Talk:Silver Ring Thing

When do they stop?
Is there any data on how long kids keep at this before they wake up and get on with their lifes? College? Senior year of high school? Does anyone keep this up untill marriage?

From what I have read a significant minority dont actually keep the pledge up until they get married. Cant give ya any sources right now as im tired sheep21 00:02 17-05-2007

Criticism
The criticism section seems more focused on the pledges themselves than on SRT. Unless someone has some well-founded objections, I'm going to move the non-pertinent information to the "virginity pledges" article and leave the stuff that actually concerns SRT.

Introduction
Was this vandalized? It appears that the first few sentences are blatently biased. Please correct ASAP

Pictures
The ring pictured is a generic purity ring, and not a true "Silver Ring." The Silver Rings have the verse from Thessalonians on the outside. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.23.224.5 (talk) 01:28, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Christian theology
Presumably whoever wrote the following; "Based on Christian theology[citation needed] and until recently funded by the U.S. federal government, SRT uses rock concert-style events in an attempt to appeal to 21st century teenagers" meant that its the notion of staying celibate until marriage that is based on Christian theology, rather than the wearing of jewellery to show this decision or the rock concert-style events (which, although probably very enjoyably if you're that way inclined, have very little basis in Christian theology). In Biblical times, virginity (for women) until marriage was taken for granted. It was not a decision to be taken or manifested through the wearing of anything in particular. Seems to me that the SRT exists as a reaction to contemporary society and what some people feel is an exaggerated emphasis on sexuality. Maybe someone who knows more about the SRT project than I do could re-write the first section, rather than finding a citation, because at the moment it's confusing regarding what exactly it is that is based on Christian theology. Captain, my captain (talk) 16:11, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Citation Needed?
The first paragraph mentions Christian Theology as a source of inspiration. Someone has tagged this statement "citation needed." Do we really need a citation for that when the next paragraph explains which quotes from scripture the rings are emblazoned with? -Anonymous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.225.199.59 (talk) 21:25, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Freaky-overlap
Yes that's a bad section title. Anyway: This USA Today article says that "Of those interviewed in 2002, 95% reported they had had premarital sex", and this MSNBC article reporting similarly to this article by the Guttmacher Institute, both reported that according to this study in Public Health Reports, "By age 44, 99% of respondents had had sex, and 95% had done so before marriage." With this report by ARIS (see also Religion in the United States) stating that 'In 2008, 76% of American adults identified as Christian,' doesn't it seem that there's a Freaky Overlap (at least in the USA) of the number of people who claim to be Christian and the number of people who have or have had premarital sex?? 207.65.109.10 (talk) 08:25, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Merger
Would it make sense to merge this article with Purity ring? Tryphaena (talk) 06:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Does silence = consent? Tryphaena (talk) 16:18, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking it does not make sense, as the rings seem to exist as a broader cultural phenomenon, and this is one organization with a particular history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.142.33.242 (talk) 17:44, 28 October 2011 (UTC)