(Go ahead, we invite you to please take the following pledge):
Because we have forgotten our ancestors, Our children no longer give
us honor.
Because we have lost the path our ancestors cleared-- kneeling in perilous undergrowth, Our children cannot find their way.
Because
we have banished the God of our ancestors, Our children cannot pray.
Because the old wails of our ancestors have faded beyond our hearing,
Our children cannot hear us crying.
Because we have abandoned our wisdom of mothering and fathering, Our befuddled children give birth
to children they neither want not understand.
Because we have forgotten how to love, the adversary is within our gates; And the world
holds us to the mirror of the world, shouting, "Regard the loveless."
Therefore we pledge to bind ourselves again to one another, To
embrace our lowliest, To keep company with our loneliest, To educate our illiterate, To feed our starving, To clothe our ragged
To
do all things, knowing that we are more than keepers of our brothers and sisters, We ARE our brothers and sisters.
In honor of those
who toiled and implored God with golden tongues, and in gratitude
To the same God who brought us out of hopeless desolation
We make
this pledge." (Amen)
(Author unknown)
FOR MEN:
(Go ahead, we invite you to please take the following pledge):
I WILL STUDY AND STRIVE
TO LIVE ACCORDING TO GOD'S STANDARD FOR MANHOOD. I WILL STUDY THE LIFE OF
CHRIST FOUND IN ST. MATTHEW THROUGH ST. JOHN
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IN THE HOLY BIBLE.
I will live my life with honesty accountability and integrity; ACQUIRE and/or maintain
a steady job, show up for work on time, and pay my bills. I will never hit, hurt or harm women. neither will i abuse
children in any way. I will never rape anyone. I will take care of my children and family. I will respect
my elders. I will strive to bring the love and share it with loved ones and friends. If I don't want to have children,
I will use condoms. use of Condoms are also needed to reduce the chances of sexually transmitted diseases. I also
understand that the safest sex is no sex until I am married; since God has ordained sex for marriage (between a man and
a woman) only. I also understand that part of safe sex and maintaining good health is having a yearly, complete physical
examination performed by a certified physician. I UNDERSTAND THAT DOING THESE THINGS WILL HELP ME to become AN EVEN BETTER
MAN.
(aUTHOR UNKNOWN)
Signed: ________________________________________________
(Sign your name above, then place this pledge
somewhere that you can see it as a daily reminder).
FOR WOMEN:
(Go ahead, we invite you to please take the following pledge):
I
WILL STUDY AND STRIVE TO BECOME THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN DESCRIBED IN PROVERBS (31:10- 31) FOUND IN THE HOLY BIBLE.
SIGNED: ____________________________________________________
(Sign
your name above, then place this pledge somewhere that you can see it as a daily reminder).
Helpful Things a Woman Should
Know:
Personal relationship with God/daily devotion of Bible study and prayer
How to grow food and flowers
How to prepare food
nutritiously
Self defense
Basic first aid
Sex education and midwifery
Child care (prenatal/early childhood development)
Basic literacy
Basic
math
Basic computer skills
Defensive driving
Map reading
Basic auto and home repairs
Household budget
Money management
Physical fitness/health/hygiene