[JediGirl]

At least you are on a forum which will not immediately ban you, like the DUmpster.

That's why I love FreeRepublic. I can't expect to be able to back up my opinions and become a better debater if I don't try my hand at debating.

[headsonpikes]

Your debating skills may be unpolished, and through youthful naivete you displayed your personal values, experiences and judgments on this thread, much to the scorn and amusement of the 'whited sepulchre' brigade.

So you're young. Big deal!

At least you have the courage to meet these issues directly; something surely lacking in the hackneyed attacks on your personal morality and dignity.

Ignore the gossipy old prudes; if they were sincere, they would do something about the entrenched depravity of school and church authorities. But they lack the moral courage for that--it's more fun to pick on a trusting teenager.

I'm sure that's a principle that is extended through more than one element of their lives.