Study: Majority Of Young Evangelicals Have Pre-Marital Sex

[SecularMotion]

The religious right has a heavy-hand in conservative politics, particularly in an election year. Christian presidential candidates like Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) all tout their Christian credentials and signed the pro-life pledges to court the evangelical vote. But there is one traditional position that even young Christians are abandoning: the purity pledge. According to a recent study, 80 percent of unmarried evangelical young adults have had sex, only 8 percent less than the general unmarried adult population:

One of the biggest surprises was a December 2009 study, conducted by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, which included information on sexual activity.

While the study’s primary report did not explore religion, some additional analysis focusing on sexual activity and religious identification yielded this result: 80 percent of unmarried evangelical young adults (18 to 29) said that they have had sex – slightly less than 88 percent of unmarried adults, according to the teen pregnancy prevention organization.

http://www.care2.com/causes/study-majority-of-young-evangelicals-have-pre-marital-sex.html

[ProdigalJunkMail]

1. I own that... n/t

[MineralMan]

2. Oh, no! Say it ain't so, Joe...

:rofl:

[Aerows]

3. There's a shocker!

Young people have sex.

Who actually thought "purity pledges" and abstinence campaigns were going to do anything? If abstinence really worked, the human race wouldn't be here. Churches and religions have tried pushing abstinence for centuries, and the population hasn't shrunk any LOL.

[NewJeffCT]

4. well, to be honest

I remember driving by the churches on Sunday morning when I was in college and seeing all these attractive, well dressed young women either going into church or just leaving church (depending on what time I got up) and thinking to myself about how I'd be all set if I ever got religion.

So, I'm not surprised at all.

[4_TN_TITANS]

23. Church is a great place to pick up babes!

God knows how to reel in the hotties...

[Drale]

5. When you tell people not to do something

they are going to want to do it even more.

[get the red out]

6. "Family" values

I would imagine also that all the talk of "Christian" perfection sets these young people, 80% of them, up to not be able to trust their parents. Those are some wonderful family values.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

9. what Christian perfection are you speaking of? n/t

[LeftinOH]

7. OK, but, they're still *against* pre-marital sex. You can still do something and be against it

at the same time, and your core beliefs remain unchanged..........if you're a fundie right-winger, that is.

[MineralMan]

11. "But, baby, in God's eyes, we ARE married..."

It's been said millions of times.

[NNN0LHI]

8. When I was kid I always knew who and where the hotties were

If I were still young, single and horny I would sign up for ChristianMingle.com so fast your head would be spinning. Even though I am atheist.

Don

[MineralMan]

10. Yup. If they'll believe one thing that makes no sense,

they'll certainly believe your protestations of love and fidelity. Earth Girls are Easy, as they say.

[bluestateguy]

12. People are marrying later in life

Also, I get annoyed by born-again evangelicals who lecture the rest of us about abstinence until marriage, in spite of their own failure to live up to that standard.

You'll get these people who might have been sexually promiscuous as young adults, but then they became "born-again" at say, age 30, and then they will become fierce advocates for abstinence until marriage.

In other words, they got to have their fun, and now nobody else can. Do as I say, don't do as I do.

[physioex]

13. And even more interesting......

A large percentage of that is probably homosexual in nature. Go figure......

[Lucian]

14. I don't care what they say...

Bachmann, Perry, or Santorum are NOT Christians.

[PassingFair]

16. Of course they're Christians.

They're Christians.

Deal with it.

[Lucian]

17. No. They're not.

If one were to read the Bible, anyone who studies the word and does what Jesus says is a Christian.

Those who cater to the rich aren't Christian. I don't care what anyone says.

[PassingFair]

22. Isn't this catering?

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

[PassingFair]

15. But its OK, because they're not using protection, which is premeditated evil.

Er...wait, what?

[Bluenorthwest]

18. Religion is not about what the religious do or abstain from

it is about what they think others should be made to do or to abstain from. Each opponent of marriage equality that claims the Bible tells them to be bigoted ignores, explains away or simply rejects dozens of other rules the Bible has for them. They are all laughable. A hilarious display of hypocrisy, the lot of them.

[bighughdiehl]

19. Breaking....

evangelicals figure out they have the same
biology as the evil secularists.

[bullwinkle428]

20. "Fundamentalists don't think they're better than you; they think that GOD

thinks they're better than you!"

Thank you, Jon Fugelsang!

[TBF]

21. I learned that just by watching Sarah Palin's children ... nt