Sexual Choices

You have the freedom to choose.

If you choose to have sex outside of marriage, here are some of the potential consequences:

• Unwanted pregnancy
• sexually transmitted infections
• broken heart
• depression
• low self-esteem
• rejection
• fear
• regret
• guilt
• goals too difficult to reach
• damaged reputation... doesn't sound like fun.

If you choose to save sex for the person who commits on your wedding day to love and cherish you for the rest of your life, here are some of the potential consequences:

• greater self-respect (self-worth)
• accomplishment of goals
• increased self-control (self-empowerment)
• emotional health and well-being
• a relationship built on love and commitment, without fear
• the best sex!

Which one sounds like freedom to you?

Some more things to consider before you make your decision:

More than half of teens are not sexually active. The media makes it seem like EVERYONE is doing it. That's not true. More and more teenagers are choosing to wait to have sex because they have goals for their life that they want to accomplish. Currently, 750,000* teens in our country become pregnant every year. Based on this statistic, a teenage girl has a 3 in 10 chance of getting pregnant at least once before the age of 20.

You have the control over whether that happens to you or not! Look at the facts not the sales pitch. Sex outside of marriage provides too many risks.

Click here for an extensive list of YOUR freedoms!

*National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2006 data.