chastity

Chastity has historically meant a sex life voluntarily limited by one's religion — most notably in the practice, by some, of premarital abstinence (a feature in all three major forms of monotheism). Online discussions are far more diverse than the dictionary implies, however. Put "chastity" into Google, and you're just as likely to find discussions of manliness and the famous Franklin virtues as you are Sonny and Cher's kid, bondage devices and purity rings.

Predictably, though, more substantive discussions of the term — such as whether "anti-chastity" is bigotry and whether chastity includes or excludes such practices as oral sex and masturbation — are more common among those for whom chastity is more a test of faith than a source of kink. Mormons, Catholics, and Muslims seem equally devoted to chastity.

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  Genesis Online — Authority: 147
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• Flight Attendants Might Be Years Best Comedy But Can It Survive The Curse ?

  
  Tony Batman.com — Authority: 146
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• What If Theres Someone Better? (And Other Relationship Puzzlers)

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 146
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• Found: vintage bondage and chastity

  
  Gloria's Oversexed Mind — Authority: 441
  Ca. 1920s. Im guessing its an authentic image of harem slaves. Any other theories?
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• Episode 74: Humping That Piano Key

  
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  Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel and Mark Lee. They totally had a plan when they started this one. They swear. They do manage to touch on Twilight: New Moon , Thanksgiving pop culture revelations, Christian Reality Shows, and Ninja Assasin . Along the way, some other stuff comes up, like how to market amateur ...
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• Unrealistic Expectations: Chastity

  
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• Chastity Cat

  
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  Chastity Cat ish protecting your daughters u iz sew protective. Picture by: LordBarman Caption by: Risa via Our LOL Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions
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• A secret garden

  
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  In response to this post , Star writes: "Why do you cover your hair? What possible purpose does that serve? Didnt God give women beautiful hair to show it off? I cannot believe he intended it to be hidden under a scarf all day. How ridiculous! No, you are hiding, hiding from reality. You are hiding from the ...
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• Are You Bothered by the Bizarre Blasphemy on TV?

  
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  Flipping over during commercials from the Eagles/Bears game on Sunday night, I caught a few examples of what passes for modern entertainment during ABCs American Music Awards. I didnt see Adam Lamberts number (the excerpts from other performances I did see were quite shocking enough, thank you) but it seems that the ...
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• Catholic News for November 25, 2009 A.D.

  
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• Is New Moon Selling Sex or Chastity?

  
  ABC News: Health — Authority: 882
  Despite the steamy ads, the new vampire flick is more about romance than sex. New Moon - Arts - Romance - Twilight - Literature
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• 30 year old virgin

  
  e-Nagar — Authority: 122
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• Jennifer Elia And Chaz Bono

  
  Girls Gab — Authority: 151
  Jennifer Elia the girlfriend of Chaz Bono 0r Chastity Bono was completely supportive of her partners decision to undergo a sex change operation and become a man.Jennifer Elia the girlfriend of Chaz Bono 0r Chastity Bono was completely supportive of her partners decision to undergo a sex change operation and become a ...
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• Chaz Bono - Cher’s “Son” Shows Us Why its all over but the crying for America’s Future

  
  Celebrity Dirty Laundry — Authority: 640
  You know the stories of extreme decadence surrounding the fall of Rome that we always hear? Or even better the Biblical horror stories of Sodom and Gomorra where ethical standards and decency had totally vanished leaving only sexual perversion and deviance. Forcing God to destroy the cities and their inhabitants with ...
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• Chastity Bono Sex Change

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 179
  Sonny and Chers daughter Chastity Bono is having sex change surgery to become a man.
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• Transgender Surgery: Chaz Bono, Celebrity

  
  Famewatcher — Authority: 146
  First there was Chastity Bono, daughter of celebrity singers Cher and Sonny Bono.Then Chastity became Chaz when she decided to have a gender reassignment surgery and hormone therapy to become a man.Why did s/he do it? He tells Good Morning America:‘I’ve felt male as far back as I can remember. Life is short and ...
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• Chaz Bono: Lack of Privacy During Transition Difficult

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 162
  Chaz Bono tells Good Morning America one of the most challenging aspects of transitioning from woman to man was doing so in the public eye.  The long-time gay rights activist says he couldn’t be happier now.  What did Chaz used to look like? Who can forget how adorable on the Sonny and Cher show?  Read more ...
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• The Manhattan Declaration

  
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• Chaz Bono Says Sex Change Was The "Best Decision Ive Ever Made"

  
  X17 Online — Authority: 686
  Chaz Bono sat down with Good Morning America to discuss his new life as a man, and even though hes going through gender reassignment in the public eye, he seems to be handling it quite well! Chaz, who is...
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• Friday Morning Open Thread

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 142
  Whats up? The bottom fifth of Texas earners pay just over 12 percent of their income to state and local governments, which is more than three times the share of income that the states richest taxpayers pay, according to a story in the Dallas Morning News . The University of California Board of Regents ...
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