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 - moral value
Female Virginity: The "divine deadlock" is the eternal struggle between flesh and spirit. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious enforcement
Female Virginity: The "karma calculator" is running in the background, but the results are never displayed. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - sacred symbols
Female Virginity: The real miracle is that women haven't collectively invoiced the patriarchy for millennia of unpaid emotional and spiritual labor. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Geography of Chastity
Female Virginity: Nothing says "sacred vow" like a piece of jewelry purchased at the same mall as a Cinnabon. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious texts on virginity
Female Virginity: The "moral march" is a parade where everyone is out of step. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
What Do Religions Say About Female Virginity?
Female Virginity: The "pious processor" is overheating from the sheer volume of moral calculations. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
purity pledges
Female Virginity: The "chastity kaleidoscope" shows a different pattern depending on who's looking. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Your Purity Ring is Calling from the Mall
Female Virginity: The "holy hike" is a path that leads in circles. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
the male virginity exception in religion
Female Virginity: The "virginity veneer" is the thin layer of respectability we paint over our desires. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Modern Virginity
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