And the most talked about event from Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) isn't who won best new artist or music video of the year...not even Kanye's performance or what Chris Brown wore...it's about the silver rings the Jonas Brothers are wearing around their fingers...
Promise rings stole the show Sunday night after British comedian and VMA Host Russell Brand took a stab at the Jonas Brothers choice to wear promise rings. And the topic only heated up when singer Jordin Sparks later spoke out, "I just have one thing to say about promise rings...It's not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everybody - guy or girl - wants to be a slut." You can read more about what happened and the ensuing discussion on the Today Show at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26622839/.
Maybe your teen caught the VMAs or maybe not, but what's being said on MTV and news reports following provides a chance for you to discuss the topic with your teen. Sex Education is and will continue to be a hot topic for Christian parents. And the reality is your teen is having the discussion of sex and what to do about it with their peers, with schools and with others...are they having the discussion with you? Talk to your teenager about sex and about abstinence. They need and want to know what you think and believe about the topic...As awkward a conversation as it may seem to be...just give it a try...they may say "ewww" when you bring it up, but they'll be all the better for it.
And what does God say...that we're to "flee from sexual immorality" (1 Cor 6:18) and to find sexual pleasure in marriage and in it alone (Prov 5:18, 19). Not to mention Genesis 1:27 which lets us know God created sex...and in the end he called it...good! For more on what the Bible says about sex and marriage... http://www.biblebb.com/files/tniv/chastity.txt.
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This is a very interesting controversy that is being batted around in the secular media/music world. What a great example for our kids of people being willing to stand up for what they believe even when it runs against popular culture. Thanks for posting this!
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