Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex

Harvard University seniors Sarah Kinsella and Justin Murray founded a student group earlier this year, called True Love Revolution which promotes abstinence on it’s campus. Unlike many campuses which have abstinence clubs which are affiliated with religious organizations, the True Love Revolution is totally “secular,” and it should come as no surprise that many members of the group have come under attack from feminist students and others who mock and ridicule their choice to abstain from sex. This, I believe, is a rather natural reaction for those suffering from a low self-esteem. Somehow, because someone chooses to believe and behave differently and refuses to coddle and affirm a particular (destructive) lifestyle, those who have adopted the lifestyle feel offended and angered as if they were being personally threatened or attacked. Quite telling I would say.

The True Love Revolution is just part of an encouraging trend of unlikely colleges from around the country forming groups devoted to abstinence. For example, Princeton and M.I.T. have formed Anscombe Societies. Just last month the Anscombe Society of Princeton University held a conference on marriage, family, and sexuality which was dedicated to the memory of Professor Elizabeth Fox-Genovese.

Given that I was part of the problem when I was a college student, you can understand why I’m all the more impressed and that I admire the courage and conviction of these students and others like them who persevere despite being treated like societal freaks. May God bless all those who are on the front lines of this cultural war.