Purity culture and ‘honour’ based violence, plus topics like BDSM or erotica.
In 2 Corinthians, I see allusions to one of the harshest laws in Deuteronomy concerning women, sex, and virginity – and yet, there is no violence in Paul’s letter.
In writing this post, I was one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. This article first appeared in
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Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, Virginity in the Old Testament
For a little while, now I’ve been furrowing my eyebrows at one particular line in Jesus’s parable of the prodigal
The prodigal and prostitutes – and the surprise gender-flip in Jesus’s parable Read Post »
Moonlight, Sex (and divorce) in the New Testament, Virginity in the Old Testament
CONTENT WARNING for rape myths. Deuteronomy 22:23–24 has too often been used as a biblical precedent for one of the
This would be that law about the young bride who’s already lost her virginity. Actually it’s not, but I’ll get
CONTENT NOTE: This post discusses BDSM and violence against women.
There are a fair few strange laws concerning sex and marriage in the Old Testament books of law. Problem is,
Deuteronomy 22:13-21 is one of the scarier passages for impressionable young Christian women, as it seems to hold up pre-marital
There was some justifiable outrage recently when rapper T.I. said that he had a gynaecologist annually test that his daughter’s
About that virginity test in Deuteronomy 22: it’s not what you think Read Post »
Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, Virginity in the Old Testament
The Old Testament laws on sex, adultery and rape, particularly those in Deuteronomy 22:13–29, are a sensitive topic to say
Why do I care so much about Old Testament laws? (And the rape laws in particular) Read Post »
Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, My blogging, Rape in the Old Testament
Where do I begin? This is a two-woman show about the failings of church attitudes towards sex and sexuality, complete
So, I recently went to see a play called “Endless Second.” As with much theatre, especially niche works from emerging
Endless Second: a brilliant and much-needed play about consent and reconciliation Read Post »
Consent in the arts, Moonlight
Dear Amy, Very near the end of our conversation you asked me what I think of porn. You asked me
An open letter to my pro-porn friend: ethic impossible? Read Post »
Moonlight, Sex in the arts
Statue of Juliet, Verona. Photo by World of Magic on Unsplash. ‘Proud can I never be of what I
Following the allegations against Eric Schneiderman, I saw a cluster of articles a couple of weeks ago revolving around the
Holding someone by the throat: abusive strangulation or consensual play? Read Post »
BDSM, Moonlight
Welcome to the final instalment of this mini series wherein I list the failures exhibited in Fifty Shades as we go
Crimes against literature: Fifty Shades has 50 novel-writing mistakes (part 3) Read Post »
50 Shades, MoonlightWelcome to part 2 of the list of writing failures exhibited in Fifty Shades as we go through what How Not to
Crimes against literature: Fifty Shades has 50 novel-writing mistakes (part 2) Read Post »
50 Shades, MoonlightSo, a fellow Fifty Shades critic and consent enthusiast recently gave me a copy of How Not to Write A
Crimes against literature: Fifty Shades has 50 novel-writing mistakes (part 1) Read Post »
50 Shades, Moonlight
OK, first up: caveats. That tweet was in April. It’s now July. What I’m about to write is a mixture
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Moonlight, My faith
Beast starts to read ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Belle – from the special edition release It was incredible to me
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Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty ShadesOnce this five part series is done, I’m planning on taking a long break from blogging about Fifty Shades and
Beast and Christian Grey: monsters or lovers? (Part 3: Guilt and shame) Read Post »
Moonlight, Redemption and Fifty Shades
