The Silver Ring Thing

Witness History

English - February 17, 2017 09:00 - 8 minutes - 4.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 853 ratings
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In 1995, a Christian campaign started in America to encourage teenagers to promise not to have sex before marriage. It was known as the Silver Ring Thing - and it soon caught on across the country. Lucy Burns has been speaking to its founder, Denny Pattyn.

(Photo: A member of the Silver Ring Thing arrives at Holy Trinity Church in Claygate, England, 2004. Credit: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)