*Erica Campbell is doing her part to shine a light on sexuality in Christianity with “More Than Pretty,” a new campaign designed to promote empowerment among women.
Campbell touched on the importance of “More Than Pretty” in a recent interview with The Huffington Post. According to the singer, the campaign came about after she was inspired to create the movement through her passion for educating young girls about their bodies and “God’s design to love and intimacy.”
“I think the world we live in today talks a lot about intercourse and not about interconnection or intimacy, which is what God designed,” Campbell told the Post. “And when you do things God’s way I believe you get God’s results. Growing up in church you hear a lot of ‘Don’t, don’t, don’t. Don’t talk about it. Don’t think about it.’”
“And then you get married and you’re supposed to be fully equipped and fully prepared,” she added. “And yes, you could probably figure it out, but I think if you understand the power of your sexuality and the beauty of it, and how God created you to be, you’re armed with information that can allow you to have a healthy relationship.”
Campbell’s “More Than Pretty” campaign comes after criticism she received for what some labeled as an inappropriate promotional photo for her debut solo album. Responding to the backlash, the Mary Mary vocalist stated that the photo was about “confidence,” adding that “young girls shouldn’t only get sexy images from people who are not proclaiming Jesus.”
With the digital age fully present Campbell acknowledged its influence as one of the leading ways young girls learn about sexuality. While there may be some eyebrows may be raised with “More Than Pretty, the Post noted Campbell’s reassurance of the campaign’s purpose not being about chatting about sexuality in Christianity for the sake of talking about it.
“We’re talking about it to educate a young 16-year-old or 17-year-old girl who may have had sex and feels like she knows everything, but her reference for it all came from not God’s design for it,” she said. “I do believe sex is for marriage, I’m a bit old school in that respect, but if you understand more in detail the reasons why, you’ll go, ‘Oh, OK I get it now.’ So I think people support learning. I don’t think anyone would be against learning.”
On deck for Campbell are plans to expand the conversation surrounding the “More Than Pretty” campaign into a national tour.
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