Dear Pastor,

I am a teenager and I have never had sex, but I have a boyfriend and we are engaged in heavy petting. Sometimes he takes out his penis, puts it in my panty and at the mouth of my vagina. I am asking you if this can get me pregnant?

Concern Teenager.,

Dear Concern.,

It is never wise to engage in heavy petting. Because heavy petting can lead to sex. Medical doctors have given accounts of women who have become pregnant although their men did not fully insert their penises in their vaginas.

Therefore, I wish to discourage you from engaging in heavy petting, especially the type that you described. Otherwise, you may find yourself pregnant. May I encourage you to spend more time beating your books. The time will come when you will be mature enough to think and deal with a man.

Pastor