Several years back, I met with a teenaged couple-the proud parents of adorable twin girls. We need to show them what’s so important-and beautiful-about marriage. We need our abstinence presentations to cast a robust vision for marriage. We must do everything we can to communicate biblical truths that never shift or erode with the tide of opinion. Marriage has become increasingly irrelevant to the post-modern millennial generation leaving today’s Generation Alpha kids completely adrift in a culture that has deconstructed the very definition of marriage.Īs educators, parents and pregnancy center advocates, we must help students look to the top of the broomstick. The popular wedding website,, encourages brides to “stand strong” and “limit the guest list,” warning brides-to-be not even to “extend ‘ceremony only’ invitations to children.” Martha Stewart’s wedding etiquette agrees-inviting children is “not appropriate” at most weddings. Gone are the days of church-centered weddings, which have been largely replaced by today’s adult-only affairs at pricey venues. The occasional "Yes" will then reveal that it was "my mom's" or "my dad's" wedding. When we ask, “has been to a wedding?” very few elementary school children’s hands go up. In fact, very few children we encounter have even attended a wedding. They simply don’t see the value of marriage, so it’s no surprise to find them searching for answers when it comes to sex. One thing we’re finding more and more as we present in local schools is that, sadly, very few teens have even a basic grasp of the meaning of marriage. But how’s that working out in our schools, churches and families?Īre our abstinence conversations finding the kind of success we’d hope? Avoiding sexual risk means keeping your eyes on your future and your future marriage.Ībstinence presentations like ours, at Women’s Choice Network in Pittsburgh, are geared toward helping kids see the value in saving sex for marriage, in part to avoid sexual risk. The kid looks like a circus magician.Īnd the takeaway for the students is to start out with the end in mind. But, when attempting the same exercise with eyes focused on the top of the broomstick, the balancing trick is easy. No matter how hard he may try, the student simply cannot balance the stick. Our abstinence presenters use a broomstick in their high school presentations to send a convincing message about sexual risk.Ī willing student volunteer tries to balance a broomstick on the palm of his hand while fixing his eyes on the bottom of the stick.
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