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Virgins Not Allowed! 7/14/2005 NARAL Pro-Choice America hosts “Screw Abstinence” party.
The experience happened when I was 14 years old. It was beautiful. It was my first time.
To commit to abstaining from sex until marriage, that is.
I stood there in the church gymnasium, holding my very own abstinence pledge card and beaming with excitement. After a youth rally in which speakers spoke about the Bible’s clear instruction to save sex for marriage, I was one of dozens of awkward, gawky adolescents to proudly sign a card that declared my commitment to honor God and my future spouse.
Flash forward almost 10 years. I like to think that I outgrew the awkwardness (my hair no longer has helmet bangs, stirrup leggings are a fashion no-no, and I burned the picture from junior high in which I am wearing purple jeans, turquoise glasses, and a red shirt) and am at least on my way to being a grown adult. Have I kept my promise? Yes.
The abstinence pledge card, though worn around the edges, is still a treasured possession amidst the lipstick and breath mints in my purse. It has seen me through the years – first dates, crushes, dreamy boyfriends who turned out to be nightmares, and heart-wrenching breakups. Through it all, my commitment to abstinence ensured that I would one day enjoy intimacy the way that God designed it, namely, within the bond of marriage, between one woman (me) and one man. Not to mention that I would not have to deal with sexually transmitted diseases, men using me for physical gratification, or the trauma of my womanly heart being chipped away in pieces.
Obviously, abstinence is a good thing. It prevents health risks and allows couples to enjoy strong levels of trust in their marriages. Besides, what fun is opening a birthday present before your actual birthday?
Unfortunately, there are those who would scoff at my abstinence card. They look at people who commit to sexual purity as “prudes,” “backward-thinking weirdoes” and “traditional freaks.” To them, humans are nothing but carnal animals, and to do something insane like waiting until marriage to have sex would deprive one of pleasure and fun … or even cause death (although at this point, I don’t think anyone has died from being a virgin).
Case in point: NARAL Pro-Choice America, a group consisting of radicals who demand sexual promiscuity and abortion as fundamental rights, is hosting a party. Not just any party – an anti-abstinence party.
NARAL asked its cronies to come up with a catchy slogan for their party. They got one: “Screw Abstinence.” Get it?
The party will be today, July 14, in Seattle, Washington, and is a response to the annoyingly successful abstinence programs in schools. NARAL’s desired method of sex education, of course, is to teach young people that sex is not a big deal and should be engaged in on a whim, with “safe sex” techniques taking care of consequences.
The NARAL flier reads, “Come laugh, learn, socialize and buck the system.” Partygoers will be treated to tips on “Sexy Safer Sex” by “purveyors of adult toys,” see a theatre troupe perform a sex-ed class for adults, and sip on “Screw Driver” alcoholic beverages.
Just as liberals accuse conservative groups of discrimination based on “sexual orientation,” I want to do the same thing. I, too, have a sexual preference: I “prefer” not to have sex until marriage. As a virgin (a curse word to groups like NARAL), I would pollute the party’s message of “sex for all.” I wonder if they would “tolerate” my voluntary state of virginity.
Besides the moral arguments and health realities, consider the financial aspects of the whole ordeal…
Lindsey Douthit is a recent graduate of Baylor University and a Ronald Reagan Memorial Intern with Concerned Women for America. She has come up with her own phrase in response to NARAL’s “Screw Abstinence” slogan: “Abstinence—All the Way!”
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