Breakpoint A Proposed Mifepristone Ban, The Bible According to James Talarico, Purity Culture and Art and the Christian
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Mar 13, 2026 A proposed congressional move to strip FDA approval for mifepristone and worries about mail-order chemical abortions. A critique of a politician’s genteel theology that may mask deeper errors. A balanced reassessment of purity culture’s aims and harms. A discussion on how Christians might judge and engage with provocative contemporary art.
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Push For Mifepristone Guardrails
- Do push for regulatory guardrails on mifepristone to protect women and enable legal recourse for harm.
- John Stonestreet and Maria Baer cite Senator Josh Hawley’s bill and APLOG videos showing easy mail-order access and safety gaps.
Niceness Is Not The Measure Of Orthodoxy
- Insight: Civility or pleasant demeanor do not substitute for truthful theology in public Christian witness.
- John Stonestreet argues James Talarico's politeness masks theological errors like reinterpreting the Annunciation to fit modern consent narratives.
Purity Culture Responded To A Hypersexualized Era
- Insight: Purity culture must be judged in its cultural moment and not blamed for all evangelical failures.
- Maria Baer and John Stonestreet note late-90s sexualized pop culture and health crises drove churches toward abstinence-focused responses.