Sheila Wray Gregoire

[upbeat music] Does it really matter if women get to lead in church, get to pastor a church, or are we just making a big deal out of nothing? Welcome to the Bare Marriage Podcast.

I'm Sheila Wray Gregoire from baremarriage.com where we like to talk about healthy, evidence-based, Biblical advice for your sex life and your marriage.

And one of the things that comes up so much in the work that we do is that the biggest roadblock for marital happiness, for sexual satisfaction, for marital success, is putting men in hierarchy over women.

Overwhelmingly, our studies have found this.

What happened when sexual demands are reinforced by Christian teachings? Micah wanted to be a godly wife, and her story raises the question the church cannot afford to ignore.

What does healthy, biblical sexuality actually look like? Does marriage mean permanent consent, and when does meeting your spouse's needs cross the line to sexual obligation or coercion? Joining me today is Sheila Gregoire.

I cannot think of a better person to interview on this subject.

She is an author, speaker, researcher, and founder of Bare Marriage who works challenges in harmful... who works to challenge harmful messages Christians have received about sex and marriage.

I'm pretty active on Facebook and Instagram.

I have a big YouTube channel.

[keyboard clacking] Um, my YouTube channel is Sheila Gregoire.

So I'm either Bare Marriage or Sheila Gregoire, but yeah, all over.

That's the danger.

So even if you lead this life, even if you don't get assaulted and you get married, Well, then there are all these studies like Sheila Gregoire.

It's always hard for me to say her name.

Sheila Gregoire has so many studies about the sexual impacts that women have after being in that closed-off situation

for

years and years and years.

You got it.

Uh, you've, you've got Sheila Gregoire sitting next to you.

Yeah.

Uh, a former Alberta Court of Appeal justice.