
Episode 83: Talking Back to Purity Culture ft. guest Rachel Joy Welcher
Bare Marriage
Sex in Marriage
I think what I think it really taught us to view our spouses as sexual outlets rather than sexual partners. And that is not the way it's talked about in scripture, right? It's a way of serving and loving your spouse. The selfish attitudes towards sex are very common in evangelical culture because of these books. So many women, one of their main things that they expressed sadness about was that they hadn't waited and they felt like they had failed. There's this idea that like you're giving your spouse a subpar gift on the wedding night. If you have not been abused or if you've sinned sexually, that somehow you have less to offer your future spouse. That's just
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