Be ye in the world but not of it: A simply stated paradox at the source of looming religious confusion. Steeped in religious doctrine, this story was written as a tribute to those girls forced into piety. "Sadly, these children are the very ones who often reject religion all together once they get older. "No, you can't wear pants!" "No, you can't go!" "No, you can't be involved in this or that!" - the source of their disenchantment." "I am definitely a fervent Christian, but why do some zealots believe that religious females must be confined to such a small box? Church, Bible class, school, and then home. Can't females be staunch Christians, highly-active sorors, leaders in their communities/schools, and upwardly mobile managers on their jobs - all while being sexy as hell? "The author notes: "The Bible states that we should emulate Sarah. News flash, even as an aged woman, Sarah was so drop-dead gorgeous that Abraham had to lie and say that he was her brother because he knew that some man would be willing to kill him just to get to Sarah!" "Nevertheless, Abraham valued not only Sarah's beauty but also her wise counsel," She baad posits. "Sarah put her foot down and demanded that Hagar and her son be sent away." "Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond woman and her son: for the son of this bond woman shall not be an heir with my son, even with Isaac." (Genesis 21:10) She baad says that this is why it's such a contradiction that some holier-than-thou men try to depreciate women so. "Abraham never attempted to eclipse his wife's splendor; he let her beauty and intelligence shine! Why then do clumsy men try to trounce on their women? Follow Abraham's lead."