the restaurant of his choice. One of the women from upstairs came by as the conversation ended and learned of our bet. Several weeks later, I was talking...

Author: By Joel A. Getz, | Title: Should I stay or Should I Go? | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

ENGAGED. Madonna Louise Ciccone, 26, belly-button-baring rock phenomenon (Like a Virgin) and movie actress (Desperately Seeking Susan); and Sean Penn, 24, actor (The Falcon and the Snowman) and her steady of several months. The wedding, scheduled for late summer, will be the first for both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jul. 8, 1985 | 7/8/1985 | See Source »

...living together and want to get married, not necessarily to each other. One wants to get unmarried, go off to New York City and make a living with his saxophone. Two more are obsessed with women who cannot return their seriousness. Another one -- imagine this in 1985 -- is a virgin and in genuine conflict over whether the pleasure of ending her suspense is worth the emotional trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Some Sideshows of Summer | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...Shields into his arms, she demurely reached down to hold her skirt in place. After the show, everyone repaired to a private room for more partying. There were no reported readings from her new teen advice book, On Your Own, in which she explained why she was still a virgin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 17, 1985 | 6/17/1985 | See Source »

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