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Aug 2024
47m 9s

Purity culture

Jinger Vuolo, Jeremy Vuolo
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This episode is all about dating, relationships, and purity culture. Purity culture was a movement within some Christian communities during the 90's and 00's that rejected dating and replaced it with courtship. The idea behind it seemed good: helping young people pursue relationships in a healthy and God-honoring way. But it quickly lost its way. In this epi ... Show More
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