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Havelock Ellis

In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists.

Havelock Ellis

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In early Christianity, people often practiced sexual purity while still maintaining very close and affectionate relationships between men and women. This kind of emotional closeness without physical intimacy surprised and upset strict moral thinkers of the time.

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