Orlando firm sponsors first-ever national ‘Day of Purity’ Feb. 13

ORLANDO (FBW)—Launching the first national "Day of Purity" Feb. 13, Orlando-based Liberty Counsel is calling for the America’s students to promote purity and to offer "pure" Valentine’s Day activities.

Responding to a what organizers of the event have called "a culture of moral decline," students are encouraged to distribute flyers explaining the Day of Purity, to sponsor "pure" alternative activities for Valentine’s Day and to wear specially designed t-shirts proclaiming the message of purity.

Liberty Counsel is a nonprofit civil liberties education and legal defense organization that regularly engages in cases involving students’ rights to equal access on school campuses.

Mathew Staver, president of Liberty Counsel, said in a news release his organization is just one of hundreds dedicated to helping students to remain sexually pure.

"The need for the Day of Purity is obvious: traditional marriage and sexual purity are under attack in America," Staver said. "In today’s culture, youth are bombarded with the message of sexual promiscuity. Students are encouraged to become sexually active at a young age and even to experiment with their sexual preferences. Easy access to pornography brings graphic displays of promiscuity to everyone’s desk top.

"The Day of Purity is an opportunity for students to show America that they are willing to take a stand for sexual purity and traditional marriage. Countless millions of Americans yearn for a culture that encourages sexual purity and traditional marriage," Staver continued. "America may be morally challenged, but the level of depravity as portrayed in the media and dictated by judges who have turned from the moral traditions of our country is not an accurate reflection of the state of our country."

While this is the first year for the national Day of Purity emphasis, an international campaign that promotes sexual purity to a mostly teen audience, True Love Waits, is marking its 10th anniversary with a special celebration in Athens, Greece during the XXVIII Olympiad Aug. 22.

Rena Lindevaldsen, litigation counsel with Liberty Counsel, and cational coordinator for the Day of Purity, noted the devastating effects of sexual promiscuity among American teens who are hit with more than three million cases of sexually transmitted diseases each year.

In addition, Lindevaldsen said the U.S. has the highest teenage pregnancy rate of developed countries with nearly one million teenage pregnancies annually. She said an estimated 20 percent of the 1.3 million abortion performed each year in America obtained by teenagers.

Calling on youth to be a "politically incorrect ‘counter-culture,’" Lindevaldsen said they can send a message to parents, churches, communities, legislators, and the media that they want a different America.

For more information, please go to the official Day of Purity website at www.dayofpurity.org and download the organizing manual or call 800-671-1776.