The Purity Culture Movement with Cait Spencer

Cait joins the Amateur Activist to talk about the beast that is
purity culture, a subculture of evangelical Christianity that saw
its peak in the late 90's early 2000s that promoted a biblical
view of purity. It does this by discouraging dating &
promoting virginity before marriage through things like purity
rings and purity vows / balls. The impact of purity culture on
Christians is felt decades later and Cait and Isabela attempt to
start to peel back the layers and simply have a discussion about
the impact it had on their lives as well as the impact it had on
some peers. What is purity? Is there unequal pressure put on
women over men when it comes to staying pure? Do we toss out
everything we learned in regards to purity culture? Can someone
be sexually active in a committed relationship be seen as "purer"
if their heart and actions are pure? The big question Cait and
Isabela try to answer is: how can churches have a conversation
about purity? We hope this conversation gives you a little bit of
hope - that God is in it all, that there is a way to come out of
purity culture and figure out what is healthy and helpful for you
and your relationships. (and we hope you laugh)


Some accounts that we find helpful:


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Sex The Whole Story


the.Holistic.Psychologist


Talk Purity to Me