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    Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:23 PM | By Hanna Rosin
    Ann, I have long been creeped out by the endless sex advice doled out by Christian ministries. This practice began in the '70s by none other than Tim LaHaye, of Left Behind fame, who wrote a very explicit guide to what he then called "the marital act." What began as a slightly squeamish enterprise has now turned into a publishing and preaching empire, with hundreds of guides and manuals extolling the joys of "Christian sex." (Dagmar Herzog chronicles the history of this genre in this book I reviewed for the Times.) Many of the books seem like thin excuses for Christian authors to titillate their readers with so called "morality tales," a la Daniel Defoe. All of them leave teens with a confusing message: Sex is dangerous; it could leave you emotionally scarred, sick, even kill you. Until you get married, and then it's godly and awesome.
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