Quote #186916
Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God’s law.
Jerry Falwell
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Interpretation
The statement expresses a conservative evangelical sexual ethic that treats heterosexual marriage as the sole legitimate context for sexual activity. By framing the issue as “God’s law,” it appeals to divine authority rather than civil law or personal preference, positioning sexual behavior as a matter of obedience and sin. The explicit “man and a woman” wording also functions as a boundary marker against same-sex relationships and against premarital or extramarital sex, aligning with late-20th-century U.S. Religious Right rhetoric in which family structure and sexual norms were central to moral and political identity.




