Posted on 07/17/2014 9:16:29 AM PDT by Morgana
Virginity pledges, alongside abstinence-focused sex ed in general, are a favorite punching bag of those who favor comprehensive sex ed. In addition to being unrealistic, say their detractors, abstinence pledges promote an "all or nothing" approach to sex that may well lead to unhealthier behaviors. A new study in the Journal of Child and Family Studies bolsters these critiques by taking a nuanced look at how people with different levels of religious commitment react to purity pledges.
The researchers had 1,380 students at a "large, public Southeastern state univeristy" fill out a survey about their behavior. More than a quarter of them had signed pledges to not have sexual intercourse until they were married,which is about in line with national statistics among young people.
(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...
HAHAHAHAA. Oh the purity ring.
Back in my early college dating days I was going to a very large church in the city. I was dating one girl with a sister who were wearing “purity” rings given to them by the church, along with every other young woman. As soon as those girls met the new college stud that ring came off faster than their blouses. When confronted it was just the “you don’t understand” response. That was when I became aware of the ‘friend zone’ and learned a lot about young women’s approach to dating.
I’ve been re-reading some old books by Leanne Payne, a Christian prayer minister. She saw this gay thing coming 30 years ago.
“When confronted it was just the you dont understand response.”
Yea you are correct, I don’t understand.
“A pledge by itself is just a piece of paper. It takes an involved father AND MOTHER to protect a child, and prayer.”
—There fixed it. Yes a father is important but it takes both parents to raise the kid.
“The best marriages I know of are people who got married young, many times because they “had to get married.” “
Problem is nowdays..those “shotgun” marriages now end in divorce. Why? They were not in love but in lust. Shotgun marriages might have worked in the past but not today, not with easy divorce. Plus really it’s best to marry the person you love.
Only a liberal thinks abstinence is “unrealistic” because, as usual, they are projecting themselves onto the issue.
Just because they are unable to keep their pants on doesn’t mean everyone can’t.
“For most people growing up in the 50s and 60s, religion was a habit or convention that they inherited, not a deeply held conviction. .........”
About the time they started handed out those rings is about the time Planned Parenthood has infiltrated the schools with sex education classes, abortion was legal, teen pregnancy was at an all time high and Madonna was singing “Like a Virgin” on the radio.
Need I say more?
Whatever.
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