Episode 2-46: Purity Culture

This post focuses on a topic that is challenging for many (including myself):  the notion of “purity culture”.  While purity culture is certainly not a uniquely American phenomenon, it is all too common in conservative religious circles in our country--- and it can do untold damage.  Purity culture is a cross-cultural, cross-religion phenomenon; it’s especially prevalent in many evangelical Christian religions.  We’ll take a look at the specifics.