Editing New religious movement (section)

===Celibacy===
Some NRMs promote [[celibacy]], the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both.  Some, including the [[Shakers]] and more recent NRMs, inspired by Hindu traditions, see it as a lifelong commitment. Others, including the Unification Church, as a stage in spiritual development.<ref>Teaching New Religious Movements, [[David G. Bromley]], Oxford University Press, May 25, 2007</ref>  In some Buddhist NRMs, celibacy is practiced mostly by older women who become [[nuns]].<ref>''New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response'', Jamie Cresswell, Bryan Wilson, Routledge, 2012, p. 153</ref> Some people join NRMs and practice celibacy as a [[rite of passage]] in order to move beyond previous sexual problems or bad experiences.<ref>The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements, Volume 1, James R Lewis, OUP US, 2008, p. 385</ref>  Groups that promote celibacy require a strong recruitment drive to survive. The Shakers established orphanages, hoping that the children would become members of their community.{{sfn|Barrett|2001|p=67}}