Disney Ventures into Purity Rings and Chastity Pledges with the Jonas Brothers

Everyone who either has a tween or knows one also knows that Disney churns out (more or less) family-friendly pop stars (see Hannah Montana) and one-offs like "High School Musical" (and its sequel) to unbelievable success--feeding the hopes, dreams, and first crushes of many a kid in America. Disney's newest venture, according to a New York Times article, "Summery Advisory: A Jonas Front Looms," treads a lot of old territory (a three-brother boy band, complete with screaming girls wherever they show up, sold out Hannah Montana-style concert tours, a made-for-Disney movie and an upcoming TV series), but heads into new territory as well: all three of the Jonas brothers where purity rings and have pledged abstinence until marriage. Edward Wyatt reports that the Jonas boys come from a devout Christian family, with a dad into... [read full story]