CHRISTIANITY.

@WEPromote It should only matter to yourself. http://t.co/9fYxDSR7ET — Robert Richard (@tripler5064) July 12, 2013 Abstinence is a word that is used in Christianity that does more to bringing harm in leading people to Christ than it does good.  The reason probably is that when and where it is used it is not with the full understanding of what scripture actually says.  As with many issues in life, a lot of Christians try to boil them down into passages that are taken out of context and then misinterpreted to fit their own agendas. The definition of abstain from THE MIRIAM WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY - abstain is; " to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice".  To fully understand this definition, refrain needs to also be defined, it has a meaning to " keep under control" " to limit, restrict , or keep under control" .  The other word is "refrain" which means "To hold oneself back...