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With nearly 30 percent of teens reported being sexually active, a non-profit group plans to mobilize millions of youth worldwide on Valentine's Day to make a public statement for sexual purity.
The second annual Day of Purity is a project of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based public-interest group known for its legal advocacy for traditional marriage in key court cases over the past several years.
The recent NBC News and People Magazine poll reveals that that half of the sexually active youth engage in oral sex and 43 percent don't consider it as sexual intercourse, even though there are significant associated risks.
Liberty Counsel, however, is encouraged by another finding in the poll, showing 42 percent of teens who are not sexually active attribute that choice to religious or moral beliefs.
The Day of Purity is designed with that in mind, urging young people from elementary school through young adulthood to commit themselves to delaying sexual activity until marriage.
"Now is the time for every one who is concerned about the moral depravity of this culture to stand with our youth," said Mathew Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel. "Millions of youth have rejected the MTV culture. They want to be respected for who they are instead of being viewed as sexual objects to be used or discarded at will."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42648
The second annual Day of Purity is a project of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based public-interest group known for its legal advocacy for traditional marriage in key court cases over the past several years.
The recent NBC News and People Magazine poll reveals that that half of the sexually active youth engage in oral sex and 43 percent don't consider it as sexual intercourse, even though there are significant associated risks.
Liberty Counsel, however, is encouraged by another finding in the poll, showing 42 percent of teens who are not sexually active attribute that choice to religious or moral beliefs.
The Day of Purity is designed with that in mind, urging young people from elementary school through young adulthood to commit themselves to delaying sexual activity until marriage.
"Now is the time for every one who is concerned about the moral depravity of this culture to stand with our youth," said Mathew Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel. "Millions of youth have rejected the MTV culture. They want to be respected for who they are instead of being viewed as sexual objects to be used or discarded at will."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42648