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Good post on Sojourners (No Shame Movement is featured!) about the lasting impact of purity culture

- Their Generation Was Shamed by Purity Culture. Here's What They're Building in Its Place | Sojourners

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This Is The One Great Virginity Conversation On "The Bachelor"

Colton Underwood's virginity is a constant topic of conversation on "The Bachelor." Yet, the best sex conversation yet has nothing to do with him.

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Josh Harris has decided to discontinue publication of his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. 

Full statement 

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“If G-d loves all his children, why would he make me so detestable? I used to sit on the floor of my kitchen, tears flooding my face, feeling painfully torn in two directions. Knowing who you are is supposed to be a beautiful thing, a moment of epiphany and realization and calm.”

On Finding Pride While Having Faith: A Roundtable of Queer Believers

[Photo source: flickr / Raphael Perez Israeli Artist]

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The overwhelming shame and fear that grew in the fertile soil of purity culture isolated me from my peers, subjugated me to my husband, stole my autonomy, and cut me off from a divine connection.

author Carrie Saum on coming to terms with the impact of purity culture - I saved my ‘virginity’ for marriage, and it worked out great--until it didn’t

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Inspired by this thread from last week, what did purity culture taught you about your self-worth?

Share your stories here!

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I’m outchea navigating this romantic relationship world like a fucking teenager. But with a fully developed brain. I mean if you think about it, this is what leaving evangelical Christianity does: you are thrown into a whole new world that you’ve only heard bad, evil things about.

The Story of My First Date