“Nick Jonas says the [purity] ring (and what it symbolized) messed him up pretty bad. That’s partly because it defined him in a sexual way when he was barely old enough to understand what it was.”

The #SCB19 stance on women, anchored in the slogan that we dare not compromise Scripture by capitulating to culture, is itself an articulation of a form of Christianity that has capitulated to culture. If you’re having trouble seeing that, I may have made my point.

Dear Church, repeat (loudly) after me: “Sexual abuse is wrong! No matter who did it. How they did it. When they did it. Why they did it. Or to whom they did it. Sexual abuse is wrong!”

YouTube is a hot mess right now. Trying to take down a young girl’s successful channel bc she is being sexually harassed? Um, maybe try banning the pedophiles. Let’s make victim blaming a thing of the past.

Powerful piece by Linda Kay Klein: Evangelical sex abuse isn't new. It's been fueled by purity culture for decades. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… via NBC News THINK cc Aevitas Creative Atria Books

“I really don’t have words to describe how awful this is. How can a man of God stand in front of thousands of people and shame a man who isn’t (and can not) even be there to defend himself? ” buff.ly/2ITZJLo

this is actually real. teaching young girls that their value is comparable to objects by the way they dress, post, and what they look at? a girl is only priceless if she dresses or behaves in a certain way? this is disturbing. #purityculture #dannahgresh

DISTURBING allegations in fed lawsuit against Southern #Baptist leader/ex-SBC president Paige Patterson - including graphic description of how a young woman says Patterson told her it was a "GOOD THING" she'd been raped. @RobDownenChron #metoo #churchtoo houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

never understood the whole pro-slut-shaming argument that tells girls to dress modestly in order to “leave something for the imagination.” oh my god jenny i cant wear that shirt, i haven’t told chad that i have tiddies yet i’m saving the surprise for his birthday u whore!!!!

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: PURITY CULTURE//pt. 1// my experience & the harm it does anchor.fm/thisiknow/epis…

i’m dying 🤣 this actually used to be a legitimate concern of mine back in the day

I feel bad for those poor folks upset over a black Little Mermaid. Bless their heart! They gonna be really upset when they find out about Jesus...