Thus while the evidence suggests that mote devoutly religious adolescents, as well as conservative Protestant and traditional Catholic youth, hold more conservative sexual attitudes (Peterson and Donnenwerth 1997; Meier 2003). Waiting until marriage for sexual intercourse-" keeping the law of chastity" is regarded as one of the highest of Virtues.
Denmark was the first Nordic country to adopt Christianity as its official religion under King Harald Bluetooth (c.910–c.985) in the tenth century (Lendorf,1994). Religious freedom is an essentially unchallenged value in Denmark. Roman Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues have long existed in the larger cities, and the first mosque in the country was built in 1967. Over 90 percent of modern Danes belong to the state-sponsored Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia, 2000). However, Danes are not very religious, with church attendance being generally low. According to a 2005 study, Denmark has the third-highest proportion of atheists and agnostics in the world estimate to be between 43% and 80%, as many do not practice their faith). Though most Danes have their names on the church records, they seldom attend church services. Except for a few, religion in Denmark is not a strong motivating force in the lives of the people. .
Since Danes are not very religion, " keeping the law of chastity" is not really affecting the Danes' perspective of sex. Danes have a very relaxed attitude towards their body and sexuality. Danes consider themselves sexually open-minded; this is supported by national legislation. Denmark was more liberal in respect to sexual policy than its Nordic neighbors. Denmark was the first country in the world to legalize written pornography in 1967. Sexual curiosity of juveniles is widely accepted, there are many kindergartens have "cushion rooms" for children to fight and cuddle in privacy.