July 20, 1910: The Christian Endeavor Society of Missouri, an early forerunner of the American Religious Right, instituted a campaign to ban movies depicting kissing between non-relatives.
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This Date in History: Christian Endeavor Society Seeks Ban on Movie Kissing
By Austin Cline, About.com GuideJuly 20, 2006
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