Posted on 7/4/2007, 5:52:20 PM by wagglebee
In the face of an unsure future in regard to federal funding, the National Abstinence Clearinghouse is resolute in its belief that abstinence-until-marriage education will not die.
Abstinence is a black and white issue, the South Dakota-based group says, allowing no gray area between sexual integrity and irresponsibility.
"We will always have a place in the public debate, because we have truth on our side," said Leslee Unruh, founder of the Abstinence Clearinghouse.
"The fact remains that sexual abstinence until marriage to an uninfected spouse is the only 100% effective method to prevent pre-marital sex and STDs," Unruh told LifeNews.com in a statement.
"As long as people are truly concerned about sexual health, abstinence education will exist," she added.
The group plans a press conference for next Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, where it is hosting its 11th Annual International Abstinence Leadership Conference.
The conference will feature such speakers as Star Parker, founder of CURE (Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education) and Dr. Stan Weed of the Institute of Research and Evaluation.
Dr. Weed's most recent study not only critiqued the abstinence-critical Mathematica study of a few months ago, but also showed that abstinence is the most successful method of preventing physical and emotional complications resulting from pre-marital sexual activity.
Related web sites:
National Abstinence Clearinghouse - http://www.abstinence.net
And the government schools hate this fact.
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Why defies common sense is the way that the birth control people refuse to try and instill caution in students. They don’t tell kids that you can never know what is going to happy in a sexual encounter, especially if you don’t know the other person well. Yes, you take the pill, but not that doesn’t keep you from getting crabs etc. Yes, he shows you his condom, but no he decides not to use it, and if you protest he takes what he wants. (e,g. the jerky jock who went after the “Cheerleader” in “Heroes.”). Bad things happen to good people, especially when they get reckless.
I was going to say exactly that. Not just the schools, though - Congress hates it too!
I have a better idea. Shut government schools down!
Remove your own children. Encourage others to do the same. Then organize with your neighbors to go to the polls and vote NO to government schools. Elect representatives that will close these cesspools down.
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