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[[Image:Beads MFA Boston.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Abstinence beads.]]

[[Image:Beads MFA Boston.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Abstinence beads.]]

The word '''abstinence''' means refraining from indulging in an appetite.

Abstinence doesn't always work - poor virgin Mary tried it, but got pregnant anyway. So little girls, go screw your boyfriends all you like, because sex is fun. Use condoms, practise safe sex. Don't let sexually frustrated conservatives tell you what you can or cannot do with the organs God gave you. SEX ROCKS, suckers!!!

In the 1800s and 1900s, the word "abstinence," used without other explanation, almost always meant abstinence from [[drinking|alcohol]]. The "abstinence movement," for example, led to the establishment of [[prohibition]]. ''[[Teetotaler]]'' meant someone who advocated "total abstinence," rather than just moderation.

In the 1800s and 1900s, the word "abstinence," used without other explanation, almost always meant abstinence from [[drinking|alcohol]]. The "abstinence movement," for example, led to the establishment of [[prohibition]]. ''[[Teetotaler]]'' meant someone who advocated "total abstinence," rather than just moderation.