Java with Juli - Conversations About God, Sex, & You

#235: How the Purity Movement Hurt Us


Listen Later

"I always thought that if I did everything the way God told us to, then I would be blessed, I would be happy and I would have a good marriage. That was decidedly not the case."  Well-meaning parents and youth pastors promised marital bliss if you could only make it to the altar as a virgin. For many, the promise didn't deliver. In this episode, Juli brings truth and compassion to the imperfect purity message of the 90s. 

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Rethinking Sexuality
  • Surprised By the Healer
  • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Java with Juli - Conversations About God, Sex, & YouBy Dr. Juli Slattery and Authentic Intimacy®

    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9
    • 4.9

    4.9

    1,554 ratings


    More shows like Java with Juli - Conversations About God, Sex, & You

    View all
    FamilyLife Today® by FamilyLife Podcast Network

    FamilyLife Today®

    1,686 Listeners

    Focus on Marriage Podcast by Focus on the Family

    Focus on Marriage Podcast

    1,850 Listeners

    Focus on the Family with Jim Daly by Focus on the Family

    Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

    4,800 Listeners

    The Allender Center Podcast by The Allender Center | Dr. Dan Allender

    The Allender Center Podcast

    638 Listeners

    Sex Chat for Christian Wives by Bonny Burns, J Parker, and Chris Taylor

    Sex Chat for Christian Wives

    880 Listeners

    Pure Desire Podcast by Pure Desire Ministries

    Pure Desire Podcast

    727 Listeners

    Loving Well by Focus on the Family

    Loving Well

    270 Listeners

    The Place We Find Ourselves by Adam Young | LCSW, MDiv

    The Place We Find Ourselves

    2,569 Listeners

    Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast by Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

    Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

    781 Listeners

    Bare Marriage by Sheila Gregoire

    Bare Marriage

    1,177 Listeners

    Heaven In Your Home by Francie Winslow

    Heaven In Your Home

    669 Listeners

    Being Known Podcast by Being Known Podcast

    Being Known Podcast

    1,136 Listeners

    Therapy and Theology by Lysa TerKeurst

    Therapy and Theology

    1,906 Listeners

    Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage by Focus on the Family

    Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

    372 Listeners