Thread by @sheilagregoire

Here’s my problem with the #TheWisdomPyramid : He says that books are higher than online resources.

But in our survey of bestselling evangelical resources for our upcoming book The Great Sex Rescue, it was the books that called women methadone for their husbands’ sex addictions.

https://twitter.com/wartwatch/status/1359545236742172672

It was books that said about sex, “if your husband is typical, he has a need you don’t have,” denying women’s sexuality (Love & Respect).

That book also said sex was about a husband’s “physical release”, rather than also about deep intimacy and knowing.

It was books that said that women had to give husbands oral sex & hand jobs during their periods & postpartum phase, because it was a difficult time “for him” (Sheet Music).

It was a book that called a rapist “equally unhappy” to his wife, his rape victim. (Act of Marriage).

The truth is that most evangelical marriage & sex bestsellers have spread messages that are harmful to women—and we surveyed 20,000 women to find out how those teachings affected them, in our upcoming book.

#greatsexrescue

For years I’ve been trying to undo a lot of the damage that many of the big name evangelical books have done, and I’ve been doing it on my blog—which is online.

I don’t think Christians need to trust books more than the internet.

I think Christians need discernment period.

And sometimes, when books get things horribly wrong, the internet is the only way to correct it.

I know the online world is messy, but our books have not been stellar either. It’s time for a rethink.

tolovehonorandvacuum.com/great-sex-resc…

The thing about the “pyramid” is that the resources we’re supposed to trust often have evangelical leaders endorsing them. But what if the leaders have been a large part of the problem? I’d like to see some apologies from some authors/publishers, personally.