The Devil's Calling Card

Christianity still leans heavily on biblical double standards and chastity teaching showered upon the young. Teenagers often betray their purity oaths in the heat of the moment, she says. Many are shamed by family and friends, guilted into penitence rituals or dragged before whole congregations to apologize. Some Christian churches encourage teens who are experiencing sexual thoughts and temptations to ask for prayers as sexual desire has activated their loins.