3. Are You (Not) the One?

In this episode Emily covers Part III of her series on purity culture discussing Shame & Sexuality in Relationships. She explores the origins of the shame surrounding sexuality and the importance of grieving what was lost to this painful era.  Created as an addition to her blog, The Life She Wrote: The Podcast will expand on the topics of faith deconstruction, religious trauma and other ex-evangelical topics by providing a more in-depth look at the content and sharing stories from readers and listeners. Social Links and Newsletter Sign-Up Links From This Episode On the Blog: https://thelifeshewrote.com/2021/05/25/are-you-not-the-one/ Other Links Mentioned https://religionandpolitics.org/2021/05/12/the-eugenics-roots-of-evangelical-family-values/ Straight White American Jesus podcast, episode link: The Eugenicist Origins of Evangelical Family Values On Tim Keller and sexual ethic: https://religiondispatches.org/is-sex-outside-marriage-dehumanizing-the-problem-with-tim-kellers-biblical-sex-ethic/ and also https://thelifeshewrote.com/2021/04/07/one-white-pastor-vs-a-generation-of-leavers/ Stories from this episode: Ford Ebling, on Twitter @ford_ebling Anonymous story #2, on Twitter @thesnarkygent