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Many who grew up under the influence of abstinence teaching remember well the book, “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” by Joshua Harris. In a world where Harris has renounced the book and his faith, many have started to question the validity of abstinence teaching, and its hand in perpetuating shame culture. The Woman Beings dive into the topic of abstinence and the way the Church has implemented it. From consent to education to whether it’s even worth it to wait until marriage.

Sexual assault resources: https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones

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This week the Woman Beings sit down with Chloe Lynch to talk about the foster care system in California, the role of women in social services, the pay gap, and some of the amazing ways that people are making a huge difference in the lives of children and families.  

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One episode on modesty just wasn't enough! Join the Woman Beings as they discuss the stigmas surrounding nudity, caring for 'brothers in Christ,' and the women who bravely stood up for clothing equality. They also discuss how parents can navigate these discussions with their teenagers, and the power of forgiveness in these conversations. 

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In this week's episode, the Woman Beings talk about the critically acclaimed yet highly controversial film, Cuties or Mignonnes. Netflix and the director, Maïmouna Doucouré, have received a lot of backlash for this French film featuring 11-year-old girls dancing provocatively. Many have spoken out against the film for exploiting young girls and promoting pornographic imagery of children, birthing the social media campaign, #cancelnetflix. However, the director claims that the film was commentary on the sexualization of young girls, pulled mainly from her own story. The Woman Beings watched the film to find out what all this was about and add our perspective to the conversation.

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The discussion of 'modesty' is not unfamiliar to young women in the church. In fact, for some, it was a central doctrine. Find out what the 'problem with modesty' really is as the Woman Beings share their own stories of learning how to navigate clothing and purity, and how they had to learn to love their skin. 

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Poet, preacher, activist, storyteller, and co-founder of MVMNT Collaborative, Tinasha LaRayé joins the Woman Beings to share on racial justice, black history, kingdom principles, and the role of women in the black history movement.   

Disclaimer: We mention the death of Jacob Blake near the beginning of the episode, and just wanted to clarify that we misspoke. Jacob Blake is alive and currently hospitalized because of the incident with the police.  

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Woman Being is a community of people who happen to be female. We host conversations in order to gain perspective and promote healing. On our own we only have a part of the story but together we create a whole story, the human story.

This project was birthed out of a close group of friends getting lost in conversation. Maybe we just like hearing ourselves talk, or maybe we found our conversations so deeply enriching that we decided to extend the invitation in the form of a podcast. We hope that as we explore this big, messy world and dive into the gray that you’ll find some gold in the midst of it too.

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