tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post114839136324520195..comments2023-06-03T11:51:29.856-04:00Comments on what's your wood worth?: sex, adultery, pornography, 12 steps, chastity and communitybj woodworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14638506200571654795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-64719549590148797352008-04-07T10:22:00.000-04:002008-04-07T10:22:00.000-04:00Really good post.Thanks.I think I would question t...Really good post.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>I think I would question the whole point of taking a chastity pledge--whether this be in a community or individually. The reason is that I think it creates a pressure cooker feeling for youth. Virginity becomes this critical definition of one's godliness and personal righteousness. I wonder if it is really all that important. Sure, it's a good thing to shoot for, but a good thing can become a bad thing if it is taken to a level of importance that it was never intended to be. Virginity is nice, but it is only a small part of what it means to be a follower of Christ. Jesus himself never suggested that virginity was the highest Christian ideal.<BR/><BR/>Virginity until marriage can also rush young people into marriages that they are not ready to handle. The maturity process of American youth is taking longer and longer. This is particularly true of conservative Christian children who are often isolated in home schools or Christian schools. So, if one is living with repressed sexual desire, it can feel like a pressure cooker and lead to marriages too early in life.<BR/><BR/>I'm not suggesting that one say that virginity is not important, only that it is not the litmus test for faithfulness.Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-75241285874144798592007-12-20T10:20:00.000-05:002007-12-20T10:20:00.000-05:00Beautiful postBeautiful postTrisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01628253068398794262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-1149062448202283942006-05-31T04:00:00.000-04:002006-05-31T04:00:00.000-04:00Thank you for re-printing this, BJ! Lauren Winner ...Thank you for re-printing this, BJ! Lauren Winner is so right on the ball. I actually sort of just blogged about this.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.com