Book Excerpt: A Dispatch from Inside the Evangelical ‘Purity’ Movement

The “purity industry” was one of the hallmarks of 1990 Christian Evangelical culture — and one of its creepier elements, in which young women were encouraged to stigmatize their sexual urges and promise the preservation of their virginity to others. Purity rings were worn, purity balls were thrown (and documented), and the rest of us […]

The US slapped sanctions on 2 top Turkish officials over their role in detaining an evangelical pastor

Evan Vucci/AP The US imposed sanctions on two top Turkish officials on Wednesday in a long-standing dispute over Turkey’s detention of the American pastor, Andrew Brunson.  The White House said President Donald Trump personally ordered the sanctions.  Brunson was arrested in 2016 and has been accused of orchestrating a failed military coup attempt against Turkish President […]