So these kids promoted a "day of purity" last Friday to show thier commitment to not having sex until marriage. The best quote is by a 17 year old:

The way sex is talked about, it's so casual, like it's an everyday thing, like going to McDonald's.

While I somewhat respect what these kids are doing, and understand, to some extent, thier modivations, that statement sounds like some one who doesn't understand sex at all. And I don't mean just that he is a virgin, I mean that he doesn't understand what sex is from a biological standpoint. It is casual, it is an everyday thing. Sex is the desire to reproduce, to pass on one's genetic material, and people are having it every day, and thinking about it every day because it is hardwired in our brains to do so. Granted, sleeping around isn't smart, but it isn't smart because there is a lot of responsibility that comes from having sex with some one--possible pregnancy, diseases, etc--not because sex isn't an everyday thing.

I, personally, think that many of these kids will end up not being virgins once they get to college. Talk about kicking that biological desire into high gear...

Plus, when it comes down to it, I know there are many people (myself included) that have sex more frequently than they go to McDonald's. If it ends up the other way around for these kids, they will be unloved for a long time, or are going to be very fat.