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5. I was on the wrestling team in high school

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 11:55 AM

Mar 2019

This was way before Title IX.
I had a bad record, only one win. I think I was still a believer then. I was still shaped by my Catholic upbringing. I would have found nothing objectionable to wrestling a girl.

I can't think of any teaching that would have caused me pause. I think the previous posters are closer to the truth.

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Rather than wrestle a girl in the state championship, this high schooler forfeited [View all] brooklynite Mar 2019 OP

I think the F word he's using is just an excuse. Croney Mar 2019 #1

"Thou shalt not wrestle with girls. It is abomination and anathema to the Lord thy God." MineralMan Mar 2019 #2

It was likely on that third tablet that Moses accidentally dropped gtar100 Mar 2019 #9

No doubt. MineralMan Mar 2019 #10

God. The hell wrestlers go through in a season underpants Mar 2019 #3

'faith' seems a crutch Alpeduez21 Mar 2019 #4

It's a crutch for a lot of things. nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #7

I was on the wrestling team in high school Cartoonist Mar 2019 #5

He is only allowed to wrestle boys, this future Catholic Priest! ;) nt ExciteBike66 Mar 2019 #6

He says he was raised to treat women well... procon Mar 2019 #8

He's scared of being polluted by contact with her Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #11

I still say he was worried about an embarrassing event MineralMan Mar 2019 #12

Spontaneous emissions. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #14

And here's the girl: Angel Rios, the first girl to place in MineralMan Mar 2019 #13

I've changed my mind. He was scared of getting Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #15

Sports segregation comes 100% down to men not wanting to be beaten by girls Lordquinton Mar 2019 #16