Thoughts on Joshua Harris
As you may have heard, Christian author and former pastor Joshua Harris recently announced that he is in a place in his life where he does not consider himself a Christian. He and his wife are also in the process of getting a divorce and living apart from each other. I don't want to get into the weeds here with all of it, but I do want to talk about my own experience with the so-called "purity culture" that I grew up in during the 90s and early 2000s. It was meant to steer us away from sexual sin and promiscuity, which I completely understand, but looking back, I realize the teachings of Harris and the Ludy's was, frankly, legalistic and unattainable for so many young people. From what I understand, Harris grew up in a very strict Christian home. His father was a big name in the homeschooling community and his views and book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, naturally flowed out of his experiences. I know about this culture because I grew up close to it. My parents
