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Is Purity Culture to Blame?

By Filings on Wed, 10/16/24
Christian Living
Purity Movement
Sexual Purity
Sexual Ethics
Evangelical Trends

“ ‘Purity culture’ arose in the 1990s as an evangelical reaction to a broader culture that, in more ways than ever, embraced sexual freedom…. Church leaders responded by promoting virginity before marriage, as the church always has, adding in tactics of pledges, purity rings, and dances with their dads.” - Breakpoint

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