He called eye traps anything that a woman would wear that might draw a man's attention or fill him with lust. Corporal punishment was essential to his recommendations for child rearing. A male leadership teaching girls to be modest, their role was as homemakers,. As mothers who would lead up the next generation of young Christians.
A group of evangelical Christians raised their children to become influential in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the Supreme Court. Now, as adults, the "Joshua generation" are reckoning with their upbringing.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin with help from Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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