Personal lives

Personal lives
The Jonases are known for their wholesome, "family-friendly" image[citation needed]. The brothers are all committed Evangelical Christians, their father is a former Assembly of God pastor, and they were homeschooled by their mother. In addition, to signify their vow to abstain from premarital sex, on their left-hand ring finger they all wear purity rings, which Russell Brand made fun of during the MTV Video Music Awards.[64] Brand held up a silver ring, claiming to have relieved one of the brothers of his virginity,[64] and said: "Well done the Jonas Brothers. Each wear a ring to say they are not going to have sex; I'd take them more seriously if they wore it around their genitals."[65] Brand later faced criticism and apologized for his comments.[65] Joe has said that the rings symbolize "a promise to ourselves and to God that we'll stay pure 'till marriage," and Nick had stated that "it's purity rings pretty awesome, and the rings are just one of our ways of kind of like being different than everybody else out there." They reportedly started wearing the rings when their parents, Denise and Kevin Sr., asked them if they wanted to.[66] They also reportedly abstain from alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.[67]