luvtheheaven:
fiercefatfeminist:
READ THIS
The article can be found online instead of screenshotted here: http://www.xojane.com/sex/true-love-waits-pledge and a few other places
If anyone is interested in related reading about toxic Purity Culture in Evangelical Christianity, I’ve read a lot over the years and can easily point you in whatever direction is most relevant for you.
I’m an atheist who was formerly Catholic and also I’m asexual so none of this has ever been as personal an issue for me but I know a lot of people for whom it’s a huge deal.
I had basically zero exposure to any of this growing up, and didn’t hear anything about it until I was in college and got to be friends with a couple of people who were raised in that type of Evangelical atmosphere. And yes, they were struggling with a number of things, not least some of the baggage around sexuality.
From the outside, at least, it’s really not hard to see how living under those expectations could mess people up but good in ways that it’s hard to recover from. It’s disturbing how many people have been convinced that this is anything but creepy, especially where kids are involved.
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