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Mary’s Virginity Matters, but Not for the Reasons You Think

Shannon Evans
December 21, 2021
General, Theology, Women
And so if we hold the virgin archetype up against Mary of Nazareth, we might be surprised by what we find. What if Mary’s virginity tells us not just about Jesus’ significance, but equally, about hers?

3 Things the Church Probably Didn’t Teach You About Sex

Andrew Lee
June 28, 2021
Church Life, Family and Parenting, General
There is so much more the church can do to celebrate sexual relationships. Sex should be talked about in the church. We won’t always get it exactly right, but I personally think it’s important to begin starting conversations somewhere.

A Review of #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing

Melanie Springer Mock
April 22, 2021
Books, Practical Justice, Theology
Allison’s work should compel Christians to contemplate the destruction wrought by purity culture, in our churches and homes and summer camps and institutions: in other words, every place where people thought they were safe, until the church leaders in their lives failed them, all in the name of purity.

What Lil Nas X is Telling Us About the Hell We Create

Mark Bauer
April 7, 2021
Art, Church Life, LGBTQ+
But the more I’ve consumed content by artists like Lil Nas X, the more I realize the church and some of the puritanical standards I parroted end up creating a special kind of hell on earth for those on the receiving end of that condemnation.

Nationalism, Purity Culture, and Hijacked Christianity

RLC Editor
July 24, 2020
Church Life, Politics, Women
Ramsey says she works “solely with evangelicals to shed light on how Christianity has been hijacked by nationalism and white supremacy long before Trump.”
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