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Oct 2024

42m 59s

Do We Regret Wearing Our Purity Rings?

BETHANY BEAL AND KRISTEN CLARK

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Ep. 190 - The two of us grew up at the height of the purity culture movement. We read the classic "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and every other Christian book on courtship. We dated intentionally, wore our purity rings religiously and saved our kisses for marriage.

Do we regret wearing our purity rings?
What was the impact of purity culture in our lives?
How are we going to raise our kids?

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