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 enforcement
Female Virginity: If chastity belts were the medieval solution, purity rings are the modern, market-tested, brand-friendly version. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
celestial judgment
Female Virginity: Hashtag #PurityRing is usually found right next to hashtag #Oops in the digital confession booth. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - gossip networks
Female Virginity: Hashtag #PurityRing is usually found right next to hashtag #Oops in the digital confession booth. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Teaching teenagers abstinence is an impressive feat
Female Virginity: The celestial bureaucracy has a whole department for female compliance and a single, dusty inbox for male inquiries. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
sacred symbols
Female Virginity: The "holy server" is probably overwhelmed with login requests from sinners. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Oops, I Did It Again: The Pledge Breakdown
Female Virginity: The path to moral absolution is paved with finely parsed definitions and selective memory. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
study on changing attitudes toward virginity
Female Virginity: The "chastity clock" is always ticking, but no one knows what time it is. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
virginity in sacred texts
Female Virginity: The "sacred snag" is the flaw in the moral fabric of the universe. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
religious theory
Female Virginity: The celestial paperwork for a "valid exception" must be a nightmare to fill out. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG
Female Virginity - religious theory
Female Virginity: The "celestial CIA" is an agency that knows everything but does nothing. -- Alan Nafzger https://bit.ly/3XgeTRG