Oprah was dumbfounded by Bristol Palin’s abstinence pledge. I analyze both women in this new podcast. You and I know that if Bristol had said, “I want to be president of the US,” Oprah would not have said, “Aren’t you setting yourself up for failure?” But that is exactly what she said when Bristol voiced her determination to abstain from sex until she gets married.
Catholic Teaching Validated by Lived Experience
In this conversation, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and Dr. Deborah Savage discuss the Catholic Church’s teachings on contraception, the importance of lived experience in understanding these teachings, and the challenges posed by the sexual revolution.