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Teens fight for a chaste Valentine's ABSTINENCE: Some high school students suggest honoring Feb. 14 as a "Day of Purity. BY STEPHANIE SIMON LOS ANGELES TIMES High school sophomore Ally Hall plans to exchange valentine cards with her friends today. But her true tribute to the romance of the season was Monday, in the principal's office at Lebanon High School in the small town of Lebanon, Ohio. Hall wrote a brief script to be read over the public-address system. Her message: The most romantic way to celebrate Feb. 14 is to honor it as a "Day of Purity," by pledging...

Youth celebrate Valentine's Day by taking a vow of abstinence. The Day of Purity is aimed at encouraging singles of every age to remain sexually pure — a strong counterpoint to the popular cultural message to have sex early, often and with many.Young people are bombarded with messages — through mass media, music and peer pressure — encouraging them to become sexually active at a young age and even to experiment with homosexuality.Take, for example, one ninth-grade health textbook that says "testing your ability to function sexually and give pleasure to another person may be less threatening in your early...

Liberty Counsel Announces The First National “Day Of Purity”,A Day For Students To Promote Purity In Mind And ActionsORLANDO, FL – Liberty Counsel is pleased to announce a new national project called “The Day of Purity.” On February 13, 2004 those students across the country who strive for sexual purity will have an opportunity to let their voices be heard in opposition to a culture of moral decline. They will be encouraged to distribute flyers explaining the Day of Purity, to sponsor “pure” alternative activities for Valentine’s Day and to wear specially designed t-shirts proclaiming the message of Purity...