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Christian Victoria’s Secret Model Quits On Account Of Jesus

Rachel KrauseFebruary 9, 2012 //
Victoria's Shady Secret
Is the brand using cotton sourced by child labor? Read More »
VS Model On Dating
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Candice Swanepoel says it's hard for men to look past her job. Read More »
THE 2011 VS FASHION SHOW
2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - Runway
The most OTT looks from the show. 31 Photos »

In 2009, Victoria’s Secret launched a nationwide competition to seek out their newest Angel. Out of 10,000 real-girl applicants, all voted upon by fans online, only one emerged victorious: the then-19-year-old Kylie Bisutti, a newlywed Californian who then walked in the annual show alongside the established Angels. To most aspiring models, this would be a dream come true … but Kylie says otherwise. Now, after two years at the receiving end of a VS salary, she’s decided that lingerie modeling is against her Christian values, and violates the terms of her marriage. Keep reading »

Finding God In A Vibrator

Jessica WakemanDecember 30, 2011 //
Mind Of Man: Sex Toys
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John DeVore bought a sex toy ... almost. Read More »
Utensil Or Sex Toy?
Quiz: Sex Toy Or Kitchen Utensil?
See if you can tell which is a sex toy and which is a kitchen utensil! 34 Photos »
Scary Sex Toys
We're pretty liberal, but some of these sex toys are intimidating. 10 Photos »
WTF XMas Sex Toys
XMas Tuggie
Christmas-themed sex toys! 18 Photos »
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I once spent a 4th of July weekend with about 15 hardcore evangelical Christians. (Ex-Mr. Jessica’s sister was a born-again.) Explaining to some of the women what kind of website I write for proved to be awkward. But when I told one woman that The Frisky was similar to Cosmopolitan magazine, she exclaimed, “Oh, I read that!”

“Really?” I asked. “Isn’t it a little … uh … raunchy?”

She laughed. “Oh, I just flip past all the shirtless guys and stuff about sex.”

Then what part of the magazine do you actually read? I thought to myself.

That conversation popped into my head again when I saw this article on The Daily Beast about religious websites selling sex toys and the horrifying — not being hyperbolic here — opening story about a Christian woman who was married for 25 years before she finally bought a vibrator and had her first orgasm. Praise be! Keep reading »

Christian Group Refuses To Sell Bibles For Breast Cancer Charity Over Planned Parenthood Donations

Stefanie BlejecDecember 16, 2011 //
Cancer On Facebook
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Is this new breast cancer meme totally stupid? Read More »
Wonder Woman's Boobs
Wonder Woman breast cancer PSA
Critics say this Wonder Woman breast cancer PSA is too sexy. Read More »
I Heart Boobies
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A Cali school is up in arms over "I Heart Boobies" bracelets. Read More »
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Today in facepalms: a chain of Christian bookstore called LifeWay are pulling copies of the Here’s Hope Breast Cancer Bible from their shelves after it learned that one of the organizations benefiting from the sales is Planned Parenthood. The bible is produced by the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and $1 from each sale is donated to non-profit organizations that provide help breast cancer sufferers. Of course, Planned Parenthood is one of them. In fact, to assume that Planned Parenthood — the most well known non-profit sexual health clinics in the country — would not be among them was naive. Keep reading »

Iowa Baker Refuses Lesbians Their Wedding Cake

Jessica WakemanNovember 15, 2011 //
Girl On Girl
Why gay marriage matters. Read More »
Lesbian Vs. Straight Sex
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Lesbian sex changed the writer's definition of "straight sex." Read More »
Girl On Girl
Girl On Girl
Five things Trish is not allowed to do because she's a lesbian. Read More »
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I consider myself a Christian and nothing pisses me off more than when people are bigoted a**holes and couch it in “Christianity.” Yes, I’m talking about you, Victoria Childress, baker in Iowa. Victoria was courted by a lesbian couple, Trina Vodraska and Janelle Sievers, to prepare a wedding cake for their June nuptials. But during a taste-testing session on Thursday afternoon, Victoria realized these two gals weren’t sisters or friends but [stage whisper] lesbians! That’s when Victoria said, as she told local news station KCCI, “‘I’ll tell you I’m a Christian, and I do have convictions.’ And I said, ‘I’m sorry to tell you, but I’m not going to be able to do your cake.’” Just like what Jesus would do. Keep reading »

Girl Talk: Losing My Religion

Rachel Rabbit WhiteSeptember 2, 2011 //

Recently, while sitting in the kitchen as a friend helped me dye my hair, the topic turned to death. We had both experienced close friends dying in our early twenties, and we were discussing how we dealt with it. I sat facing away from her, as she checked the foils on my hair. “I just have to think that they are in a better place, in heaven,” she said.

