Purity ring

A chastity ring

A Purity Ring made from sterling silver.

Purity rings (also known as chastity rings or abstinence rings or promise rings) are worn as a sign of chastity. The practice originated in the United States in the 1990s among Christian-affiliated sexual abstinence groups.^[1] Wearing a purity ring is typically accompanied by a religious vow to practice abstinence until marriage.^[2]

David Bario, a reporter in the Chicago Tribune, Rutland Herald, and several other news websites wrote:^[3]

Under the Bush administration, organizations that promote abstinence and encourage teens to sign virginity pledges or wear purity rings have received federal grants. The Silver Ring Thing, a subsidiary of a Pennsylvania Evangelical Church^{[disambiguation needed ]}, has received more than $1 million from the government to promote abstinence and to sell its rings in the United States and abroad.

See also

• Celibacy
• CTR ring
• Purity ball
• Silver Ring Thing
• Virginity pledge

References

1. ^ Teen Pledges Barely Cut STD Rates, Study Says
2. ^ Vernacular Abstinence: Teenagers, Purity Rings, and Rites of (Blocked) Passage by Montana Miller
3. ^ Rutland Herald article by David Bario