Christian Bride gives her Pastor father certificate of purity on her wedding day

[Jenny A]

Ew.

I wonder why none of our resident Christians have weighed in on this one.

In fairness, because most of them probably aren't obsessed either.  The problem with religion is that it always one to justify one's obsessions.

[Athene]

People just don't have any imagination anymore.

Off-topic...You're the only other person here (that I know of) that's familiar with The Strain. Have you read the books?

I haven't. I really don't like vampire themed media, but for some reason I feel in love with the show.  

There's 3 of them, and they're really excellent reads if you ever want to check them out. The show's great too, but I've heard the viewership isn't too high for some reason. Hope it doesn't get axed. 
Btw, the guy that plays Vasily Fet is allegedly going to be on The Walking Dead this season.

[The Valkyrie]

I'm really hoping that's in a figurative sense....
I mean, I can see the whole fantasy/role-playing thing, but to expect, or demand, that in reality...... just no.

People just don't have any imagination anymore.

Off-topic...You're the only other person here (that I know of) that's familiar with The Strain. Have you read the books?

I've just started watching the show.  Literally into about episode 4

So far it's not bad.

[Athene]

People just don't have any imagination anymore.

Off-topic...You're the only other person here (that I know of) that's familiar with The Strain. Have you read the books?

I've just started watching the show.  Literally into about episode 4

So far it's not bad.

It gets even better.
What do you think of the exterminator? Not bad, huh?

[The Valkyrie]

Not bad at all.

[MTL]

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!

that is word-for-word what I was going to say.

[Athene]

The footage is real. Try not to puke.

[Cinjin]

A Christian bride gave her father, who happens to be a pastor, a certificate of purity on her wedding day.

Signed by a doctor


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...-a-virgin/

Does anyone else find this more than a little creepy?

What is it with the religious obsession with virginity - especially female virginity?

Christianity has always been completely patriarchal and anti-women.  Again and again the authors of the Bible remind us that although a woman can be useful when she keeps her mouth shut, she is a sub-set of human and only useful as a baby factory or an amusement.  Kidnap them, rape them, kill them - the Bible makes it clear that they are expendable and this notion of purity and chastity directly reflects the general consensus of women being considered livestock when it comes to breeding.  

You can't let your prize horse out of the pen to risk damage to it.  I'll say it again, women were livestock to these goat herders and to this day "purity" is how the religious continue to devalue women.  It reduces the female gender to one thing.  It belittles the education of young women.  It tells your daughter that she matters only because she has an "un-used" vagina and someone will now be willing to mate with her.  It's disgusting.  Christianity is disgusting, and to endorse this sort of "purity" rhetoric makes you a gullible primitive.

Sex is the most natural thing on the planet, and a confident powerful single woman is sexy as hell.  It's a shame that so many females are still falling prey to the lies that are told by men who have no understanding of that ancient book that poisons their own minds.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

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A Christian bride gave her father, who happens to be a pastor, a certificate of purity on her wedding day.

Signed by a doctor


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...-a-virgin/

Does anyone else find this more than a little creepy?

What is it with the religious obsession with virginity - especially female virginity?

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Christianity has always been completely patriarchal and anti-women.  Again and again the authors of the Bible remind us that although a woman can be useful when she keeps her mouth shut, she is a sub-set of human and only useful as a baby factory or an amusement.  Kidnap them, rape them, kill them - the Bible makes it clear that they are expendable and this notion of purity and chastity directly reflects the general consensus of women being considered livestock when it comes to breeding.  

You can't let your prize horse out of the pen to risk damage to it.  I'll say it again, women were livestock to these goat herders and to this day "purity" is how the religious continue to devalue women.  It reduces the female gender to one thing.  It belittles the education of young women.  It tells your daughter that she matters only because she has an "un-used" vagina and someone will now be willing to mate with her.  It's disgusting.  Christianity is disgusting, and to endorse this sort of "purity" rhetoric makes you a gullible primitive.

Sex is the most natural thing on the planet, and a confident powerful single woman is sexy as hell.  It's a shame that so many females are still falling prey to the lies that are told by men who have no understanding of that ancient book that poisons their own minds.

Women are always the first to convert and the more repressive the religion is for them the more fanatical they become in supporting it.  They simply love the BS.

[Losty]

For sure Wyrd. We love that shit. I can't think of a day that goes by that I don't miss being treated as sub-human.