Everybody is talking about purity these days.

If you like it you should put a ring on it and then WAIT UNTIL MARRIAGE: Good Magazine offers a fascinating little history of the “purity ring” in the U.S.

Alternatively, one could also just use the purity bear. Because apparently that exists. And isn't weird at all. Not one bit.

And then there are the folks who are, shall we say, “less pure.” Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has caught a lot of flack recently for reports that he once asked an ex-wife for an open marriage (although he passionately refuted such claims in last night's debate). The question remains, however: will Evangelicals forgive Gingrich for his past transgressions?

Speaking of Evangelicals, a staffer for Rick Santorum was reportedly caught saying/typing that female presidents aren't Biblical.  Calling Team Bachmann…

One could also, of course, just get a rockin' “PURITY” tattoo at the parlor inside this Michigan church. That'll learn yah.

Finally, your Purely Awesome Video of the Day is once again about monks, although this one might be a little different from yesterday (wait for it):

– Jack “Purer Than A Bleached Unicorn in the Snow” Jenkins

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