This past Saturday, a "Choose Purity" event was held at the William Pearson Center in Las Vegas (yes, Sin City). What was the ultimate goal of this "Choose Purity" event? According to Officer Regina Coward, who helped organize the event, it was to persuade girls to wait until marriage to have sex.
So, what happens if girls engage in premarital sex? According to Ms. Coward, girls fall victim to sexual assault, gangs, drugs, and even prostitution. As Coward said, "Avoid sex and avoid those perils." It's just that easy! Well, so long as you're not easy, or something...
Ironically enough, Ms. Coward said she's passionate about abstaining from sex until marriage because she was impregnated at 16, and has always wondered how life could have been different if she had followed through with her current pro-abstinence message.
The fact of the matter is, though, that roughly 95% of people engage in premarital sex, and those whom take virginity pledges are just as likely to engage in sex as those whom don't - and are less likely to engage in safe sex. So, shouldn't the main point coming from Ms. Coward and those like her be that, while abstinence is the safest option, if you do engage in sex, to make sure to do it safely? If kids are told to just say no to sex, and don't receive any education on contraception or the potential consequences of sex, when the majority of them do engage in intercourse, won't they be more prone than those whom received a comprehensive education of having unwanted pregnancies during their teenage and young adult years? Ms. Coward wonders what life would have been like if she had abstained from sex. How about wondering what life would have been like if she didn't engage in it unless the guy wore a condom? Most humans have certain sexual desires and will give in to temptation every now and again. The best way to limit unwanted pregnancies isn't by driving home the "just-say-no" message. It's providing comprehensive education on the subject and providing easy access to contraception.
In any case, Ms. Coward's premarital sex slippery slope made me chuckle some due to how ridiculous it was.
Even Laura Deitsch - health educator for a local reproductive health organization - had this to say about the event: "I wonder if anybody came away with the idea that premarital sex is criminal."
Remember, according to Ms. Coward, girls whom engage in premarital sex will fall victim to sexual assault, gangs, drugs, and prostitution. Does she seriously think these following three scenarios occur on a regular basis?
Slippery Slope: Gangs
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "Yeah, but while we were doing it, I got this image in my head and can't get it out."
Bobby: "Really? What image was that?"
Jenny: "Do you see me as more of a Blood or a Crypt? I think I'm going to join a gang."
Slippery Slope: Drugs
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "It was okay, but do you know what probably feels even better?"
Bobby: "Something feels better than that? No way! What is it?"
Jenny: "Heroin. Do you have a needle, one of those tourn-i-thingies, and some heroin on you by any chance?"
Slippery Slope: Prostitution
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "It was pretty good, but I feel kind of cheap, you know?"
Bobby: "What do you mean?"
Jenny: "Well, I mean, you seemed to like it a lot, and I just kept thinking I could be making some money off this, you know? Do you wanna be my pimp?"
Yeah, if premarital sex leads to gangs, drugs, and prostitution, then only 5% of married couples are void of a secondary job where they get paid to have sex, before smoking a crack-pipe afterward, and then rummaging the streets with a gang by the name of Subloodurbia...
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/04/metro-have-premarital-sex-risk-death/
So, what happens if girls engage in premarital sex? According to Ms. Coward, girls fall victim to sexual assault, gangs, drugs, and even prostitution. As Coward said, "Avoid sex and avoid those perils." It's just that easy! Well, so long as you're not easy, or something...
Ironically enough, Ms. Coward said she's passionate about abstaining from sex until marriage because she was impregnated at 16, and has always wondered how life could have been different if she had followed through with her current pro-abstinence message.
The fact of the matter is, though, that roughly 95% of people engage in premarital sex, and those whom take virginity pledges are just as likely to engage in sex as those whom don't - and are less likely to engage in safe sex. So, shouldn't the main point coming from Ms. Coward and those like her be that, while abstinence is the safest option, if you do engage in sex, to make sure to do it safely? If kids are told to just say no to sex, and don't receive any education on contraception or the potential consequences of sex, when the majority of them do engage in intercourse, won't they be more prone than those whom received a comprehensive education of having unwanted pregnancies during their teenage and young adult years? Ms. Coward wonders what life would have been like if she had abstained from sex. How about wondering what life would have been like if she didn't engage in it unless the guy wore a condom? Most humans have certain sexual desires and will give in to temptation every now and again. The best way to limit unwanted pregnancies isn't by driving home the "just-say-no" message. It's providing comprehensive education on the subject and providing easy access to contraception.
In any case, Ms. Coward's premarital sex slippery slope made me chuckle some due to how ridiculous it was.
Even Laura Deitsch - health educator for a local reproductive health organization - had this to say about the event: "I wonder if anybody came away with the idea that premarital sex is criminal."
Remember, according to Ms. Coward, girls whom engage in premarital sex will fall victim to sexual assault, gangs, drugs, and prostitution. Does she seriously think these following three scenarios occur on a regular basis?
Slippery Slope: Gangs
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "Yeah, but while we were doing it, I got this image in my head and can't get it out."
Bobby: "Really? What image was that?"
Jenny: "Do you see me as more of a Blood or a Crypt? I think I'm going to join a gang."
Slippery Slope: Drugs
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "It was okay, but do you know what probably feels even better?"
Bobby: "Something feels better than that? No way! What is it?"
Jenny: "Heroin. Do you have a needle, one of those tourn-i-thingies, and some heroin on you by any chance?"
Slippery Slope: Prostitution
Bobby: "God, that was so awesome! Was it good for you?"
Jenny: "It was pretty good, but I feel kind of cheap, you know?"
Bobby: "What do you mean?"
Jenny: "Well, I mean, you seemed to like it a lot, and I just kept thinking I could be making some money off this, you know? Do you wanna be my pimp?"
Yeah, if premarital sex leads to gangs, drugs, and prostitution, then only 5% of married couples are void of a secondary job where they get paid to have sex, before smoking a crack-pipe afterward, and then rummaging the streets with a gang by the name of Subloodurbia...
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/04/metro-have-premarital-sex-risk-death/
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