In our culture, we treat boys like perverts and girls like princesses. In doing that, we strip away their identity as humans and don't allow them to fully be what they were created to be. Plus, y'know, purity culture issues.

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Today's episode was a hard one to record. Not because we were scared of being canceled by progressives or called heretics by conservatives, but because we want to make sure we're being loving and kind as we wrestle through our beliefs on a really complicated issue. We invite you to join us for a longer-than-normal conversation about homosexuality, how the church has handled it in the past, and how we should approach it in the future.

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It started with I Kissed Dating Goodbye and went downhill from there. Ask anyone trying to date in their 30's and they'll tell you that yeah, what we taught about dating in youth group ended up with some pretty terrible results. This week we talk about why Christian dating is so stupid and how we can train the next generation to not be so awkward on the dating scene.

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It's February so like anything youth group related, we're kicking off four weeks of episodes centered around dating, relationships, and sex. This week we start with friendships and how we didn't teach kids how to be friends with the opposite sex, what that led to, and try to figure out how we do better moving forward.

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We continue our discussion on doubts and deconstruction in the church. This week we shift our focus to where we go from here and ask if deconstruction is the best route to tackle our doubts or if there's a better way.

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There is a movement across the country where people are deconstructing the faith they were taught as kids. As a response to that, there have been some really at-best out of touch, at worst unsympathetic things said by church leaders and pastors about those deconstructing. This week is the first half of a two-part episode where we discuss doubts in our faith and how to approach them in a healthy way.

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Whether it was books about people who had gone to Heaven and come back to earth, weird paintings in church lobbies, or scary Carman music videos, youth group gave us a less-than-awesome view of Heaven and Hell. This week we talk about what those two things actually are and how having a good view of them can impact how you view your faith.

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There’s a line between letting the Holy Spirit lead and emotionally manipulating people for a response. Where is that line? How do we determine if what we experienced was actually the Holy Spirit? We talk about the balance between emotions and discernment this week on Unlearning Youth Group.

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Did you ever want to get a tattoo or dye your hair but were told your body is a temple and you couldn't do that? Was the person who told you that smoking or eating a Big Mac while saying it? This week we talk about the hypocrisy of how we viewed our body as a temple and what a better view of that looks like.

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If you grew up in church, you were probably told to choose your friends wisely. While that's biblical and sound advice, it somehow turned into an us vs them mentality where we looked down on those who believed different than us. And maybe - just maybe - that's part of the reason we have so many of the issues we have in our culture today.

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