Hello and welcome to Faith adjacent, a spin-off of the Bible bench podcast where we send

up our faith in tinnah to see if we can get reception in unlikely places.

I'm your host Erin Moon, resident Bible scholar on the Bible bench and this month, believing

that true love waits. I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future

mate and my future children to have a frank and fabulous discussion with you about purity culture.

Guys, real quick, before we start, I just want to say like a big, earnest heart on my sleeve,

thank you to everyone who was so encouraging about the inaugural episode of Faith adjacent.

Thank you. You shared, you listened, you engaged in conversation, you left reviews,

it's just, I can't tell you what it means to someone when you're enthusiastic about something

that they make. It's so weird to put stuff out in the world, so when it has a soft place to land,

that's just a very tender mercy. Also, just a quick production note here. We are going to be talking

about sex. We are going to be using anatomically correct terms. There is some adult language,

it's censored, but it is there. So, I just, if you're planning on listening with a child or

children, I highly recommend just giving it a quick listen through before you do so you can decide

if you think it's age appropriate. I'm going to be talking about sexual trauma, sexual abuse,

just a lot of different things that I just want you to be prepped on. That's just a friendly heads

up from your neighborhood, Erin Moon. All right, let's go. And as always, before we begin,

faith is very personal. Everyone brings their own set of lenses and perspectives to anything they

encounter in the world. And that includes religion, scripture, faith. I'm coming to every topic

from my own personal lens. And it's hard for me to divorce myself from my own perspective, but as

much as I can, I'm going to do my best to approach all topics with clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose,

on all sides, giving the benefit of the doubt where possible. Sometimes we're going to bring in

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