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How Purity Culture Can Affect Overweight Teen Girls

Today I want to talk about another aspect of purity culture: Its affect on overweight girls. I received an Instagram message recently from a woman telling her story, and it was so interesting I thought it deserved its own post so we could think about it and talk about...

No More Power Struggles! Parenting with Discipline that Connects

We know that parenting is the biggest responsibility we will ever have. But we've been told such different things about the nature of that responsibility. If you grew up in an evangelical church, chances are you were told that a parent's job is to teach them to obey,...

Is Purity Culture Trauma?

Welcome to a new season on the Bare Marriage blog! We're about to begin a new series, starting tomorrow, on obligation sex--how to understand it and get over it. But before we do that, I received this great article by Dr. Camden Morgante (known as Dr. Camden around...

The Iowa “Monster Study” and Every Man’s Battle

What if our advice actually triggers the behaviour we want to prevent? One of my favourite places on the internet is our private Patreon Facebook group, where the people who support us financially hang out. For just $5 a month people can join our Patreon group, and in...
When Modesty Rules Make Drowning More Likely

When Modesty Rules Make Drowning More Likely

Swimming in regular clothing increases the risk of drowning. Seriously–it’s not safe.  Both my daughters were lifeguards as teens, and I still remember the training exercises they had to do when they jumped into the pool in normal clothing and then had to rescue...

Does Our Theology Let Girls Say No to Boys?

Does Our Theology Let Girls Say No to Boys?

Are girls allowed to say a firm no to a boy? That seems like a ridiculous question, doesn’t it? Of course girls are allowed! But back up the truck, because this doesn’t seem to be what’s being taught to girls in evangelical circles, and I want to explore today WHY...

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