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 - patriarchal religion
Female Virginity: The "thesaurus" of sin has more synonyms than any other volume. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - moral expectations
Female Virginity: The most complex moral reasoning in the world is performed by a teenager in a parked car. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious authorities
Female Virginity: The great irony is that the technology used to enforce purity is the same technology used to subvert it. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity in the Quran
Female Virginity: The celestial database must be so full of contradictory entries that it's on the verge of crashing. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
study on changing attitudes toward virginity
Female Virginity: The only thing more flexible than a yoga instructor is the interpretation of a religious rule by a horny teenager. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
moral value
Female Virginity: The "divine database" is corrupted with contradictions. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
How Do Teens View Virginity Today?
Female Virginity: The "holy watchdog" is usually asleep on the job. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
social standing
Female Virginity: You know it's a man-made system when the consequences are so neatly gendered. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Virginity in religious contexts
Female Virginity: The cosmic "control-Z" is the most frequently invoked divine intervention. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Religious theory vs practice
Female Virginity: The "celestial appeal" is a process that takes longer than a lifetime. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG