<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms">Send us a text</a>We&apos;re kicking off 2026 by teaching you how to think critically about Christian marriage and relationship advice! Rebecca and I walk through some really problematic articles and social media posts - from the Gospel Coalition&apos;s piece against therapy to Tilly Dillehay’s tandem bike marriage metaphor - and show you exactly why they make us feel unsafe. We&apos;ll teach you how to spot red flags, question who benefits from this advice, and why prioritizing your safety and discernment isn&apos;t selfish - it&apos;s Biblical.TO SUPPORT US: <ul><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'>Patreon</a> for as little as $5 a month to support our work</li><li>And check out our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>Merch,</a> or any of our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>courses</a>!</li><li>Give to the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative</a> of the Bosko Foundation</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'>Join our email list!</a></li></ul>LINKS MENTIONED: <ul><li>The Desiring God article <a href='https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/wife-double-his-strength'>on tandem bikes</a></li><li>The Gospel Coalition <a href='https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/therapy-instead-church/'>article on therapy</a></li><li>Our book <a href='https://amzn.to/4jyIkJp'>The Marriage You Want,</a> and the <a href='https://bakerbookhouse.com/pages/sheila-wray-gregoire'>video series </a>that goes with it</li><li>The study on <a href='https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/188310/1/pjcss387.pdf'>followership behaviour</a></li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage">Support the show</a>Join Sheila at <a href='https://baremarriage.com'>Bare Marriage.com</a>! Check out her books: <ul> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'>The Great Sex Rescue</a> </li> <li><a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'>She Deserves Better</a></li> <li> <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'>The Marriage You Want </a>and the Study Guide</li> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'>The Good Girl&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> <li> and <a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'>The Good Guy&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> </ul> And she has an <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'>Orgasm Course</a> and a <a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'>Libido course</a> too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at <a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'>Sheila&apos;s LinkTree.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;apos;re kicking off 2026 by teaching you how to think critically about Christian marriage and relationship advice! Rebecca and I walk through some really problematic articles and social media posts - from the Gospel Coalition&amp;apos;s piece against therapy to Tilly Dillehay’s tandem bike marriage metaphor - and show you exactly why they make us feel unsafe. We&amp;apos;ll teach you how to spot red flags, question who benefits from this advice, and why prioritizing your safety and discernment isn&amp;apos;t selfish - it&amp;apos;s Biblical.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TO SUPPORT US: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for as little as $5 a month to support our work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And check out our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;Merch,&lt;/a&gt; or any of our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;courses&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Give to the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative&lt;/a&gt; of the Bosko Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'&gt;Join our email list!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LINKS MENTIONED: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Desiring God article &lt;a href='https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/wife-double-his-strength'&gt;on tandem bikes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Gospel Coalition &lt;a href='https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/therapy-instead-church/'&gt;article on therapy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our book &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4jyIkJp'&gt;The Marriage You Want,&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href='https://bakerbookhouse.com/pages/sheila-wray-gregoire'&gt;video series &lt;/a&gt;that goes with it&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The study on &lt;a href='https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/188310/1/pjcss387.pdf'&gt;followership behaviour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Sheila at &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com'&gt;Bare Marriage.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out her books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'&gt;The Marriage You Want &lt;/a&gt;and the Study Guide&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'&gt;The Good Girl&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; and &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'&gt;The Good Guy&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;And she has an &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'&gt;Orgasm Course&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'&gt;Libido course&lt;/a&gt; too!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'&gt;Sheila&amp;apos;s LinkTree.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text We're kicking off 2026 by teaching you how to think critically about Christian marriage and relationship advice! Rebecca and I walk through some really problematic articles and social media posts - from the Gospel Coalition's piece against therapy to Tilly Dillehay’s tandem bike marriage metaphor - and show you exactly why they make us feel unsafe. We'll teach you how to spot red flags, question who benefits from this advice, and why prioritizing your safety and discernment isn...

Episode 310: Desiring God Thinks Marriage Is Like Peddling Furiously on the Back of a Tandem Bike

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms">Send us a text</a>We&apos;re coming full circle from our podcast on right-wing authoritarianism to talk about that viral Oklahoma student essay and why Christians rallying around bad arguments makes all Christians look terrible. Then Keith and I get vulnerable about how our faith has changed over the last few years—from realizing faith isn&apos;t just about beliefs, to understanding who Jesus actually called out (spoiler: not &quot;the world&quot;), to reframing the concept of sin as form of brokenness that God truly understands and has deep compassion for (as opposed to the angry God who is mad at us all the time). We’ll also share some of the exciting things coming in 2026!JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative </a>(tax deductible within the United States) or <a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'>join our Patreon</a>!CHECK OUT THE RESOURCES MENTIONED:<ul><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-whole-story/'>The Whole Story </a>puberty course</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/great-sex-rescue/'>The Great Sex Rescue</a></li></ul>TO SUPPORT US: <ul><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'>Patreon</a> for as little as $5 a month to support our work</li><li>And check out our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>Merch,</a> or any of our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>courses</a>!</li><li>Give to the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative</a> of the Bosko Foundation</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'>Join our email list!</a></li></ul>LINKS MENTIONED: <ul><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/2025/08/podcast-what-does-authoritarianism-and-complementarianism-have-in-common-with-a-quiz/'>Our podcast on Right Wing Authoritarianism</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage">Support the show</a>Join Sheila at <a href='https://baremarriage.com'>Bare Marriage.com</a>! Check out her books: <ul> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'>The Great Sex Rescue</a> </li> <li><a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'>She Deserves Better</a></li> <li> <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'>The Marriage You Want </a>and the Study Guide</li> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'>The Good Girl&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> <li> and <a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'>The Good Guy&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> </ul> And she has an <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'>Orgasm Course</a> and a <a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'>Libido course</a> too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at <a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'>Sheila&apos;s LinkTree.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;apos;re coming full circle from our podcast on right-wing authoritarianism to talk about that viral Oklahoma student essay and why Christians rallying around bad arguments makes all Christians look terrible. Then Keith and I get vulnerable about how our faith has changed over the last few years—from realizing faith isn&amp;apos;t just about beliefs, to understanding who Jesus actually called out (spoiler: not &amp;quot;the world&amp;quot;), to reframing the concept of sin as form of brokenness that God truly understands and has deep compassion for (as opposed to the angry God who is mad at us all the time). We’ll also share some of the exciting things coming in 2026!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative &lt;/a&gt;(tax deductible within the United States) or &lt;a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;join our Patreon&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHECK OUT THE RESOURCES MENTIONED:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-whole-story/'&gt;The Whole Story &lt;/a&gt;puberty course&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/great-sex-rescue/'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TO SUPPORT US: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for as little as $5 a month to support our work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And check out our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;Merch,&lt;/a&gt; or any of our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;courses&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Give to the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative&lt;/a&gt; of the Bosko Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'&gt;Join our email list!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LINKS MENTIONED: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/2025/08/podcast-what-does-authoritarianism-and-complementarianism-have-in-common-with-a-quiz/'&gt;Our podcast on Right Wing Authoritarianism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Sheila at &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com'&gt;Bare Marriage.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out her books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'&gt;The Marriage You Want &lt;/a&gt;and the Study Guide&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'&gt;The Good Girl&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; and &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'&gt;The Good Guy&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;And she has an &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'&gt;Orgasm Course&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'&gt;Libido course&lt;/a&gt; too!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'&gt;Sheila&amp;apos;s LinkTree.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text We're coming full circle from our podcast on right-wing authoritarianism to talk about that viral Oklahoma student essay and why Christians rallying around bad arguments makes all Christians look terrible. Then Keith and I get vulnerable about how our faith has changed over the last few years—from realizing faith isn't just about beliefs, to understanding who Jesus actually called out (spoiler: not "the world"), to reframing the concept of sin as form of brokenness that God tru...

Episode 309: Evangelicals Shouldn't Be Embarrassing: The Oklahoma Student's Essay and How Our Faith Has Changed

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Keith and I went through 10 clips from evangelical influencers and pastors that have been driving people crazy all year. We break down why Josh Howerton&apos;s claims about conservative mental health don&apos;t hold up, why blaming women for divorce is absurd, and how complementarian teaching about male authority actually contradicts what Jesus taught.JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative </a>(tax deductible within the United States) or <a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'>join our Patreon</a>!CHECK OUT THE RESOURCES MENTIONED:<ul><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-whole-story/'>The Whole Story </a>puberty course</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/4a4n7Em'>The Marriage You Want</a></li><li>Our <a href='https://baremarriage.com/toolkit/'>Great Sex Rescue Toolkit </a>to respond to pastors and friends</li></ul>TO SUPPORT US: <ul><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'>Patreon</a> for as little as $5 a month to support our work</li><li>And check out our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>Merch,</a> or any of our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>courses</a>!</li><li>Give to the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative</a> of the Bosko Foundation</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'>Join our email list!</a></li></ul>LINKS MENTIONED: <ul><li><a href='https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12043138/?brid=AWUwGOzYtz3qLsl12NQ_Wg'>2025 study on conservativism &amp; mental health</a></li><li>The <a href='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25766233/'>2015 study on conservatives a</a>nd happiness</li><li>The <a href='https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/attach/journals/apr21asrfeature.pdf'>2021 study on women&apos;s health in sexist churches</a></li><li>Our <a href='https://academic.oup.com/socrel/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socrel/srae031/7863400?redirectedFrom=fulltext'>study on women&apos;s sexual health in conservative spaces</a></li><li>Our <a href='https://baremarriage.com/2023/11/podcast-are-70-of-divorces-due-to-women-leaving-for-no-reason/'>podcast on why women seek divorce</a></li><li>Report on <a href='https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-through-2021/'>Child Marriage in the US</a> </li><li>Report on <a href='https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/child-marriage-legal-and-persists-across-canada-327554 '>Child Marriage in Canada</a> </li><li>Our <a href='https://baptistnews.com/article/do-conservative-evangelicals-enjoy-better-sex-and-marriage-a-response-to-josh-howerton/'>article responding to Josh Howerton&apos;s claims that evan</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage">Support the show</a>Join Sheila at <a href='https://baremarriage.com'>Bare Marriage.com</a>! Check out her books: <ul> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'>The Great Sex Rescue</a> </li> <li><a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'>She Deserves Better</a></li> <li> <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'>The Marriage You Want </a>and the Study Guide</li> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'>The Good Girl&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> <li> and <a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'>The Good Guy&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> </ul> And she has an <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'>Orgasm Course</a> and a <a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'>Libido course</a> too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at <a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'>Sheila&apos;s LinkTree.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keith and I went through 10 clips from evangelical influencers and pastors that have been driving people crazy all year. We break down why Josh Howerton&amp;apos;s claims about conservative mental health don&amp;apos;t hold up, why blaming women for divorce is absurd, and how complementarian teaching about male authority actually contradicts what Jesus taught.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative &lt;/a&gt;(tax deductible within the United States) or &lt;a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;join our Patreon&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHECK OUT THE RESOURCES MENTIONED:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-whole-story/'&gt;The Whole Story &lt;/a&gt;puberty course&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4a4n7Em'&gt;The Marriage You Want&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/toolkit/'&gt;Great Sex Rescue Toolkit &lt;/a&gt;to respond to pastors and friends&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TO SUPPORT US: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for as little as $5 a month to support our work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And check out our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;Merch,&lt;/a&gt; or any of our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;courses&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Give to the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative&lt;/a&gt; of the Bosko Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'&gt;Join our email list!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LINKS MENTIONED: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12043138/?brid=AWUwGOzYtz3qLsl12NQ_Wg'&gt;2025 study on conservativism &amp;amp; mental health&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25766233/'&gt;2015 study on conservatives a&lt;/a&gt;nd happiness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href='https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/attach/journals/apr21asrfeature.pdf'&gt;2021 study on women&amp;apos;s health in sexist churches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our &lt;a href='https://academic.oup.com/socrel/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socrel/srae031/7863400?redirectedFrom=fulltext'&gt;study on women&amp;apos;s sexual health in conservative spaces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/2023/11/podcast-are-70-of-divorces-due-to-women-leaving-for-no-reason/'&gt;podcast on why women seek divorce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Report on &lt;a href='https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-through-2021/'&gt;Child Marriage in the US&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Report on &lt;a href='https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/child-marriage-legal-and-persists-across-canada-327554 '&gt;Child Marriage in Canada&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our &lt;a href='https://baptistnews.com/article/do-conservative-evangelicals-enjoy-better-sex-and-marriage-a-response-to-josh-howerton/'&gt;article responding to Josh Howerton&amp;apos;s claims that evan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Sheila at &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com'&gt;Bare Marriage.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out her books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'&gt;The Marriage You Want &lt;/a&gt;and the Study Guide&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'&gt;The Good Girl&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; and &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'&gt;The Good Guy&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;And she has an &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'&gt;Orgasm Course&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'&gt;Libido course&lt;/a&gt; too!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'&gt;Sheila&amp;apos;s LinkTree.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Keith and I went through 10 clips from evangelical influencers and pastors that have been driving people crazy all year. We break down why Josh Howerton's claims about conservative mental health don't hold up, why blaming women for divorce is absurd, and how complementarian teaching about male authority actually contradicts what Jesus taught. JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN! Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give t...

Episode 308: “We Respond to Crazy Pastor Clips” Pallooza!

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms">Send us a text</a>It&apos;s episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories of these kids, because they&apos;re a microcosm of white evangelicalism!JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative </a>(tax deductible within the United States) or <a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'>join our Patreon</a>!TO SUPPORT US: <ul><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'>Patreon</a> for as little as $5 a month to support our work</li><li>And check out our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>Merch,</a> or any of our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>courses</a>!</li><li>Give to the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative</a> of the Bosko Foundation</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'>Join our email list!</a></li></ul>LINKS MENTIONED: <ul><li>Check out <a href='https://amzn.to/4rwTCRX'>Missionary Kids </a>by Holly Berkley Fletcher</li><li>Holly&apos;s Substack: <a href='https://substack.com/@hollyberkleyfletcher'>A Zebra Without Stripes</a></li><li>Holly on<a href='https://bsky.app/profile/hollybfletcher.bsky.social'> Blue Sky</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/hollyabf'>Instagram</a></li><li><a href='https://www.threads.com/@hollyabf'>Threads</a></li><li><a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/KitengeDesign'>Etsy</a> </li><li>Our book <a href='https://baremarriage.com/she-deserves-better/'>She Deserves Better</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage">Support the show</a>Join Sheila at <a href='https://baremarriage.com'>Bare Marriage.com</a>! Check out her books: <ul> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'>The Great Sex Rescue</a> </li> <li><a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'>She Deserves Better</a></li> <li> <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'>The Marriage You Want </a>and the Study Guide</li> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'>The Good Girl&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> <li> and <a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'>The Good Guy&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> </ul> And she has an <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'>Orgasm Course</a> and a <a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'>Libido course</a> too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at <a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'>Sheila&apos;s LinkTree.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;apos;s episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories of these kids, because they&amp;apos;re a microcosm of white evangelicalism!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative &lt;/a&gt;(tax deductible within the United States) or &lt;a href='https://patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;join our Patreon&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TO SUPPORT US: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for as little as $5 a month to support our work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And check out our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;Merch,&lt;/a&gt; or any of our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;courses&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Give to the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative&lt;/a&gt; of the Bosko Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'&gt;Join our email list!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LINKS MENTIONED: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4rwTCRX'&gt;Missionary Kids &lt;/a&gt;by Holly Berkley Fletcher&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Holly&amp;apos;s Substack: &lt;a href='https://substack.com/@hollyberkleyfletcher'&gt;A Zebra Without Stripes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Holly on&lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/hollybfletcher.bsky.social'&gt; Blue Sky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/hollyabf'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.threads.com/@hollyabf'&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/KitengeDesign'&gt;Etsy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our book &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/she-deserves-better/'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Sheila at &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com'&gt;Bare Marriage.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out her books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'&gt;The Marriage You Want &lt;/a&gt;and the Study Guide&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'&gt;The Good Girl&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; and &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'&gt;The Good Guy&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;And she has an &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'&gt;Orgasm Course&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'&gt;Libido course&lt;/a&gt; too!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'&gt;Sheila&amp;apos;s LinkTree.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text It's episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories of these kids, because they're a microcosm of white evangelicalism! JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN! Help us raise money to fund our research, our new podcast docuseries, and our translation projects! Give through the Good Fruit Faith Initiative (tax deductible within the United States) or join ou...

Episode 307: How the Stories of Missionary Kids Unmask the Myths of Evangelicalism (and Purity Culture!)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Happy American Thanksgiving! We&apos;re rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in life, not just suffers on the cross. We also dive into why our Great Sex Rescue research matters and address all those critiques about our methodology (and yes, we&apos;re now peer-reviewed, so that critique doesn&apos;t really work anymore). Plus, we tackle that awful Missouri pastor story about &quot;trophy wives&quot; and explain why harmful marriage advice is like thalidomide—it might help some people, but that doesn&apos;t mean it&apos;s not causing serious damage to others.THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOROrder Dorothy Greco&apos;s book <a href='https://amzn.to/4oEAuPL'>For the Love of Women</a>! Learn why it can feel so difficult to be female in our society, and what we can do about it.TO SUPPORT US: <ul><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'>Patreon</a> for as little as $5 a month to support our work</li><li>And check out our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>Merch,</a> or any of our <a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'>courses</a>!</li><li>Give to the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'>Good Fruit Faith Initiative</a> of the Bosko Foundation</li><li><a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'>Join our email list!</a></li></ul>LINKS MENTIONED: <ul><li>Check out <a href='https://baremarriage.com/great-sex-rescue/'>The Great Sex Rescue</a>!</li><li>Gretchen Baskerville&apos;s book <a href='https://amzn.to/4omGAnk'>The Life Saving Divorce</a></li><li>Check out our <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@GoodFruitFaith'>new YouTube channel,</a> with our five short videos you can share on key topics we keep returning to time and time again!</li><li>Our peer reviewed article in <a href='https://academic.oup.com/socrel/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socrel/srae031/7863400?redirectedFrom=fulltext'>Sociology of Religion</a></li><li>A longer article I wrote on the <a href='https://baremarriage.com/2023/05/great-sex-rescue-research-like-thalidomide-campaign/'>Thalidomide analogy</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage">Support the show</a>Join Sheila at <a href='https://baremarriage.com'>Bare Marriage.com</a>! Check out her books: <ul> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'>The Great Sex Rescue</a> </li> <li><a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'>She Deserves Better</a></li> <li> <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'>The Marriage You Want </a>and the Study Guide</li> <li> <a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'>The Good Girl&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> <li> and <a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'>The Good Guy&apos;s Guide to Great Sex</a> </li> </ul> And she has an <a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'>Orgasm Course</a> and a <a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'>Libido course</a> too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at <a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'>Sheila&apos;s LinkTree.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/242918/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy American Thanksgiving! We&amp;apos;re rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in life, not just suffers on the cross. We also dive into why our Great Sex Rescue research matters and address all those critiques about our methodology (and yes, we&amp;apos;re now peer-reviewed, so that critique doesn&amp;apos;t really work anymore). Plus, we tackle that awful Missouri pastor story about &amp;quot;trophy wives&amp;quot; and explain why harmful marriage advice is like thalidomide—it might help some people, but that doesn&amp;apos;t mean it&amp;apos;s not causing serious damage to others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Order Dorothy Greco&amp;apos;s book &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4oEAuPL'&gt;For the Love of Women&lt;/a&gt;! Learn why it can feel so difficult to be female in our society, and what we can do about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;TO SUPPORT US: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/baremarriage'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for as little as $5 a month to support our work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And check out our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;Merch,&lt;/a&gt; or any of our &lt;a href='https://sheilawraygregoire.com/shop/'&gt;courses&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Give to the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/give-through-bosko/'&gt;Good Fruit Faith Initiative&lt;/a&gt; of the Bosko Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/join-the-newsletter/'&gt;Join our email list!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LINKS MENTIONED: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/great-sex-rescue/'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gretchen Baskerville&amp;apos;s book &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/4omGAnk'&gt;The Life Saving Divorce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out our &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@GoodFruitFaith'&gt;new YouTube channel,&lt;/a&gt; with our five short videos you can share on key topics we keep returning to time and time again!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our peer reviewed article in &lt;a href='https://academic.oup.com/socrel/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socrel/srae031/7863400?redirectedFrom=fulltext'&gt;Sociology of Religion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A longer article I wrote on the &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/2023/05/great-sex-rescue-research-like-thalidomide-campaign/'&gt;Thalidomide analogy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/baremarriage"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Sheila at &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com'&gt;Bare Marriage.com&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out her books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wi5cZ7'&gt;The Great Sex Rescue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49gL8ER'&gt;She Deserves Better&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-marriage-you-want-is-coming/'&gt;The Marriage You Want &lt;/a&gt;and the Study Guide&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/3wlVAfW'&gt;The Good Girl&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; and &lt;a href='https://amzn.to/49fmJzE'&gt;The Good Guy&amp;apos;s Guide to Great Sex&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;And she has an &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/the-orgasm-course/'&gt;Orgasm Course&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href='https://baremarriage.com/boost-libido-course/'&gt;Libido course&lt;/a&gt; too!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/sheilagregoire'&gt;Sheila&amp;apos;s LinkTree.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Happy American Thanksgiving! We're rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in life, not just suffers on the cross. We also dive into why our Great Sex Rescue research matters and address all those critiques about our methodology (and yes, we're now peer-reviewed, so that critique doesn't really work anymore). Plus, we tackle that awful Missouri pastor story about "trophy ...

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