In this episode, Blair from @talkpuritytome and I...
explain what purity culture is and what the relatively new term “exvangelical” means
discuss how the absence of sex education fostered an environment for the harmful practices and beliefs of purity culture to spread
reveal how purity culture was the method by which evangelical, fundamentalist Christianity wanted to control its members and those member’s sex lives
describe the sexual abuse that was and is purity culture
share how the end result of purity culture was deep shame, misinformation, guilt, and trauma.
call out the abuse of purity culture
discuss how people who are now in their mid-20s to mid-40s are the generation most devastated by purity culture
discuss resources for informed sex education and healing the trauma of purity culture
discuss the deconstruction of evangelical Christianity
expose the roots of purity culture and evangelicalism (hint: fear is a big one)
discuss the homophobic, monogamy-only paradigm of evangelicalism and how it manipulates followers and keeps them stuck
talk about how the generation who was raised in purity culture is now choosing differently as parents themselves
discuss why sex and religion need to be disconnected completely
expose the utter lack of boundaries in evangelicalism and why establishing boundaries is a big piece of the healing puzzleFollow @iamlindseylockett
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