I thought about those words for a minute. Then I replied, “For me, it soothes me to know there is no after-life. Like, there is completion in it. They are gone, that was their life, and it’s okay. I don’t have to worry about seeing them again. It’s been helpful to really process their death and know they are gone.”

My friend was intrigued. “I’d never thought about it that way,” she said.

The truth was I hadn’t always either. I identify as an atheist now. But I haven’t always. Keep reading »

Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: An Apatowian Christian Comedy?

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJune 1, 2011 //

First Judd Apatow produced “Bridesmaids,” a decidedly girly movie co-written by Kristen Wiig. And now, it looks like others are interested in taking the Apatowian sense of humor—gross-out comedy, adults in arrested adolescence—and transplant it to an unexpected demographic. And thus, we have “The Waiting Game,” a pro-abstinence flick for the Christian set. In other words, it’s a “sexless comedy about sex.” The flick will star Candace Cameron and it even has a cameo by Ted Haggard, the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado who was brought down after it was revealed he paid a gay masseuse for sex. Keep reading »

The Deets On Katy Perry’s Uber-Religious Childhood

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comMay 4, 2011 //

Katy Perry looks gorgeous on the new cover of Vanity Fair. And in the accompanying story, she talks about the thing we find the most interesting about her—the fact that she was raised by two ministers in an extremely evangelical household. It’s now common knowledge that Katy started her career as Katy Hudson, a gospel singer who’d only heard secular music at slumber parties, but in this interview she reveals some new details. “I didn’t have a childhood,” she explains, before divulging that she wasn’t allowed to say “Dirt Devil,” as in the vacuum cleaner, and that the only book her mother would read was the Bible.

After the jump, more details Katy’s shared about her upbringing. Keep reading »

Pole Dancing For Jesus Is The New Christian Workout

Jessica WakemanMarch 22, 2011 //
7-Year-Old Pole Dancer
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The "Human Barbie" taught her 7-year-old daughter to pole dance. Read More »

 

If you thought pole-dancing died when Miley Cyrus got on the pole, you were wrong. The true death knell is Pole Fitness For Jesus, a pole-dancing class for good Christian ladies in the sleepy town of Old Spring Town, Texas. The women in the Pole Fitness For Jesus class strut in high heels and body roll to uplifting Christian music — not because they’re trying to be sexy, mind you, but because they are honoring their body as a temple. “God gives us these bodies and they are suppose to be our temples and we are suppose to take care of them and that’s what we are doing,” explained Crystal Dean, a pole-dancing instructor, who rightfully points out that judging others for pole dancing is not very Christian. In fact, the few students in the free classes, which meets two Sundays a month, attest they feel a “spiritual connection” on the pole. Hey, whatever makes you feel closer to God — as long as you’re not hurting anybody — is fine with this Christian. Just ask yourself: what would Mary Magdalene do? [KTRK] Keep reading »

Girl Talk: I Dated A “True Love Waits” Christian

Rachel Rabbit WhiteFebruary 16, 2011 //
Virginity & Depression
Why do girls get depressed after losing their virginity? Read More »
Losing The V-Card
Losing my virginity was a laugh. Read More »
Dealbreaker
Sorry, but at 26, virginity is a dealbreaker. Read More »

I grew up in a small town. It was in the “heartland”– the middle of the country, yet everyone had twangy Southern accents. The town didn’t have much money or restaurants or people. But we did have churches. Churches in pole-barns, churches whose congregations were made up of only one family, churches in the hills with members who spoke in tongues and fancy churches with stained glass that told you to vote for George Bush.

All through my youth, I probably would have said I was a Christian. It was just the default. My parents did take me to church when I was little, I grabbed from the tin of sugar-cookies and drank dixie cups of watery Kool-Aid, but I had somehow remained a bit feral. Keep reading »

Christian Ladies (Put A Purity Ring On It)

Amelia McDonell-ParryFebruary 3, 2011 //


I gotta say, as a non-Christian who practices excessive amounts of pre-marital sex (well, at least before the sabbatical), I kinda like this pro-abstinence take on Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” The lyrics don’t roll off the tongue as easily as in the original, but I gotta give props to these gals for using such a popular song to spread their message. I love a music video with a story line, especially one acted with such skill. Babe. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

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