"I wish every parent in America would be doing what you are doing here tonight," the Silver Ring Thing man said. No unrealistic high expectations here, just a bunch of adults-who probably have regular sex-relaying to children that vigorous praying and a ring will replace basic human biological needs. I nodded, just a lone man on his own looking concerned about teen virginity, contemplating the visual imagery of a man praying for his daughter's purity. I pray for my daughters purity every day-all three of them!" "I've been wearing this ring for almost 15 years now. "How cool is that?" "Creepy" might be a better word. "I want you to strongly consider putting on a ring yourself so you can pray for your child's abstinence every day," said a middle-aged man to a room filled with dozens of concerned parents. Hopefully, I could sell it on eBay afterwards. He likes the local sports!" Approaching a smiling youth leader, I said, "I'm here for the parent session," flashing the silver purity ring I bought off the Internet for validation. I turned up for the event wearing a T-shirt of a local sports team in an attempt to fit in: "Nothing strange about that guy. At the registration area, energetic teens checked in, then immediately had their fingers measured by youth leaders for silver rings ($20 each) to be picked up after the event.įirst on the agenda was a pre-event workshop to educate parents on how to keep their children's virginity intact: How will your child navigate the next five, ten, or 15 years of sexual pressure? Buses pulled into the parking lot of Cincinnati Christian University for the last leg of the 10-month long Silver Ring Thing's One Night Stand Tour.
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