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Originally Posted by venusinfurs
if these people are so gungo-ho about chastity, why not make the young men also take a pledge.
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Actually, I grew up in the Bible Belt and we had these when I was a teen, every one of us was supposed to sign them. They were a 'promise contract' or something like that. The idea was, you sign it and present it to your wife/husband on your wedding night (and they give theirs to you) as the ultimate wedding present, showing you had remained pure for that one person. Which is romantic and all, until you realize that the church (at least the one I went to) used it as a guilt trip on the teens - you don't want to break your vow to your future spouse (and God) do you?
This is really just a more elaborate version of it. It isn't new at all. Out of my old church youth group, I can't think of anyone who actually kept the pledge, guy or girl. I wouldn't expect my daughter to do this. I'm no longer involved in a church though.