"The problem with introducing sex into stages one or two is that we still view others as tools for pleasure. The purpose of Christian marriage is to provide a guide and framework for sex to occur appropriately. Marriage, in the Church’s eyes, ensures that sex is a mutual expression of self-sacrifice that culminates in the creation of children. Throughout this series, we will explore how the Christian paradigm of marriage really does lead to the healthiest and most fulfilling expressions of sexuality." Studies Cited: “United States Population and Number of Crimes 1960-2019,” https://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm Lizzie Crocker, “There’s Been a Huge Increase in Campus Sex Assaults. Why?” https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-been-a-huge-increase-in-campus-sex-assaults-why National Sexual Violence Resource Center, “Statistics about Sexual Violence,” https://www.nsvrc.org/statistics/statistics-depth#:~:text=Both%20female%20and%20male%20youth,rape%20prior%20to%20age%2018 Lauren R. Taylor, “Has Rape Reporting Increased Over Time?” https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/has-rape-reporting-increased-over-time Ana Swanson, “144 Years of Marriage and Divorce in the United States, in One Chart,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/23/144-years-of-marriage-and-divorce-in-the-united-states-in-one-chart/ Zach Schonfeld, “Wives are Cheating 40% More Than They Used to, but Still 70% as Much as Men,” https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/07/wives-cheating-vs-men/313704/ Rebecca Lake, “Infidelity Statistics: 23 Eye-Opening Truths,” https://www.creditdonkey.com/infidelity-statistics.html David Atkins and Elizabeth Allen, “The Association of Divorce and Extramarital Sex in a Representative U.S. Sample,” https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0192513X12439692