The other day there was a show on the BBC about this Silver Ring Thing program that is apparently growing in popularity in the States. A written summary of the show can be found here .
The basic deal is that they are Christians that go around selling kids ($12 a pop) these silver rings that they put on their fingers and in doing so they are promising to keep it on their finger until their wedding night when they are suppose to take it off, hand it to their husband or wife and say 'I have been waiting for you since I put this on'.
I have a couple issues. The first being that on the show they were having kids as low as eight putting on these rings. At eight you are not making that choice on your own or with any real knowledge of what a rush of hormones can do to your body. So, what happens if parents had their daughter put on this ring and then suddenly she isn't wearing it one day?
Would you put one of these rings on your kids?
Also, it made me think - how many of you as an adult would have a long term dating relationship with a virgin who would be remaining a virgin until marriage?
The basic deal is that they are Christians that go around selling kids ($12 a pop) these silver rings that they put on their fingers and in doing so they are promising to keep it on their finger until their wedding night when they are suppose to take it off, hand it to their husband or wife and say 'I have been waiting for you since I put this on'.
I have a couple issues. The first being that on the show they were having kids as low as eight putting on these rings. At eight you are not making that choice on your own or with any real knowledge of what a rush of hormones can do to your body. So, what happens if parents had their daughter put on this ring and then suddenly she isn't wearing it one day?
Would you put one of these rings on your kids?
Also, it made me think - how many of you as an adult would have a long term dating relationship with a virgin who would be remaining a virgin until marriage?













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