join us as we square off with the many iterations Catholic church as we tackle one of our most sinister topics to date: purity culture. we reflect on the twisted history of sexual morality, acquaint ourselves with the Wh*re of Babylon, and wonder just how long the West has hated women (spoiler alert, since forever). digressions include our disgustingly problematic justice system, the very real experience of religious PTSD, and a brief trad wife cosplay.
Sources:
Sexual Behavior and Sexual Morality by Lisa Z. Sigel
From Shame to Sin: Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity by Katherine Harvey
The History of Catholic Sexual Morality by Catherine Viney
How an Abstinence Trend in the 90s Shamed a Generation of Evangelicalsby Clyde Haberman
What is Purity Culture?by Linda Klein
Purity Culture: Repercussions and How to Heal
The Flaw at the Center of Purity Culture by Angie Hong
It's Back: Purity Culture 2.0, Gen Z Style
Daddy's Little Girls: On the Perils of Chastity Clubs, Purity Balls, and Ritualized Abstinence by Breanne Fahs
The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women are Leaving the Churchby Katie Gaddini
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