What’s wrong with side hugs and modesty? Why do Christians play the purity game and how does it create more problems? Plus, Teighlor Polendo of Quoir is our Heretic of the Week.

Show Notes

  • 00:20 – Introduction to the sex series. Sponsored by the Hope Center.
  • 04:21 – Voicemail about mental illness and Christianity.
  • 13:41 – Anonymous text about selling a TV.
  • 14:40 – Webinar for Patreon supporters.
  • 17:41 – Heretic of the Week: Teighlor Polendo and why she’s a heretic. Until we can love perfectly, nothing else matters.
  • 20:15 – Quoir publishing.
  • 22:02 – Receiving God’s love to be able to give.
  • 23:20 – Culture of independence.
  • 25:22 – Teighlor’s upbringing and deconstruction.
  • 29:21 – Sidehugs, dress codes, and the fear of sexual sin.
  • 34:29 – The Mike Pence or Billy Graham rule.
  • 37:20 – Bad rumors about God.
  • 38:49 – Shame and purity culture.
  • 41:28 – Females and modesty. Toxic masculinity covering the feminine.
  • 44:21 – Patriarchal society.
  • 48:32 – End of interview.
  • 49:31 – I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris.
  • 50:02 – Shutting down and shaming sexuality.
  • 51:11 – Young children’s vows to be sexually pure until marriage.
  • 51:41 – True Love Waits.
  • 55:27 – Shame with sex after marriage.
  • 59:30 – Double standards with masturbation.
  • 1:02:20 – The highest purpose for sex.
  • 1:07:32 – Victim shaming and consent.
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