Bethany Hamilton is probably more known from the news of her losing arm due to a shark attack while she was surfing in the waters off Makua Beach on Kauai’s North Shore at age 13. But her name is actually also worth mentioning here as a positive role model for anyone who wants to wait to save sex for marriage. Now 24 and newly married, Bethany released a new book, Body and Soul. In it, she tries to reach out to young girls and to advise them to respect their own body and soul. And according to … [Read more...]
Megan Alexander on Remaining a Virgin Until Married
Photo: Inside Edition It's another success story worth sharing from CBS Inside Edition host, Megan Alexander, who waited until marriage and hope her story would encourage "girls and guys to think highly of themselves, treat one another with respect and approach dating and marriage thoughtfully." Their willingness to expose themselves will certainly inspire many and enable us to learn what they've done right to approach marriage in the best way possible. Among many things she mentioned, there … [Read more...]
True to His Word
Basketball great A.C. Green is best known for two things. One is his ironman record of playing in 1,192 consecutive games spanning 16 seasons. The other is inevitably, if a little disrespectfully, also called an endurance record — remaining a virgin until he married earlier this year at the age of 38. For years, Green has been an active campaigner for sexual abstinence — and he practiced what he preached. He recently celebrated his six-month wedding anniversary, and told ABCNEWS' Good Morning … [Read more...]