Episodes
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Counter Purity Movement: Trading One Dysfunction for Another ft. Justin Megna
In this groundbreaking episode, Rebecca Lemke interviews Justin Megna about a topic no one else has touched: the “Counter Purity Movement.” The Counter Purity Movement is a phrase they have coined for the scorched-earth social landscape some trod following purity culture, which includes outright...
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Courtship at Ground Zero
In this episode Rebecca interviews Kenny Lyons, a young man who has experienced the ramifications of the courtship movement firsthand.
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Bridging Generational Gaps with Purity Culture
In this episode, Rebecca discusses understanding and bridging the generational gap in thinking about purity culture and courtship.
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Feet of Clay
In this episode, Rebecca discusses Christians searching for earthly authority figures. She talks about why we shouldn’t try to replace God or add to his word and that we should have a discerning mind when it comes to the people we listen to.
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Toxic Masculinity is a Red Herring, and the Economics of Sex
I brought my husband Thomas back on to roast some sacred cow steaks on the hot coals of our passion for truth. We discuss the double-headed red-herring of feminism and toxic masculinity (caught off the coast of Chernobyl, if reports are to be believed), the need for a revival of a Christian...
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Interview with Joshua Harris
Josh and I sat down to have a conversation about the documentary I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye and topics surrounding his journey reevaluating his book. Here are some of the things we discussed: The influence Adam and Eve after the Pill by Mary Eberstadt had on our journeys. The context of…
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Christian Marriage Counseling – An Interview With Dr. Corey Carlisle
In this episode, Rebecca interviews Dr. Corey Carlisle on Eros, what to expect from Christian marriage counseling, and about general sexual/relational health. You can find Dr. Carlisle on Twitter at @drcoreycarlisle, his personal website: http://coreycarlisle.org/ and his counseling website:...
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Overton Window
In this episode of the Scarlet Virgins Podcast, Rebecca and her husband Thomas Lemke discuss the Overton Window. What is it? How does it relate to the sexual revolution, purity culture, and the counter purity culture movement? You can find more of Thomas and his work at thechifiles.com
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The Ways Purity Culture Led to Developing Anorexia
In this episode, Rebecca discusses the things in purity culture that led to her development of anorexia. If you would like to find more of Rebecca's content like media appearances, more podcast episodes, and her book The Scarlet Virgins, you can go to www.scarletvirgins.com!
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How To Get Used to Sex When You've Been Raised to Be Ashamed
In this episode, Rebecca discusses how to overcome being taught that sex is shameful. If you would like to find more content associated with The Scarlet Virgins, please visit www.scarletvirgins.com.
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Dysfunctional Childhoods and Their Impact on Relationships
In this episode, Rebecca discusses how dysfunctional childhoods often go hand in hand with purity culture. This can cause compounded issues later on it relationships like issues with vulnerability, trust, etc. If you would like to find more content associated with The Scarlet Virgins, check out...
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Law and Gospel With Pastor Eric Brown
In this episode, Rebecca interviews her childhood Pastor from the small town LCMS congregation she attended for 18 years. The discussion includes: Defining Law and Gospel, the three functions of the Law, balancing Law and Gospel, and answering the questions below. What is a young person to do in...
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Interview with Nick Peters – Marriage, Chastity, and Aspergers
Interview with Nick Peters – Marriage, Chastity, and Aspergers In this episode of The Scarlet Virgins Podcast, Rebecca interviews Nick Peters on what it is like to be married with Aspergers, his journey of waiting until marriage to have sex, and his insights and advice on men, sexuality, and...
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The Truth about Failed Courtship
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #13 - The Truth About Failed Courtship When you break off a dating relationship, it hurts. But what happens when you get dumped (by a Dad or otherwise) in courtship? The stakes are the equivalent of a broken engagement, and some would even say a marriage. The pain is...
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Healing Wounds
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #12 - Healing Wounds Legalism in purity culture produces shame, which in turn can cause internalized self-hatred. Addiction, mental health issues, and self-harm are all a result of this internalized self-hatred. In this episode, Rebecca talks about the scars we carry,...
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Ladies Who Lust
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #11 - Ladies Who Lust Growing up in purity culture, Rebecca and her female friends always heard phrases like "men are visual", "boys will be boys", etc. These phrases taught that men were perverted sex beasts due to their interest in sex and that women were more prim…
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Apostasy after Spiritual Abuse
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #10 - Apostasy in Purity Culture After being raised in legalistic purity culture, Rebecca experienced the loss of many friends walking away from the Christian faith. In this episode, she details her journey in dealing with friends apostatizing and what she has learned…
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Hangups In Marriage
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #9 - Hangups in Marriage After Purity Culture Many purity culture "graduates" experience hangups when they get married when it comes to their sexual lives and relationship with their spouse. The fear and shame learned from purity culture often leads them to stay silent...
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Brokenness in Jesus
The Scarlet Virgins Podcast #8 - Brokenness in Jesus When Rebecca talks about taboo topics that come up in purity culture like mental health and sex, she often hears something along the lines of, "Aren't you worried what people will think?" In this episode, she challenges the assumption that...
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Pornography and Purity
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #7 - Pornography and Purity Secular culture and Christian purity culture both push certain narratives about pornography, but are they correct? In this episode, Rebecca discusses the social scripts on both sides of the spectrum and identifies issues she finds with both....
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Modesty: Am I my brother's keeper?
The Scarlet Virgins Episode #6 - Modesty Growing up, Rebecca Lemke was taught that modesty was a woman's issue. She was told that men were visual and didn't possess self-control, so it was the duty of her and her female friends to keep their male companions on the straight and narrow. After…
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Sex and Love
#5 - Sex and Love Secular culture tells us that, before we enter into marriage, we need to "try" each other out sexually. This culture has a large focus on love in connection with sex and attraction. On the flip-side, legalistic purity culture often dictates that marriage is more about…
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Sexpectations
The Scarlet Virgins Podcast #4 - Sexpectations Both purity culture and secular culture set our expectations of sex (or "sexpectations"). While it may be tempting to reduce one view to being right and the other view to being wrong, we must examine both through the truth of scripture and our own...
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Mindset in Marriage
Our assumptions and internalized beliefs about sex can have a negative impact on the intimacy that takes place in marriage, especially when you've been raised in legalism or purity culture. In this episode, Rebecca challenges some of the common mindset problems that disrupt healthy sexuality such...
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Singleness and Relationships - The Scarlet Virgins Podcast
The vocations of singleness and marriage are ones that can be mishandled by the modern Christian church. Imbalance has come about in thinking about and discussing both vocations, often due to misrepresentation, twisting of scripture, and a lack of empathy. In this episode, Rebecca discusses the...
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Everything Wrong With Joshua Harris' "I Kissed Dating Goodbye"
Joshua Harris' famous (or infamous) book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye is a major piece of purity culture's history. The content of this book is so controversial that many parents and children who grew up in the era this book influenced are still sorting out their thoughts about it! In this episode,...
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