Riley Gaines
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I really did. I trusted him. I obeyed him. I spent time in scripture, but I had no idea because I hadn't been tested in the way that I was then. And how can you have a testimony if you've never been tested? And so... I never, again, as Charlie alluded to, like this is just never where I saw myself. I was in dental school after college. That's what I prepared for.
I was set to specialize in endodontics, which is root canals, weirdly enough. I scored the highest percentile of the DAT, which is the dental admissions test. I could have gone anywhere in the country that I wanted to go, receiving tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship funds. That's what I was set to do. That's what I prepared for.
I was set to specialize in endodontics, which is root canals, weirdly enough. I scored the highest percentile of the DAT, which is the dental admissions test. I could have gone anywhere in the country that I wanted to go, receiving tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship funds. That's what I was set to do. That's what I prepared for.
I was so, so wrong in assuming that God calls those who are already prepared. I didn't take a government course before I stepped into this. I knew nothing about our government. I knew we had three branches. Didn't know what they did. I still don't really know what they do. I don't even think they know what they do, to be honest with you.
I was so, so wrong in assuming that God calls those who are already prepared. I didn't take a government course before I stepped into this. I knew nothing about our government. I knew we had three branches. Didn't know what they did. I still don't really know what they do. I don't even think they know what they do, to be honest with you.
My public speaking courses in college, I mean, my face would turn the color of a tomato. I was never prepared for this. but I realized pretty quickly that God doesn't call those who are prepared. He prepares those who he calls. And if he brings you to something, he'll certainly bring you through it.
My public speaking courses in college, I mean, my face would turn the color of a tomato. I was never prepared for this. but I realized pretty quickly that God doesn't call those who are prepared. He prepares those who he calls. And if he brings you to something, he'll certainly bring you through it.
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It's so true. If you look at these people who deem themselves feminists, Women like Megan Rapinoe. Women like Billie Jean King. I can even recall testifying before Congress once, and I was sat next to the president of the National Women's Law Center.
It's so true. If you look at these people who deem themselves feminists, Women like Megan Rapinoe. Women like Billie Jean King. I can even recall testifying before Congress once, and I was sat next to the president of the National Women's Law Center.
This woman, in her opening testimony, in what she claimed to be in defense of women, said that women should just learn how to lose more gracefully to men. Megan Rapinoe, of course, has been the... Biggest traitor to her sex, I believe. People like Billie Jean King, who we have to accredit Title IX to. She played in the battle of the sexes and she won.
This woman, in her opening testimony, in what she claimed to be in defense of women, said that women should just learn how to lose more gracefully to men. Megan Rapinoe, of course, has been the... Biggest traitor to her sex, I believe. People like Billie Jean King, who we have to accredit Title IX to. She played in the battle of the sexes and she won.
And it was this huge feat for women in sports and beyond. She's now openly advocating for men to participate in women's sports. Again, undermining everything that she once fought for. So you look at these people who call themselves feminists. Actually, my campus tour... last year with Turning Point was labeled reclaiming feminism. That is not someone who fights for women.
And it was this huge feat for women in sports and beyond. She's now openly advocating for men to participate in women's sports. Again, undermining everything that she once fought for. So you look at these people who call themselves feminists. Actually, my campus tour... last year with Turning Point was labeled reclaiming feminism. That is not someone who fights for women.
I was very hesitant to call myself a feminist at first because again, that's my idea, my preconceived notion and what society, our culture has enabled us to believe are that feminists are these people who believe that not only men and women are equal, but they're the same. And I, of course, reject that. We are not the same.
I was very hesitant to call myself a feminist at first because again, that's my idea, my preconceived notion and what society, our culture has enabled us to believe are that feminists are these people who believe that not only men and women are equal, but they're the same. And I, of course, reject that. We are not the same.
We are created equal, of course, again, in his image, but we are not the same. So I believe as women. We need to do everything that we can do. Have the conversations. Insert yourselves in places where normally you wouldn't. And I think this is important because women typically were more empathetic and apologetic and emotionally driven. And these are wonderful things.