Maiden's Bursary Award, a bizarre scholarship program targeted at female virgin students has been introduced in South Africa where beneficiaries are expected to undergo virginity testing every vacation.

The scholarship, which has attracted condemnation from women and other rights groups, was introduced this year in the Uthukela district of South Africa and has provided 16 women with college funding for retaining their virginity.

The young women who applied for the scholarships voluntarily stayed virgins and agreed to have regular virginity tests to keep their funding, said Uthukela Mayor Dudu Mazibuko.

The mayor stated that the scheme was intended to "reduce HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy" among young girls in the Uthukela district of eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.

"To us, it's just to say thank you for keeping yourself and you can still keep yourself for the next three years until you get your degree or certificate," Mazibuko said.

Certain rights groups have described the scholarship arrangement as invasive and sexist. Javu Baloyi of the Commission on Gender and Equality said "The scholarship promotes stereotypes - that you only get a bursary because you are a virgin, not based on your capabilities".

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) said they were shocked because the move was unconstitutional. The use of taxpayers money to violate the rights of girls, added insult to injury, they claimed. By giving scholarships to girls who are virgins, South Africa is trying to control women's bodies while ignoring the role of men and sexual violence in spreading HIV/AIDS, another rights campaigner said.

However, the Mayor behind the scholarships is standing her ground.

"What I have noticed about all the critics is that they are not bringing solutions," says uThukela Mayor Dudu Mazibuko, who says she got pregnant in high school as a teenager and doesn't want girls to go through the same struggle.

Mazibuko says they have tried different ways to stop teenage pregnancies in the schools of her district, but nothing has worked.

Asked whether she would be comfortable submitting her own daughters to the practice, Ms Mazibuko said that she would be, and that her own granddaughter was hoping to take part in this year's ceremony.


Source: http://campusportalng.com/education/africa/virgin-scholarship-south-africa/31870/

I suspect some persons in Nigeria will soon copy the idea

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Nonsense! When did virginity become a virtue and non virginity a vice? People keep overrating this virgin thingy

TonyeBarcanista:
Nonsense! When did virginity become a virtue and non virginity a vice? People keep overrating this virgin thingy

So virginity aint a virtue.. aint u morally corrupt? ?

crixtex:

So virginity aint a virtue.. aint u morally corrupt? ?

Virginity isn't a virtue neither is non-virginity a vice.


What is morally wrong in preïmarital sex for two consensual people? Or which book did you read that it is virtuous to be a virgin and morally wrong to be non-virgin?

I support such idea 100%

Just like Corruption, fornication and adultery is wrong and it's a sin.

What ever makes "corruption" as being mentioned everywhere wrong, makes fornication and adultery wrong.

We must encourage chastity.

TonyeBarcanista:

Virginity isn't a virtue neither is non-virginity a vice.


What is morally wrong in preïmarital sex for two consensual people? Or which book did you read that it is virtuous to be a virgin and morally wrong to be non-virgin?

So you are saying wat ds govt did pertaining ds virginity issue isnt laudable. ....
However for someone to ve lost virginity b4 marriage doesnt dat mean the person is morally corrupt??

TonyeBarcanista:

Virginity isn't a virtue neither is non-virginity a vice.


What is morally wrong in preïmarital sex for two consensual people? Or which book did you read that it is virtuous to be a virgin and morally wrong to be non-virgin?

Whether directly or not; God's word (The Bible), emphasizes that we stay away from sexual immorality; which includes "consensual sex" outside marriage.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4New International Version (NIV)

3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body[a] in a way that is holy and honorable,

Ephesians 5:3New International Version (NIV)

3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

Any attempt to water it down, is a ploy to have people live a Godless life. Morality cannot stand if you remove God's word. Everywhere morality seem to take the place of God's word, it fails.

duality:


Whether directly or not; God's word (The Bible), emphasizes that we stay away from sexual immorality; which includes "consensual sex" outside marriage.





Any attempt to water it down, is a ploy to have people live a Godless life. Morality cannot stand if you remove God's word. Everywhere morality seem to take the place of God's word, it fails.

No passage IN the Bible talked about sex "outside marriage". This is just your interpretation. When Bible talks of sexual immorality, it refers to prostitution and promiscuity(having random sex).

