‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity
Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles At first glance, the crowd gathering outside a music venue in Red Bank, New Jersey, could have passed for a group of sorority rush hopefuls – or Ella Langley fans on their way to the country star’s show.
Most of them were under the age of 30.
They wore cowboy boots, maxi sundresses and soft, bouncy blowouts, scrolling on their phones outside the doors as they waited for friends to arrive.
But one accessory gave them away: the Bibles they toted.
These women were there to pray.
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