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Here’s the Data on Why We Need to Stop Calling Girls Stumbling Blocks

It's time to focus on the effects of modesty messages on girls--rather than the effects of girls on boys. For the last few weeks we've been talking about modesty rules for teens, on the podcast, on the blog, and on social media.  I often get extremely frustrated...

6 Reasons We Should Stop Accusing Girls of Dressing Like Prostitutes

When we talk about modesty, I often see commenters saying, "But she's dressing like a ho." Whenever the talk comes up about how girls shouldn't be held responsible for boys' and men's thoughts, inevitably someone will say, "What about all the girls coming into church...

How Did We Think Calling 8-Year-Olds’ Bellies “Intoxicating” Was Okay?

Why did the evangelical church not recognize pedophilic language? Last week on the Bare Marriage podcast we told you about Dannah Gresh's Secret Keeper Girl curriculum, popular during purity culture, which told 8-12 year-old girls that their bellies were...

Is It True That All Guys Can’t Help But Imagine You Naked?

Do boys have to fight constantly not to picture girls naked? Yesterday on the Bare Marriage podcast (episode 183) we walked you through some of the problems that we discovered with the modesty messages that were given to girls as teens, especially during the purity...

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