Over the past few weeks I have done a double-take on Purity Culture. For anyone who is unaware, “Purity Culture” burgeoned in the ‘80s and ‘90s evangelical youth groups around America. The “True Love Waits” message permeated the Christian subculture via conferences, retreat weekends, media and merch. Essentially, Purity Culture taught that we must wait
We ate our first dinner in England at a small restaurant in our village. We were hungry, completely jetlagged, and cranky. The maître d’ was a bit huffy that we did not “book in,” which is standard restaurant culture over there, but he hesitantly seated the seven of us. We sat down at an empty
There is something beyond sinister about today’s burgeoning cancel culture. Are we really attempting to create a society that mandates that everyone have a perfect track record of speech and behavior? I am all for progress, no doubt about it. And people need to be held accountable for their actions. But it raises the question: