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Feeling Responsible for Her Own Sexual Assault: A Youth Group Case Study

I read a story about how a youth group culture contributed to a young woman feeling guilty about her own assaults. I'd like to share it today, because it fits in to everything we've been talking about with She Deserves Better, our new book that launches April 18 (and...

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...

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...
Is Kissing Before Marriage a Good Litmus Test?

Is Kissing Before Marriage a Good Litmus Test?

Are we missing something if we save kissing for marriage?  One of the tenets of purity culture was that all physical contact--even kissing--should be saved for marriage. It wasn't just that sex is for marriage. It was that kissing was too. Some couples didn't even...

Are We Shaming Teens for Having Sexual Feelings?

Are We Shaming Teens for Having Sexual Feelings?

When you're a teen, it's normal to have sexual feelings. In fact, sexual feelings are a normal part of life for adults too! We have sex dreams (the content of which can sometimes be quite alarming). We can feel attraction to people. We can feel "horny", for lack of a...

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