Video Music Awards spur ‘promise ring’ debate
After VMA host derided Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks defended purity vow
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 11:27 a.m. ET, Tues., Sept. 9, 2008
A British comic’s jokes at the Video Music Awards about the Jonas Brothers and their “purity rings” have been decried as tasteless in most quarters — but they have also renewed the debate over what direction high school sex education should take. more
