Chastity in Religions
Some religions regard Chastity as a virtue expected of faithful adherents. This usually includes abstinence from sex for the unmarried, and fidelity to a marriage partner.
In some religions, some groups of people are expected to remain unmarried and to abstain from sex completely. These groups include monks, nuns, and priests in various sects of Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. Chastity is required of the respective sacerdotal orders. The Shakers, on the other hand, impose chastity in the form of celibacy for all members, even forgoing procreation such as the case with the castration cult.
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Famous quotes containing the words chastity in, chastity and/or religions:
“Respectability is joining chastity in the museum of dead issues.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
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