Virginity Pledges.. Do they work?

I have found an article ... I thought this would be worth discussing on World AIDS day😊

"For about a decade now, a surprising number of large organisations (such as 'True Love Waits' and "The Silver Ring Thing") around the world have embarked on significant efforts to encourage young people not to have sex. In some countries these campaigns have had the explicit support of the government and have even benefited from state funding. As part of these programmes, youths are encouraged to make a verbal or written promise to abstain from sex until marriage. These pledges are known as virginity pledges. By 1995 at least 2.5 million people had made them; the figure is probably closer to 10 million now.

Underlying the controversy over whether virginity pledges 'work', is the controversy over what objective virginity pledges should be working towards. The topic also links closely to related arguments about sex education, the age of consent, state funding for family planning advice and contraception, and about the prevention of HIV/AIDS. "

I know that AIDS spreads through other factors also...Sexual contact is one of them. Some people say that these virginity pledges are prone to be broken very often.. while others say that this prevents teenage pregnancy...

I ask the same question: Do such virginity pledges work? Do you think that they positively impact the youth ?

Ur comments.

I really don't get the concept of virginity pledge. If you have self control and you are determined to not have physical relation before marriage, why do you need a pledge? 😕

Mind Vs Heart in a different bottle 😉

Originally posted by: MNMS

Underlying the controversy over whether virginity pledges 'work', is the controversy over what objective virginity pledges should be working towards.

Duh!!!! Objectivity is to abstain from sex until you meet the person you love and are ready to spend your life with.

Heck if you can't drink (legaly) till 21 or can't vote untill 18 then let a virginity pledge be the factor to keep you from having sex until you are responsible and ready.

Remember celibacy is not hereditary..!!!!

Virginity Pledges.. Do they work?

It should work on some. Teeny boppers usually love to follow the trend and that's a cool way to be noticed, be it smoking, pursing risky skateboard types of misadventures, body piercing etc. The groupie thing works at different levels to different kids. Sometimes stress of social independence, ignorance coupled with raging hormones lead towards sex at unripe age. And if the sisterhood of holy virgins types of pledges work among them, and prevent them of not having it then so be it. Even if I find flawed logic behind such pledges, it's worth it.
Responsible Sex is not the bottom line! It's one of the greatest gifts of God to mankind to be cherished. It has nothing to do with "Love" or "Commitment", imho.

pledges dont do anything. if you feel its wrong to have sex before marriage den just dont do it...why you gotta take a pledge for it?

[quote=Desi pride]pledges dont do anything. if you feel its wrong to have sex before marriage den just dont do it...why you gotta take a pledge for it?
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It is done for two things:

1) Restricting them through a pledge.. it does have effects on some people to keep a pledge.. How serious are they.. and even if they do.. it is a positive attitude 😊

2) shifting the focus of teens from "having sex" to "no sex before marriage" ... Meaning.. more focus of them for getting distracted

Why just virginity...
Pledges, Do they work??

Not for most people, as majority of us here have expressed in different words. I don;t really know whether and how India has moved ahead regarding sexual-education issues. Neither do I know whether an open conversations takes place between children (puberty +) and parents or whether sex is still a taboo. If these conversations do occur, then I think it is a better idea to promote safe sex before marriage, rather than giving the only option of a pledge. I agree that such pledges can be more distracting than effective as MNMs pointed out.
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But if ... such pledges prevent young teens from teen pregnancy... i think giving a shot is not bad either.... We don't know the chances of its working ... but if it does ,its positive😊

Why should people go for special process called "Pledge on Virginity".

Should some one make a person take a pledge to take food daily,wear clothes daily?

One should go according to the decent norms of the society if they don't follow "LET THEM GOTO HELL".This type of things arise when children are not brought up well.Good family is really boon.In general girls from good families behave decently.

But there's no necessity of this pledge...

Cheers,

Mythili