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I the past 15 or so years, I have seen some emphasis on rites of passage in both the secular and Christian spheres. This is one of those things that does seem to be lacking in the modern world. We currently only have getting your driver's license, graduating high school, and getting old enough to LEGALLY buy alcohol. A rite of passage could be a way to show how one's fortitude has been developed, but it requires a foundation of resilience under it. There is of course the issue that it could just be another method, and not an actual point of growth. Dangers of the wrong kind abound, right?

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