Was David married to Solomon's mother before he had sex with her? The concubines Solomon had were they "married to him"? The woman(Abigail) that Abrahim slept with did he marry her before the sex?

Did God punish these people or the women for their acts?

PS: David was reprimanded for Killing the husband.


Meanwhile, the Bible is like a religious book of Christian adherents. It doesn't apply to hindus or muslims, and it doesn't define morality! FACT! Nevertheless, it never condemned pre-marital sex! Fact!

crixtex:

So you are saying wat ds govt did pertaining ds virginity issue isnt laudable. ....
However for someone to ve lost virginity b4 marriage doesnt dat mean the person is morally corrupt??

Rubbish! How does morality relate to viginity and non virginity?


What a foooooolish idea

TonyeBarcanista:

No passage IN the Bible talked about sex "outside marriage". This is just your interpretation. When Bible talks of sexual immorality, it refers to prostitution and promiscuity(having random sex).

Was David married to Solomon's mother before he had sex with her? The concubines Solomon had were they "married to him"? The woman(Abigail) that Abrahim slept with did he marry her before the sex?

Did God punish these people or the women for their acts?

PS: David was reprimanded for Killing the husband.


Meanwhile, the Bible is like a religious book of Christian adherents. It doesn't apply to hindus or muslims, and it doesn't define morality! FACT! Nevertheless, it never condemned pre-marital sex! Fact!

Bros, which version of the bible do you read?

TonyeBarcanista:
Rubbish! How does morality relate to viginity and non virginity?

What a foooooolish idea

Ecumenically u know dat sexual intercourse before marriage is a sin.. right??

TonyeBarcanista:

No passage IN the Bible talked about sex "outside marriage". This is just your interpretation. When Bible talks of sexual immorality, it refers to prostitution and promiscuity(having random sex).

Was David married to Solomon's mother before he had sex with her? The concubines Solomon had were they "married to him"? The woman(Abigail) that Abrahim slept with did he marry her before the sex?

Did God punish these people or the women for their acts?

PS: David was reprimanded for Killing the husband.


Meanwhile, the Bible is like a religious book of Christian adherents. It doesn't apply to hindus or muslims, and it doesn't define morality! FACT! Nevertheless, it never condemned pre-marital sex! Fact!

1, The bible was clear about fornication as instructed in Corinthians 10:8

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand

2, what David did was wrong and God punished him for it. 2 Samuel:12:11;

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

David's son did just that; 2 Samuel 16:22

So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

3, You cannot rely on the sins of ignorance of old. Act 17:30

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

4, Ecclesiastes 8:11 Gives reasons why we don't care these days.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

5, To your final point. The Bible is the word of God and It defines more than morality and It's a guide ans stated in 2 Timothy 3:16-17

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Thanks

TonyeBarcanista:

No passage IN the Bible talked about sex "outside marriage". This is just your interpretation. When Bible talks of sexual immorality, it refers to prostitution and promiscuity(having random sex).

Was David married to Solomon's mother before he had sex with her? The concubines Solomon had were they "married to him"? The woman(Abigail) that Abrahim slept with did he marry her before the sex?

Did God punish these people or the women for their acts?

PS: David was reprimanded for Killing the husband.


Meanwhile, the Bible is like a religious book of Christian adherents. It doesn't apply to hindus or muslims, and it doesn't define morality! FACT! Nevertheless, it never condemned pre-marital sex! Fact!

is fornication not a sin in the bible

TonyeBarcanista:

No passage IN the Bible talked about sex "outside marriage". This is just your interpretation. When Bible talks of sexual immorality, it refers to prostitution and promiscuity(having random sex).

Was David married to Solomon's mother before he had sex with her? The concubines Solomon had were they "married to him"? The woman(Abigail) that Abrahim slept with did he marry her before the sex?

Did God punish these people or the women for their acts?

PS: David was reprimanded for Killing the husband.


Meanwhile, the Bible is like a religious book of Christian adherents. It doesn't apply to hindus or muslims, and it doesn't define morality! FACT! Nevertheless, it never condemned pre-marital sex! Fact!

The haste and vigour wit which u defend sex outside marriage tells my one tin; u go like fvck well well!