Why have we in the church made some people outcasts? In recent weeks, I have had conversations with friends pondering why we have felt the need, certainly in conservative Christianity, to outcast LGBTQ people and to make women inferior? We have been asking the question, was this what we signed …
Naming what has happened to you is an important part of recovery from any traumatic event. Some people recovering from harm caused by purity culture, may not know the names for and definitions of some of the horrible things they have experienced. So, I would like to start with some …
The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Gregoire, Rebecca Lindenbach and Joanna Sawatsky This book is written for Christians who were brought up in the Purity Culture of the Evangelical church, reading marriage books that taught that sex is just for men, that wives should engage in uncomfortable sex, or perform …
Purity culture in Evangelical churches in the USA has been talked about a lot on social media recently, with the release of the documentary Shiny Happy People on Prime. While this is an extreme example, purity culture also exists in some UK churches. Here are my reflections on my experience …
