[AwakenGeneration.com is the American Family Association's new "youth" site.]

Most "scientists" can not give you a reason why females have a hymen (which is a small covering of tissue in her vagina that causes bleeding upon your first time having intercourse). So given that and the fact that marriage is a covenant let's take a look at what is needed to seal a covenant - the shedding of blood.

So when a man and woman wait for marriage to have sex they take their covenantal vows before God and man then they consumate the marriage by having sex and blood is shed sealing the covenant. (Look at all the Old Testament covenants - look at Christ and His shed blood which began the new covenant - for examples.)

To me, that is truly beautiful! God is in the details! This is the "scientific" reason why women have hymens. Marriage and convenantal sex are not to be taken lightly. God does not take covenants lightly.

Oh young people, please wait! View sex and marriage as it truly is - a covenant between you, your spouse and God. A covenant of holiness. For better, for worse - always!