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Washington, DC – Tomorrow, young people in America and around the world are beginning Valentine’s celebrations by committing to sexual purity and encouraging their peers on the value of purity. This is the seventh annual Day of Purity, which helps educate youth to remain sexually pure until marriage. Young people are actively promoting this choice of purity by wearing Day of Purity T-shirts and LivePure wristbands, handing out flyers, and organizing events in their schools, communities and churches. Liberty University, the world’s largest Christian university, will spend time celebrating the Day of Purity with the entire student body in a campus-wide gathering.

The Day of Purity is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of promiscuous behavior. Statistics show that every day, 24,000 Americans ages 15 to 24 contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD); that’s one every four seconds. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are 19 million new STD cases every year in America, and half of those occur among teens. A study released this month showed that abstinence-only education was the most effective way to reduce sexual activity. It reduced sexual activity from half to one-third in young teens. A Rasmussen poll this week showed that 50% of Americans believe that abstinence-only education helps prevent teen pregnancy. Eighty percent believe it is the parents’ responsibility to teach their children about sex, and three out of four Americans believe that “pop culture such as movies and television shows encourage sexual activity among young people.”

Students who embrace the purity lifestyle are countering the Hollywood culture with its risqué television shows, vulgar jokes, tasteless commercials, graphic movies and descriptive magazines. They are inundated at school, on television and on the internet with messages that lust and exploration are normal, even healthy, and that they should give up traditional moral values. On February 12, 2010, thousands of students will rebel against the popular culture and celebrate the Day of Purity.

Day of Purity is a project of Liberty Counsel that offers participants a planning manual, wristbands, T-shirts, informative flyers, and other resources on our website, www.DayOfPurity.org. Day of Purity has a fan page on Facebook and also recommends the Truth for Youth Bible, which contains information and stories geared for teens.

Amber Haskew, Coordinator for the Day of Purity, commented, “The heartache surrounding the tragedy of sexual promiscuity demands that we offer clear moral guidance and encouragement for our youth to stay sexually pure until marriage. The consequences of sexually transmitted diseases in our nation’s youth are devastating, and abstinence is the only effective action. It is time to take a stand against behaviors that cause disease and death. Youth who have already engaged in sexual activity can make a fresh start on the Day of Purity. Young people are ready to send a positive message to their friends, parents, churches, communities, legislators, and the media. It’s time for a positive change in our culture.”

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