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Is Purity Culture to Blame?

By Filings on Wed, 10/16/24
Christian Living
Purity Movement
Sexual Purity
Sexual Ethics
Evangelical Trends

“ ‘Purity culture’ arose in the 1990s as an evangelical reaction to a broader culture that, in more ways than ever, embraced sexual freedom…. Church leaders responded by promoting virginity before marriage, as the church always has, adding in tactics of pledges, purity rings, and dances with their dads.” - Breakpoint

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Topics: Purity Movement, Sexual Ethics, Joshua Harris
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  • Purity Culture Isn’t the Problem
  • "When I was 16, I got a purity ring. And when I was 25, I took it off."
  • Does Abstinence Teaching Really Promote Purity?

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