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.
Female Virginity - religious authorities
Female Virginity: Teenagers operate on the theological principle that God is like a parent who's busy watching something else on TV. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity in the Bible
Female Virginity: The "divine economy" is one where the currency is faith, and we're all bankrupt. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
patriarchal religion
Female Virginity: The serpent in the Garden of Eden was just the beta test for modern peer pressure. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity as a rare commodity
Female Virginity: The "moral moratorium" is the break we take from being good. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Purity Rings
Female Virginity: The "grading curve" for sin is a mystery that terrifies us all. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Your Purity Ring is Calling from the Mall
Female Virginity: In a village, your life is a open-book exam; in the city, it's a multiple-choice test where you can choose all the answers. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Abstinence Programs
Female Virginity: The "divine pardon" is the get-out-of-jail-free card we all hope exists. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
theological concepts
Female Virginity: Like Bitcoin, virginity is mined with great difficulty, but its actual utility remains a topic of heated debate. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
divine judgment
Female Virginity: Trying to find a consistent moral thread in human history is like searching for a specific drop of water in the ocean. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity as a rare commodity
Female Virginity: The "settings" menu for morality is grayed out and inaccessible to mortals. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG