“Ladies, you really need to think about your clothing. When you wear a tank top, your shoulders distract my son. How can you expect him to control himself?“ This is a real conversation that was had with me and my fellow female students in our high school youth group. The leaders went on to lecture us about our underwear choices because apparently while I was praying at the altar, it …
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Recently I saw a meme floating around Facebook comparing two adult sons of an alcoholic. The gist of the meme was that one was an alcoholic while the other had chosen another more respectable lifestyle. “See? Alcoholism is a choice!” the meme declares with an air of smug judgment. I found myself feeling somewhat discouraged, because it is based on faulty thinking. Not only does it perpetuate the belief that …
