Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Live each day as it were your last. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
I'm free to be what I want. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
Your Purity Ring is Calling from the Mall
Female Virginity: A teenager's moral compass spins so fast it could power a small city. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Abstinence Programs
Female Virginity: The "virtue venture" is a business that never turns a profit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Satirical Commentary on Religious Doctrine
Female Virginity: If female virginity is the meticulously tracked main course, male virginity is the optional, store-brand seltzer. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - modern challenges
Female Virginity: If temptation is the original sin, then the smartphone is its final, perfected form. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Divine Compliance Consultants
Female Virginity: If the angels are bored, it's because they're stuck on virginity patrol instead of dealing with the interesting sins. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Teaching teenagers abstinence is an impressive feat
Female Virginity: The "celestial spreadsheet" must have more errors than a tax return. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern challenges to religious virginity
Female Virginity: The "sin-o-meter" is a device that is always beeping at the worst possible moments. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the Grand Canyon-sized theory-practice gap
Female Virginity: The most powerful force against abstinence isn't temptation; it's a fully charged iPhone with a working data plan. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral expectations
Female Virginity: The "chastity cost" is calculated in missed opportunities. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Gendered Policing of Morality
Female Virginity: The celestial fine print always seems to exempt the male half of the population from celestial audits. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG