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An Example of Culture Wars vs. Jesus from Focus on the Family

An Example of Culture Wars vs. Jesus from Focus on the Family

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 13, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Focus on the Family thinks life was better in 1964. You know, when many minorities in the U.S. had few civil rights. When women couldn’t leave abusive husbands. When women couldn’t get credit in their own name, or get a mortgage.  That was better! When...
The 72-Hour Rule Isn’t a Thing: How Evangelicals Coerced Women into Sex Every 72 Hours

The 72-Hour Rule Isn’t a Thing: How Evangelicals Coerced Women into Sex Every 72 Hours

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 6, 2024 | Libido, Research

The 72 Hour Rule is Made Up by Evangelical Authors.  Yep. This month on the blog we’re “fact checking” common sex beliefs, and one of the biggest ones in evangelical circles is the 72 hour rule: the idea that a wife must have sex with her husband...
PODCAST: Do You Even Want This Kind of Marriage?

PODCAST: Do You Even Want This Kind of Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 22, 2024 | Abuse, Podcasts

What if…the people we listen to for advice are more likely to be being abused? And what if the couples held up as ones to emulate by organizations like Focus on the Family are actually in really destructive relationships? This was a sad one for me to record,...
Focus on the Family’s Scary Stance About Men Jailed for Domestic Violence

Focus on the Family’s Scary Stance About Men Jailed for Domestic Violence

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 22, 2024 | Abuse

The Double Standard for Boys and Girls in Brio Magazine

The Double Standard for Boys and Girls in Brio Magazine

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 14, 2023 | Parenting Teens

Let’s use a real-life example of purity culture double standards: Brio Magazine Yesterday on the podcast Rebecca and I read excerpts from old copies of Focus on the Family’s Brio magazine, aimed at teen girls 12-16. We wanted you to hear first hand what...
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Have you ever noticed that a lot of common Christian sex advice just sounds really icky?

Sex is supposed to be great. Like, really great. So great that it’s hard to keep your hands off each other great. 

So why do so many Christian marriage books present it as another chore to check off of a woman’s to-do list? 

Why do so many Christian sex books portray men as doomed to sexual deviancy? 

We’re on a mission to change the conversation about sex in evangelical spaces. And to do that, we started by scoring our current best-sellers based on a Healthy Sexuality Scorecard. 

Want to see how your favourite book scored? 

You can download the rubric and scorecard (including quotes that explain the score) here, for free!

Get the rubric and scorecard--for free!