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Purity Balls
Kerry:
Purity Balls
Striking back against a “Girls Gone Wild” culture, many fathers and daughters are choosing a much different path.
Fathers across the U.S.A. are promising to protect their daughters' virtue until marriage.
Founded in 1998 by Randy and Lisa Wilson, the Purity Ball focuses on the idea that a trustworthy and nurturing father will influence his daughter to lead a life of "integrity and purity."
Click here to view Time magazine’s fascinating photo essay.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1822906,00.html?iid=redirect-purity
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injest:
first response?
ICK!
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on September 17, 2008, 12:10:13 am ---first response?
ICK!
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I had very mixed feelings about it. I can see where many fathers would have the very best of intentions. Having said that, however (and I'm not proud to admit this thought crossed my mind), I found a lot of the pics in the Time photo essay to be somewhat unsettling. :-\
injest:
--- Quote from: Kerry on September 17, 2008, 12:47:42 am ---I had very mixed feelings about it. I can see where many fathers would have the very best of intentions. Having said that, however (and I'm not proud to admit this thought crossed my mind), I found a lot of the pics in the Time photo essay to be somewhat unsettling. :-\
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uh yeah...
and where are the boys? Are boys not worthy of their fathers protection?
LauraGigs:
Hell of a point, Jess, exactly. If no one keeps track of boys in their family + community and urges them to keep it in their pants, HELLOOOOO...
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