In one survey highlighted in the book, Burke notes that some 38 percent of married men indicated that they found passive anal sex to be 'somewhat' or 'very appealing.' While the survey is not a representative sample of website users, or Christians more generally, she noted that 'male anal play seems questionable at best within a conservative Christian context.' Where they draw the line is when sex is not heterosexual, non-monogamous (including pornography), extra-marital, or not consensual,' Burke said.īurke explained that her study is based on 50 interviews with creators and users of Christian sexuality websites, extensive content analysis of about a dozen sites over the two-year period, and a survey with 768 respondents who asked questions about sexual attitudes and practices and religious beliefs. 'One website user told me 'It's not my job to be the Holy Spirit and convict people.' In other words, the people I observed and talked to who use Christian sexuality websites are respectful of fellow believers' individual relationships with God. … In online blog comments and message boards, website users sometimes debate whether or not a particular sex act is 'OK.' But the prevailing attitude is that if a believer is in open communication with God and a spouse about his or her desires, then those desires are permissible. 'For some this means oral sex, anal sex, masturbation, the use of sex toys, the list could go on.

Kelsy Burke, an assistant professor of sociology, is the author of 'Christians Under Covers.' | (Photo: University of Nebraska Communications/Craig Chandler) 'The websites I study draw from popular Christian sex advice books (like those authored by the LaHaye's, Wheat's, Young's, Douglas Rosenau, Shannon Etheridge, Kevin Leman) to set the terms, as website creators and users see them, for 'godly sex,'' said Burke to The Christian Post on Thursday.Īnd what Burke, who does not identify as an evangelical Christian, found in her study was that even within the confines of Protestant heterosexual norms, Christians still found creative ways to explore a cornucopia of sexual interests. Website users concluded that an array of sexual activities qualified as 'godly sex' that strengthens Christian marriage.

The book, which reflects Burke's findings from a nearly two-year ethnographic study of 36 websites where tens of thousands of Christians have sought sexual guidance during the past decade, focused on couples who were heterosexual, married, monogamous and did not look at pornography. In her new book, Christians Under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual Pleasure on the Internet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Kelsy Burke offers a small peek under the covers of the sex lives of evangelical Christians and her findings reveal a lot of kinky behavior, including 'anal play.' Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.The cover art for Kelsy Burke's new book 'Christians Under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual Pleasure on the Internet.' | (Photo: University of California Press) Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply.

In the image of God he created them male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27-28 “So God created human beings in his own image. Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David, jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes. Your breasts are like two fawns, twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.” Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil. Song of Solomon 4:3-5 “Your lips are like scarlet ribbon your mouth is inviting. Then you should come together again so that Satan does not tempt you through your lack of self-control.” Do not withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so just for a set time, in order to devote yourselves to prayer. In the same way, a husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but his wife does. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight be intoxicated always in her.”ġ Corinthians 7:3-5 “ A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should do the same for her husband. A wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. Proverbs 5:18-19 “ Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Many couples ask is it wrong for me and my spouse to do any sex position besides missionary? Would God find it acceptable you ask? Let’s look at what the Bible says. Have you ever wondered what can Christians do during sex? You’re not the only one.

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