Dr. James Dobson

Impure: The Relationship Between #ChurchToo & American Politics

Impure: The Relationship Between #ChurchToo & American Politics

(This post uses #ChurchToo to compare responses from evangelical leaders, both pastoral and political, in the U.S. towards sexual violence. Additionally, the term “evangelical” has become political in recent years. Evangelical Christianity is a broad category with many different perspectives and is not monolithic. Simply because someone self-identifies as an evangelical does not mean they…

Impure: Dr. James Dobson’s Defense of the American Family

Impure: Dr. James Dobson’s Defense of the American Family

Nothing is created in a vacuum, including abstinence only sex education. Purity culture used the idealistic allure of simple abstinence practices to withhold vital information related to sex education in order to “protect” young minds and bodies. Here I want to focus on just a couple key elements in purity culture’s recent history. Dr. James…