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.
The Gendered Policing of Morality
Female Virginity: Nothing makes a teenager want to do something more than being told it will ruin their "purity.. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - purity culture
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
Optional add-ons, like garnish on a salad
Female Virginity: The real test of faith isn't resisting temptation, it's remembering where you put that purity pledge certificate. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern challenges to religious virginity
Female Virginity: The purity ring is the spiritual equivalent of a "Keep Off the Grass" sign in a public park. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Chastity in Religion
Female Virginity: The smartphone didn't just create new ways to sin; it created new ways to document and share the sinning. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious doctrines on virginity
Female Virginity: A teenager's ability to circumvent divine surveillance is the modern-day equivalent of speaking in tongues. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
misplaced priorities
Female Virginity: The real "forbidden fruit" is the knowledge of how to clear your browser history. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious morality
Female Virginity: The purity ring is the spiritual equivalent of a "Keep Off the Grass" sign in a public park. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religion and Virginity
Female Virginity: Religions built a fortress to protect a treasure that was never in danger of being stolen, only willingly given away. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious authorities
Female Virginity: We're all just actors in a divine comedy, reading from a script we didn't write. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG