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Porn and Purity Culture: Two Sides of the Same Coin

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                                            Porn & Purity Culture: Two Sides Of The Same Coin by Jennifer Moodie 12/14/22 Women and girls often hear “boys/men only want one thing” and the claim that men can’t help but lust if they see any female body part or their shape. We regularly hear women are not to say no to sex and withholding is a sin, but then many wonder why so many Christians are getting divorced and we have so many sexual abuse scandals in the church…. I appreciated this post from a friend on why marriages seem like they aren't lasting as long as they used to. It may be true, but I also believe that having a long marriage isn't necessarily equal to having a health y marriage.  I believe that is partly because we have created the perfect atmosphere for men to treat women, including their wives, as objects to fulfill their sexual desires. I believe that we have let a pornified view of women infiltrate the church under the guise of "purity culture," an