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'I Have Had Sex ... And Jesus Still Loves Me': 'Bachelorette' Stands Firm In Her Faith

Hannah Brown, the lead on this season of The Bachelorette, recently sparked a conversation about sex and morality. "I have an audience of one, and that's the Lord," she says.

Last Tuesday, viewers around the country gathered around their screens, eager to watch the drama unfold: Some were watching the Democratic presidential debates, some were tuned in to the season finale of ABC's The Bachelorette.

Throughout this season, 24, has tried to find Mr. Right from a group of 22 men in front of millions of viewers — and as "a good Christian boy from Gainesville, Ga.," questioned Brown's morality in light of her past sexual relationships. She responded: "I have had sex ... and Jesus still loves me."

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