Aug 5, 2026 · 1 hr · 14 segments
"No sex before marriage" isn't actually in the Bible, and neither is the single "biblical marriage" purity culture sold us. Jaisa and Rachael sit down with Bible scholar Mattie Mae Motl to ask what…
Mattie Mae MotlGuestJaisa EngasserHostRachael LoneyHostToday on Spirit Outspoken, we're sitting down with Madie Mae Model, a biblical scholar who specializes in gender and sexuality.
In this episode, we're asking all the questions we've ever had about sex in the Bible.
What does purity culture actually teach us about sex? Is waiting to have sex until marriage biblical? Spoiler alert, it's not.
So where do these ideas even come from? And what are the lingering effects of being taught this stuff? What does it do to our relationships, our bodies, our sense of self years later? [upbeat music] Okay, so very impressive background, and I...
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Today on Spirit Outspoken, we're sitting down with Madie Mae Model, a biblical scholar who specializes in gender and sexuality.
In this episode, we're asking all the questions we've ever had about sex in the Bible.
What does purity culture actually teach us about sex? Is waiting to have sex until marriage biblical? Spoiler alert, it's not.
So where do these ideas even come from? And what are the lingering effects of being taught this stuff? What does it do to our relationships, our bodies, our sense of self years later? [upbeat music] Okay, so very impressive background, and I...