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OpinionDid you know sex can be illegal within marriage?
‘Reproductive coercion is a form of gender-based violence, it can take place both outside of and within married relationships and as a form of domestic abuse it affects Christian women at a similar rate to non-Christian women,’ says Sally Hope.
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ArticleShedding a light on unhealthy relationships, lies, manipulation, rape and grooming
Hope Bonarcher isn’t feeling there is much to celebrate for women within our culture – but reminds us what good news the gospel is for all of us
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ArticleIs the sexual revolution truly benefitting women?
Dr Belle Tindall explains sexual disenchantment, highlighting two extreme examples
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: What is the purpose of sex toys in a relationship and would it be sinful for my husband and I to use them?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Salomé Criddle responds to a reader who wants to know if it is ok to use sex toys in marriage.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I think I am asexual
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers someone who thinks they might be asexual.
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OpinionMany women in the Bible used their sexuality to survive, and Jesus did not condemn them
‘Jesus made no comment at all about women who used their sexuality as a means of making a living. In fact, any condemnation the Bible makes of prostitution is reserved for the men who buy sex, not for the women who sell it,’ says Sally Hope.
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ArticleAre Christian women ashamed of their own sexuality?
Sex therapist Emma Waring delves into the cultural double standards that have existed for millennia, and which perpetuate the shame and guilt that women can feel around pleasure and intimacy
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OpinionAs a Christian mum of teenage boys I’m worried about the message OnlyFans influencer Bonnie Blue is giving to young men about women
While Bonnie Blue claims her content provides a better narrative for teenage boys than they would receive watching porn, Sally Hope suggests she’s not giving them anything different - or beneficial - at all.
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OpinionFans of Jilly Cooper rushed to watch the Disney Plus series of her raunchy novel, ‘Rivals’. But what are Christians to make of all this sex on our TV screens?!
Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright, tunes into the adaptation of the well-known book series ‘packed with sex, romantic entanglements, and shocking antics.’
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Fourteen years after marrying as a virgin, I have never had an orgasm
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, nurse and psychosexual therapist Emma Waring answers someone who needs help with sexual intimacy with her husband.
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OpinionAs Christians we shouldn’t be worried by the decriminalisation of sex work
‘Those who oppose the decriminalisation of sex work tend to be activists who are ideologically driven by conservative social morality,’ says Sally Hope as she looks at what it would mean for sex workers if their jobs were legalised.
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Opinion‘What Little House on the Prairie taught me about a godly attitude to sex and marriage’
’Raising a teen in these times seems almost impossible, but Laura Ingalls gives me a model of what true joy and contentment can look like,’ says Kate Orson.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: How many dates does it take to know if there’s real potential?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer someone who wants to know if she should keep dating a guy she was set up with
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OpinionUnderstanding sexual ethics in Christianity
Sally Hope says that the rules of Christianity are not stopping couples getting divorced and suffering sexual abuse. She suggests, ’By using love as our yardstick we will always choose the most moral course of action in any situation.’
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My husband had an affair and now says he is allergic to me and can’t touch me
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese helps a woman whose is being treated very badly by her husband.
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OpinionAre sexperts the solution to struggling Christian marriages?
Salomé Criddle explains why she thinks sexperts and intimacy professionals should be more sought out in church communities.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m engaged to a pastor and we’re pregnant. Should we bring the wedding forward?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon helps a pregnant reader who wants to know if she should get married before the baby is born.
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OpinionIs there a biblical basis to acknowledge a difference between sex and gender?
In the light of the NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards, Kate Orson explains why she believes it is important for Christians to understand what the Bible says.
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OpinionRussell Brand has been baptised, but the allegations of abuse towards women still need to be taken seriously
Sally Hope wonders if it is too soon to be parading Brand as an example of God’s redeeming power. How do we ensure our churches and our faith are not being used by a master manipulator to ingratiate himself with the public and to avoid justice?
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve just moved in with my Christian partner – are we living in sin?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader who wants to know if she is living in sin.
