2011 Pure Love Essay Contest 2nd Prize HS CategoryAge 17  Grade 11  I was brought into this world by a women only 16 years of age at the time of my birth. As I grew older pressure begins to build around the topic of abstinence. Because of her own experiences at a young age I began to get parented cautiously. I wasn't brought up in the church, but I was always a believer of God just for the simple fact that my grandma made us pray before we eat. Growing up seeing images of God around the house made me think this is the right thing to believe in. As I became of age to understand things I was...

2011 Pure Love Essay Contest1st Prize HS Cat. (grades 9 & 10)Kotone N. Age 15 , Grade 10 1) What are the benefits of keeping sexual purity before marriage? Sexual purity is a controversial topic to discuss about. Religion, School, Family, and Experience, these are things that effect a person’s knowledge towards sex and their feelings. Is there really a straight answer to what is right or wrong?  Why do teens struggle so much when we discuss this topic, “sexual purity?”             There is no doubt to say that it's a hard thing to keep sexual purity in the environment that we all live...

2011 Pure Love Essay Contest HS (9&10) 2nd Prize Breeon S.                                                                                                                                                            Page 1 of 2Age 16. Grade 10 How Would Having Sex In Your Teens Affect Your Relationship With Your Parents, Siblings, Friends, And Peers?             Having sex while you’re a teenager can affect your relationship with your parents because you can lose their trust, hurt them, scare them, disappoint them and change their perspective of their little girl/boy. Most parents trust...

2011 Pure Love Essay Contest2nd Prize Middle School CategoryLatrice J.Age 14    Grade 8                                   “Sexually Active at Age Thirteen” “It’s my body I can do what I want!” Have you heard this before? Or, “Everyone else is doing it?” These are statements among teens that are heard frequently. When teens say this, do they really understand what they are saying? I’m guessing they do not. What they are saying is, “I will suffer the consequences, not any one else, and it makes it okay because everyone is doing it.” Well believe it or not, these are false allegations. God...