Talk:Born-again virgin

urban dictionary
to 99.226.149.101: urban dictionary is a terrible source, especially when the definition you cite only has 66% thumbs-up. im removing the claim that being a borne again virgin can mean one year without sex. Skiendog (talk) 08:42, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I removed this line from Urban Dictionary, because it is such a bad source.

Colloquially, this term may refer to an individual that has not taken part in penetrative sex in quite a long while, comparatively to the social norm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agenbite (talk • contribs) 16:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

This is a colloquial term, to describe a social activity, or lack thereof. There is no science to it. To say that "Scholars estimate that in order for one to be considered a born again virgin, the period of abstinence must be greater than the range of 1-2 years" would seem to be unfounded, as well as unsourced. I suggest removing this quasi-scientific statement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.15.138 (talk) 20:33, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Other Religions?
I deleted this sentence:

However, the term also sometimes applies to individuals of other faiths who make a similar commitment to abstain from sex again.

This comment does not have a source, and I have not been able to find any evidence that anyone other than Christians have claimed that they were a 'Born-again Virgin.' Considering how the concept of 'born-again' is closely associated with certain sectors of Christianity, it is highly likely that the 'born-again virgin' label would only be something that made sense to 'born-again' Christians. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Agenbite (talk • contribs) 16:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I was raised a catholic and when I asked around about this, I met with laughter and disbelief. Even the evangelists thought it was an absurd concept. Not only is this concept restricted to a certain religion, it's restricted to north-american culture as well and let's hope it stays that way.
 * 190.163.234.4 (talk) 15:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Mention of Muslim
The reformation of the hymen is not limited to muslim cultures, and has been done in a variety of culture such as japan and italy as mentioned inside and outside of wikipedia. I suggest that specifically citing muslim societies causes bias in the reader that this is something that is specific to them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.235.31.123 (talk) 21:45, 27 June 2012 (UTC)