In news that probably surprises none of us, a new study revealed that Virginity Pledges are to premarital sex as the pull-out method is to birth control. Meaning: they are 100% ineffective.
In fact, not only do the kids who make those pledges go on to have premarital sex, but they also do it without any form of birth control. (See: Bristol Palin.) Because these kids are brought up in homes that teach abstinence only, when the kids do decide to give in to their urges they do so without any clue about birth control or safe sex.
This is awesome news for the Federal Budget, as we can now cut out the hundreds of billions of dollars spent every year on abstinence programs that aren’t workin’ anyway and rededicate that money where it is needed.
This is also great news to women everywhere (like me) who want to get their claws into The Jonas Brothers.
Katie says:
Mon, 29th Dec 20085:34 pm
Wow, what a horrible picture of them haha
Angie Marie says:
Mon, 29th Dec 20087:28 pm
As a college student who is very committed to maintaining her virginity until her wedding night, I cringe when people assume that all young people who pledge virginity are just going to eventually “decide to give into their urges.” I have never officially “pledged” abstinence (except through personal journal entries), I do not consider myself superior to my friends who are sexually active, and I do not run around talking flippantly about my abstinence a la Jessica Simpson. My best friends with whom I have discussed the matter know, however, that I will be remaining a virgin until marriage, and the majority of my casual friends and friendly acquaintances likely assume I am a virgin because of my “good girl” reputation. I am educated about birth control and safe sex, but I will be remaining committed to abstinence until marriage because I am a Christian who is striving to live a Biblically-sound lifestyle. I am not uneducated (I attend a college that is ranked within the top 20 in the country), I am not politically conservative (I voted for Barack Obama), and I am by no means unattractive (I get tons of attention of guys and am frequently complimented for my looks). I say these things not to brag, but to defy some common stereotypes that are often hurled at virgins.
Anyway, sorry to ramble, but I want to emphasize that I don’t think I’m in any way superior to people who are sexually active (a couple of my close friends have serious reputations), and I don’t want to bring a damper to this site–which I find hilarious, sisterly, and awesome.
I would just love for people to see the issue, for once, from us virgins’ point of view
Emily says:
Mon, 29th Dec 20088:54 pm
Just because someone has pledged to stay a virgin until marriage does not mean that they aren’t being taught about safe sex. I made a pledge when I was 13 and I was definitely not raised in an environment that taught abstinence only. Assuming that people who grew up with abstinence education are the only ones having children too soon is a poor judgment on your part. All of my friends that have had children at early ages (and the ones who have had scares) did use birth control and they used it correctly.
Micah says:
Mon, 29th Dec 200810:24 pm
LOL…. I knew about birth control and I was a virgin until marriage. Not b/c I didn’t have anyone but b/c it was a choice I made. To me it WAS a Christian thing, but it was more too. I wanted to only have sex with one person. And for it to be very special. Sure people who pledge to abstain will still have sex. Duh. And people who want to loose weight this year won’t. People don’t do things they want to do.
I think there needs to be a mixture of teaching and abstinence, especially in christian homes. In my home I knew about birth control and condoms, but mostly because I took the effort to study it. I plan to encourage my kids towards abstinence, but also teach them about birth control and STDs. Chances are high that they will have sex behind my back. And if they do, I’ll still love them just as much. And I want them to be prepared for the real world.
Danyell says:
Mon, 29th Dec 200810:44 pm
the study never said EVERY pledged virgin till marriage was uneducated about safe sex. MAJORITY of plegded virgins till marriage are uneducated about safe sex because MAJORITY of those people live in christian homes and safe sex is a lesson ignored because its thought as “not needed”.
Amy says:
Mon, 29th Dec 200810:45 pm
I knew as soon as I read this article that there would be some heated comments. You all played right in to it.
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