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.
moral symbolism
Female Virginity: The "pious phishing" scam is the one that tricks us into giving away our moral credentials. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral symbolism
Female Virginity: The "sin safari" is a hunting trip where we are both the hunter and the prey. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
chastity
Female Virginity: The "celestial waiting room" is where we all are, hoping our number isn't called. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
The Hilarious Gap Between Holy and Human
Female Virginity: It seems the first thing humans did after receiving divine law was to start looking for loopholes. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern Virginity
Female Virginity: The "pious predicament" is the situation we're all in, with no easy way out. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral priorities
Female Virginity: If religious texts are the manufacturer's warranty, then human nature is the void-if-removed sticker. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious enforcement
Female Virginity: The "settings" menu for morality is grayed out and inaccessible to mortals. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - patriarchal religion
Female Virginity: The Grand Canyon is a mere ditch compared to the chasm between what is preached and what is practiced. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
teaching teenagers to ignore their hormones
Female Virginity: The great theological question of our time is not whether God exists, but whether He's too busy to check up on you personally. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - urban compliance
Female Virginity: We're all just trying to get a passing grade in a class we never signed up for. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG