Erin

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By the time I was in high school and had my first boyfriend, I had been “talked to” about how I dressed and acted so many times that my annoyance was beginning to turn into anxiety. It began to feel like it didn’t matter what I did or wore; it was me that was bad. In the evangelical community, an “impure” girl or woman isn’t just seen as damaged; she’s considered dangerous.
Erin
Wow. This is well put. Women are the stumbling block, not the lustful eye is what is taught.
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I just read a book, a classic (minor) Thank Heaven Fasting and it was exactly the same for upper class in the UK , except there couldn't be a boyfriend. So many cultures want to control women's bodies…
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
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