Idolizing sex, placing personal piety over social injustice, shaming women, perpetuating sexism and patriarchy, diluting Christian theology (if not ignoring it entirely), erasing LGBTQ folks, straight-up lying about STDs— purity … Continue reading Conclusion: Working Toward a Christ-Centered Sexual Ethic
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The Idolatry of Sex: How Purity Culture Sets Us Up for Failure
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading The Idolatry of Sex: How Purity Culture Sets Us Up for Failure
Erasing Queerness: How Purity Culture Others LGBTQ
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Erasing Queerness: How Purity Culture Others LGBTQ
Celebrating Horniness: How Purity Culture Encourages Toxic Masculinity
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Celebrating Horniness: How Purity Culture Encourages Toxic Masculinity
Sex and Guilt: How Purity Culture Makes Sex Taboo
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Sex and Guilt: How Purity Culture Makes Sex Taboo
Condoms: How Purity Culture Lies with Statistics
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Condoms: How Purity Culture Lies with Statistics
What Is “Purity Culture”?
“Do you know what I’m looking forward to most about being married?” The question seemed sweet and endearing as I sat there listening to a 20-year-old in the coffeeshop. He … Continue reading What Is “Purity Culture”?
Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
Hey friends, so I’ll be taking an unexpected break from 7 Deadly Sins and Friday posts this week. It turned out this week’s passage from 1 Corinthians spawned FOUR posts, … Continue reading Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
Revisiting the Billy Graham Rule
While I don’t think inadequate sex ed, the Billy Graham Rule, and church gossip somehow caused Harvey Weinstein, there is a common thread there.
Fixing Accountability Culture
When I first moved to Jacksonville, an area minister reached out to me and offered to be my “accountability partner.” At this point in my life, I had only been … Continue reading Fixing Accountability Culture