Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 332: When Purity Culture Supporters Try to Rewrite History (Dannah Gresh Case Study)
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Intro: Are People Trying to Rewrite Christian History?
The Purity Culture Debate Begins - Was it helpful or harmful?
Purity Culture Defined, When it Gets Hypersexual, & Chastity vs. Purity Culture
What the Research Actually Shows
Are We Afraid to Talk About Sex?
The Problem With Straw Man Arguments, ie: Complementarianism & Egalitarianism Definitions
When Changing the Words Changes the Story
Obligation Sex, What Went Wrong, & What Accountability Looks Like
When Faith Becomes Hyperfocused on Sex
The Medium Is the Message
What Does Healthy Fruit Actually Look Like?
Conclusion: Why Changing the Conversation Matters
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Send us Fan Mail And….we’re BACK with a fresh new season of the Bare Marriage podcast! We’re kicking things off with a lively deep dive into the debate over purity culture, asking what happens when influential Christian voices revise their past teachings, redefine the terms, and rewrite the history of what they once taught. We unpack the difference between biblical chastity and shame-based purity culture, take on straw man arguments and shifting definitions, and explore how messages about sex...