Marriage Before the Mattress, No Shame? Episode 592

Niall is joined by Ben Scallan from Gript Media for a wide-ranging conversation about the quiet but noticeable rise in Christianity among young people across the world — and how changing attitudes to faith are colliding with modern ideas about sex, identity, and self-worth.

The discussion was sparked by comments made on Piers Morgan Uncensored, where American right-wing political commentator Nicholas Joseph Fuentes revealed he is still a virgin at 27, saying he is waiting until marriage. While Fuentes himself is a deeply controversial figure and not someone many would see as a role model, his admission ignited a fierce online reaction, with some branding him a “loser” for abstaining from sex.

Putting personalities and politics to one side, Niall and Ben ask the bigger question: is there anything sad, strange, or shameful about choosing to wait until marriage to have sex? Or has a culture that once promoted sexual freedom become oddly intolerant of those who opt out?

The conversation explores why more young people are turning back towards Christianity, tradition, and structure in an era of dating apps, hookup culture, and rising loneliness. Is abstinence a meaningful personal or spiritual choice — or is it seen as outdated and regressive in modern society? And why does someone else’s private decision about sex provoke such strong public judgement?

A thoughtful discussion about faith, freedom, judgment, and whether true progress means allowing people to live by values that don’t always align with the mainstream.