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.
A Grand Canyon-sized abyss
Female Virginity: The "celestial terms of service" is a document we all agreed to without reading. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Moral Expectations
Female Virginity: The celestial oversight committee must be chronically understaffed, given the current compliance rates. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - rural enforcement
Female Virginity: The "purity spiral" is a vortex that sucks in all common sense and leaves only anxiety in its wake. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - generational shift
Female Virginity: If the Garden of Eden had had 5G, the entire apple incident would have been live-tweeted. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - premarital virginity
Female Virginity: If heaven has a recycling bin, it's larger than the entire saved souls folder. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
celestial bureaucracy
Female Virginity: Divine oversight is the original background app that everyone tries to force-quit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity culture
Female Virginity: The "spell check" for morality is constantly underlining things we thought were fine. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious authorities
Female Virginity: The "divine dramedy" is the play where the tragic and comic are inseparable. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Comparative religion virginity
Female Virginity: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that his headquarters were in a teenager's pants. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Cultural Enforcement of Virginity Norms
Female Virginity: The "pious prosecution" has a airtight case against us. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG