“I have many friends (boys and girls) with purity rings,” said the ... manager Casey Grismer said many teens, like Abby, are buying the rings for themselves. She believes it’s a sign the ...

Under the Bush administration, organizations that promote abstinence and encourage teens to sign virginity pledges or wear purity rings have received federal grants. The Silver Ring Thing ...

I wore my purity ring, highlighted Bible verses about sexual purity in my Teen Bible, and kept my beloved dog-eared copy of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” by Joshua Harris — a book that advocated ...

Jake Killinger, 33, a youth pastor at Hope Church in Springfield, said purity rings are designed to keep a teen’s mind focused. Killinger recently led a six-week lecture series on purity called ...

To which defenders say: Teen pledgers typically do ... wishing his older girl had come as well. She used to wear a purity ring, he says, until a boy she knew assaulted her; she took it off ...

“I have many friends (boys and girls) with purity rings,” said the ... manager Casey Grismer said many teens, like Abby, are buying the rings for themselves. She believes it”s a sign the ...

Hannah Lee Powers, 17, pledged to abstain from sex to her father Beauchamp at a ceremony in Louisiana TEENAGE ... then sign a purity contract and the daughters are given a purity ring to wear ...

March 12, 2007 — -- It's Friday night, and teenage girls are full of excitement ... that's going to sting in the end." Thousands of girls have taken purity vows at this kind of event since ...

This passage it turns out, is the set-up for the entire series: How will three Christian families headed by pastors keep their teen daughters ... as she adjusts a purity ring on her finger.

TOLEDO, Ohio ” When Katie Chromik put a silver ring on her finger ... Even if pledging purity draws snickers, it’s still gaining acceptance among some teens, especially those who attend ...

“I have many friends (boys and girls) with purity rings,” said the ... manager Casey Grismer said many teens, like Abby, are buying the rings for themselves. She believes it’s a sign the ...