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Teens promote abstinence with 'Day of Purity'
Friday, February 13, 2004

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Melissa Millis feels bombarded by everyday 
messages of sexual promiscuity, whether it's Janet Jackson's bare 
breast during the Super Bowl or her classmates' casual sex talk.

So Millis, a high school senior in Michigan, and thousands of other 
students across the nation plan to wear white T-shirts to school 
Friday, the day before Valentine's Day, to publicly show their 
commitment to not having sex outside marriage. They're calling their 
effort the "Day of Purity," and they will distribute pro-abstinence 
pamphlets to their peers.

"The way sex is talked about, it's so casual, like it's an everyday 
thing, like going to McDonald's," said Millis, 17.

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Participants said having the Day of Purity right before Valentine's 
Day is especially appropriate since teenagers often feel pressure to 
have sex with their girlfriends or boyfriends on the holiday.

"A lot of girls feel that in order to keep their relationship, they 
have to have sex," said Kelly Cruse, 16, who plans to pass out sexual 
abstinence literature at her high school in Illinois. "I think this 
need for acceptance is very destructive to a girl."

Copyright 2004 The Associated Press.