Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers

Researcher Mark Regnerus has aided church leaders with a snapshot into the lives and thinking of church youth & their views of sexuality. Find out how our youth are coping with the messages they receive from the church. Regnerus combines data from 3 national surveys with interviews with more than 250 teenagers. His findings: although religion may influence adolescent sexual behavior, it rarely motivates sexual decision making.