Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. "In the evangelical community, an 'impure' girl or woman isn’t just seen as damaged ...

(The Conversation) — Extreme abstinence culture goes beyond sexual mores to advise women not to pursue leadership roles or speak out in mixed company. (The Conversation) — Millennial evangelicals are ...

Lyvonne Picou was a sophomore at Seton Hall University when a guy she liked gave her a copy of a book called I Kissed Dating Goodbye. The paperback had worn, dog-eared pages. On its cover, a young man ...

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On July 29, 1994, thousands of teenagers gathered in Washington, D.C., to tell the nation about their pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. They covered the lawn of the National Mall ...

Linda Kay Klein grew up a devout Evangelical Christian in the Midwest. She broke up with her high school boyfriend after being convinced the joy and excitement she felt around him made her impure and ...

Before Linda Kay Klein had a routine X-ray at the age of 23, she insisted the nurse gave her a pregnancy test so she would be “better safe than sorry.” It was one of many such tests Klein had ...

I was sexually assaulted while attending a Christian college, a small liberal arts school nestled by a South Georgia pond reeking of onions. Purity culture reigned supreme. Holiness was our movement.

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