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In 1997 a book was published that took Church Youth in Singles Groups by Storm, a book that eventually

sold over 1.2 million copies.

The book was titled, I Kiss Dating Goodbye.

The then 21-year-old author Joshua Harris

encouraged Christians to give up dating

and discover a life of sincere love, true purity, and a purposeful singleness.

Joshua Harris, as a young man, was touted by the current vice president of content and

editor-in-chief of the Gospel Coalition as quote, the Evangelical Wonder Boy.

He was a rising star in the Sovereign Grace Ministries camp and became the face of the modern purity movement in American

Evangelicalism. He later became the lead pastor in a Maryland mega church and

pastor there for nine years. Everything appeared to be going well for Mr. Harris

until he resigned in 2015, citing a lack

of theological education as the reason.

He intended to attend Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia to receive theological instruction.

The following year, it appeared that his resignation for the purpose of theological education

was not entirely genuine as he later apologized to those who were hurt

by the purity culture and approach he had taken in his book.

The trajectory continued when in July 2016 in a social media post,

he announced he was separating from his wife. He said, quote, in recent years, some significant changes have

taken place for both of us. It is with sincere love for one another and

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