The Cult of Purity Rings

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Education

3.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Anyone who grew up evangelical Christian and/or plugged into teen celebrity news circa 2008 will be familiar with today's cult: Purity Rings. You know, the dainty piece of jewelry placed ritualistically on a teen girl's wedding finger to signify her vow of chastity until marriage, or else?? Purity rings are not just an accessory—they're a bonafide industry, complete with rules, ceremonies, secrets, veiled threats, and religious trauma up the wazoo... but are they a cult? This week, a very special (ex-evangelical) guest, Normal Gossip's Kelsey McKinney, is joining host Amanda to unpack just that! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod To check out Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking, click here! The Magical Overthinkers newsletter can be found here. Thank you to our sponsors! Go to thefarmersdog.com/cult to get 50% off your first box. Go to Zocdoc.com/CULT and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. The Cotton collection and more are available now at SKIMS.com. This episode reflects solely the opinions and work of Amanda and special guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.0	our solely host opinions and quoted allegations. The content here should not be taken as
0:40.4	indisputable facts. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Hey culties, Amanda here.
0:45.9	It's just me hosting this week, so the opinions and work represented on this episode are
0:49.8	solely my own and that of my special guest. In the purity culture world, it is always
0:56.1	abstinence until marriage, which is extremely interesting because the Bible is very clear
1:03.5	that it is much better for your relationship with God and your relationship to the world for
1:08.0	you to remain single forever in service of your faith than it is for you to marry and that you
1:13.0	should only marry as a last resort. Well, I think that that's kind of an interesting problem that
1:19.1	you're also talking about here is like there's no money to be made off of an actually devout
1:26.0	Christian life. There's none because you should live in poverty, you should be abstinent,
1:32.3	you should be constantly in service of others. And guess what? You can't sell that.
1:37.9	Yeah, you can't put a piece of jewelry on that.
1:40.9	This is Sounds Like a Cult. A show about the modern day cults we all follow. I'm Amanda
1:49.8	Montel, author of the books, cultish the language of fanaticism and the forthcoming the age of
1:55.0	magical overthinking. Every week on this show, you'll hear about a different group or guru that
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