Denver, Colo., Feb 26, 2006 / 22:00 pm
On Sunday at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center, organizers of a weekend-long pornography expo were busy packing up the last of their gear. Meanwhile, across town at the Denver Coliseum, throngs of local young people were promoting a different view of sexuality.
4,000 youths gathered this year for the third annual Pure by Choice rally, themed, “Ashamed no More,” to hear speakers, musicians and receive encouragement from their peers to keep fighting for purity and chastity within a sex-drenched culture.
Organizer Bob Lemming called the Rally, “a dynamic, family-centered event…designed to empower young people and their parents to value that gift and to live a lifestyle that honors God’s plan for life, love, and healthy relationships.”
He said that “Today’s young people see first-hand through their own experiences and the culture around them, the brokenness and pain that comes from living promiscuous and impure lives. And they are ready to stand against the tide.”