Abstinence pledge

Abstinence pledges are commitments made by people, often though not always teenagers and young adults, to practice abstinence, usually in the case of practicing teetotalism with respect to abstaining from alcohol and other drugs, or chastity, with respect to abstaining from sexual intercourse until marriage; in the case of sexual abstinence, they are sometimes also known as purity pledges or virginity pledges.^[1]^[2]^[3] They are most common in the United States among Catholic and Evangelical Christian denominations, while others are nonsectarian.^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Taking the pledge gave impetus to historic religious movement". The Irish Times. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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^ Franko, John (18 February 2005). "Silver Ring Thing offers lessons in sexual purity". Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.