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It’s Time for a Sexual Ethic Jesus Might Have Actually Preached
By: Lyndsey Medford | June 5, 2019
Consent: a word so bland I once found it almost ugly. Why would I base my framework for romantic relationships on a word as flippant and perfunctory as a waiver to have my photo taken? Bodies and relationships are deeply important to me as a Christian. Naturally, sex is also deeply important to me. Even [...]
5 Purity Culture Myths and Why They Are False Promises
By: Camden Morgante | May 29, 2019
I was raised in Christian purity culture. I proudly wore my “True Love Waits” ring. I read Joshua Harris’s Christian cult classic, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. And today, I’m a psychologist and a vocal critic of purity culture.
Book Review: Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
By: Sarah Lindsay | November 19, 2018
Pure examines the harmful effects of evangelical Christianity's purity culture with particular emphasis on the long-lasting and outward-rippling effects of shame. Of particular interest to CBE's audience, the book details the ways in which purity culture cooperates with patriarchy and harms women.
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
By: Linda Kay Klein | November 18, 2018
An inside look at the effects of evangelical Christianity's purity culture on a generation of young women.
5 Things the Bible Does (and Doesn't) Say About Modesty
By: Jill Richardson | October 8, 2018
Does the Bible really body-shame women? Does it exonerate men when they objectify women? Proponents will say they don’t exonerate men. Men are still guilty, but women, the victims of men’s objectification, are guilty too. But there’s a chasm of difference between “men are guilty, period” and “men and women are both [...]
Bikinis, Bodies, And How We Talk About Modesty
By: Valerie Geer | October 16, 2017
It was a typical summer weekend service at our local church. I was perusing the bulletin announcements about our son’s upcoming youth group trip that included a water park excursion. Amidst the details for the trip was the following blurb instructing students what to bring:
55 Things Only Christian Women Hear
By: Rachel Asproth | April 19, 2017
Last night, Sarah Bessey (we’re fans!) began a conversation about the strange, sexist, abusive, and toxic things Christian women are told on a regular basis. We’ve collected some of the most powerful tweets so far in a list--follow the ongoing conversation happening on twitter under #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear.
We Named Her Mercy
By: Debbie Fulthorp | April 6, 2016
We encourage our daughter and son not to be defined by stereotypes. We encourage both of them to be the person God has made them and to lead, no matter what others say.
The Problem With Modesty
By: Kelley Werner | March 1, 2016
I have been ashamed for so long. I have been afraid. I have felt like no matter what I do, I will always and forever be man’s demise. My body will always be a threat to someone else.
Top 10 Posts of 2015
By: Rachel Asproth | December 28, 2015
This year on the CBE Scroll, our writers and readers did just that: brought light into forgotten places, blew dust off aged parchment, and awakened new fervor in the Christian community for justice and change. As the CBE Scroll editor, it has been my immense privilege to walk alongside profound minds [...]