http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/abstinence/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413466/posts Monday, 21 Dec 2009 12:11 PM Article Font Size By: James Hirsen Despite widespread public opposition to the current healthcare reform package, which is slated to be passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve, advocates have a new tool in their arsenal to court younger voters. Sex, what else? Rock the Vote, the celebrity weighted group that tries to reel in votes for Dems, recently released a video that encourages young folks to use sexual favors, or the withholding thereof, as a means of persuasion. Libs of the past made a career out of ridiculing abstinence programs. But some Rock... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413466/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407971/posts Long Way From Abstinence Malcolm A. Kline, December 15, 2009 The results of a new study, and the record of who sponsored it, help show that the federal government, contrary to elite belief, has not been exclusively promoting abstinence for the past decade. On December 8, 2009, the University of Minnesota revealed that: * “University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to sexually active young adults in more committed relationships. Although there has been... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407971/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:09:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405786/posts Senate Omnibus Funds Planned Parenthood, UNFPA, Ditches Abstinence Washington, DC -- The omnibus spending bill the Senate will consider this weekend could pave the way for funding abortions in the nation's capital for the first time in 13 years. There are other winners and losers in the legislation -- with Planned Parenthood and the UNFPA dining at the Congressional trough. http://www.lifenews.com/nat5768.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405786/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:32:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402189/posts Sex Ed Overwhelms Abstinence Malcolm A. Kline, December 7, 2009 Opponents of abstinence education who say it doesn’t work speak with some authority: They’ve been doing their level best to defeat it. “According to a report from HHS, federal abstinence education programs received $1 for every $4 spent on contraceptive-focused sex ed,” Kate Knable writes in the December issue of Organization Trends, a newsletter published by the Capital Research Center. HHS is the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency that oversees much, but not all, of the national government assistance to public school programs that... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402189/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:51:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401127/posts Featured Term (selected at random):PAENITEMINI Apostolic constitution of Pope Paul VI, issued in 1966, by which the canonical norms of fast and abstinence were changed. While changing the norms, the Pope made it clear that divine law requires all the faithful to do penance. Accordingly the purpose of the new regulations was not to weaken the practice of penance but to make it more effective. The Church, therefore, "while preserving--where it can be more readily observed--the custom (observed for many centuries with canonical norms) of practicing penance also through abstinence from meat and fasting, intends to ratify with her prescriptions... CatholicReference.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401127/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395882/posts Chastity talk resonates with Baltimore teens Sacred Heart, Glyndon, parishioners Allison Boyd and Katie Lutz share a moment inside the Sprint Center. (CR Staff/Matt Palmer) Matt Palmer mpalmer@CatholicReview.org KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Adults talking sexuality with a bunch of teens is typically a recipe for awkwardness. So, when a husband and wife team, Jason and Crystalina Evert, stood in front of 21,000 teenagers Nov. 20 and preached the values of chastity, the last thing anyone expected was for it to go over like gangbusters. But, that's exactly what happened. At the end of the Everts' nearly 40-minute presentation at the... catholicreview.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395882/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:03:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392741/posts Whether sex education for teenagers should focus on abstinence from sexual activity or fully address the use of contraceptives has emerged as a topic in the debate in Congress over a health-care overhaul. Advocates of differing approaches to sex education are watching whether Congress will come down on the side of paying for what are widely called “abstinence-only programs,” which President Barack Obama proposed eliminating in his fiscal 2010 budget, or of financing only what are known as “comprehensive” programs. [snip] The health-care bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed this month doesn’t authorize any funding for abstinence-only programs. Rather,... EducationWeek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392741/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389999/posts Abstaining from Accuracy Malcolm A. Kline, November 19, 2009 In a classic case of missing the point, public health officials and their stenographers in the media are blaming the spread of sexually transmitted diseases on sex education that promotes abstinence. “American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday,” Maggie Fox wrote in an article that Reuters distributed on November 16, 2009. “Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States.” Outside of activities... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389999/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:28:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352613/posts Sens. Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley at a Senate Finance Committee meeting. Washington D.C., Oct 1, 2009 / 02:24 am (CNA).- The Senate Finance Committee voted to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education. One abstinence ed supporter said the action was a victory for “the hard work of grassroots” efforts.Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) sponsored the measure, which passed over the objections of committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.). All ten Republicans and two Democrats, Sens. Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, voted for the measure.Hatch said abstinence education had been... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352613/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315471/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report relying on data from the Centers for Disease Control finds the states that accepted abstinence education funding saw greater reductions in teen abortions compared to states that didn't. The information provides another argument in favor of funding abstinence education programs. The Texas-based pro-life group San Antonio Coalition for Life has put out the new report and it compared CDC abortion figures to the list of states accepting or rejecting the funds.From 2001 through 2005, abortion advocates were successful in getting 17 states to reject the federal grants for abstinence funding. The results show... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315471/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2305410/posts Tim Tebow LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week Florida Gators Quarterback Tim Tebow's photo may have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, the same magazine that is best known for its annual "swimsuit issue," but the contrast between the two cover stories couldn't have been more glaring.At 21 years of age and graced with boyish good looks, Tebow is one of the most talked about rising stars of the NCAA; but the football superstar literally left reporters speechless last week when he answered a question during a press conference about whether or not he is "saving himself" for marriage. quot;Yes I... LifeSite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2305410/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:40:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2302847/posts The most popular player in SEC history is saving himself for marriage. Unbelievable. I asked him this afternoon, and he didn't even blink before responding NCAA Football Fanhouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2302847/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283499/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Today marked the end of federal funding of abstinence education under the Title V Abstinence Education Program and the CBAE (Community Based Abstinence Education). Before he took over the White House, President Barack Obama made it clear he would cut abstinence funding.In Obama's FY 2010 Proposed Budget, the president called for eliminating the funding for abstinence education, which has been successful in helping teenagers make positive decisions.Instead, Obama called for at least $164 million in funding for contraceptive-only education, which will likely go to pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood.Leslee Unruh, president of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse,... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283499/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:46:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270563/posts Friday June 12, 2009 Indian Government: Sex Education “Has Absolutely No Place” in Our Schools - It “Promotes Promiscuity” By Hilary WhiteNEW DELHI, June 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Indian government has rejected western-style sex education programs, saying they do nothing to solve the problem of teenage pregnancy but only exacerbate the problem by promoting sexual promiscuity. A government report on the matter was issued in response to a citizen-launched petition against a decision by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) to start sex-education in schools. The program had been touted as a means of preventing the... LifeSiteNews.com -- Your Life, Family and Culture Outpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270563/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2253328/posts Managua, Nicaragua, May 18, 2009 / 12:59 pm (CNA).- The president of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM), Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno, said during a press conference last week that celibacy “is not up for debate” at CELAM’s 32nd assembly nor “in the Church in general.” The archbishop made his comments in the wake of the questions raised about celibacy by Father Alberto Cutie of Miami, who has been romantically involved with a woman. He told reporters that celibacy “is not up for debate at this assembly nor in the Church in general, and so the priest who is ordained also... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2253328/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 18:15:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249791/posts MANILA, Philippines, May 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A group of Catholic medical professionals based in the Philippines has stated that condom promotion has failed to curb the spread of AIDS.  The group said that it agreed with a widely-criticized recent statement by Pope Benedict XVI in which he endorsed a renewed respect for sexuality in facing the AIDS epidemic, rather than condom use. "Condoms are highly dangerous," said Yolly Eileen Gamutam, head of Asia's Catholic Association of Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals (ACIM-Asia), in an article on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines website. "If we are promoting truthful public information... life site news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249791/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 04:23:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249618/posts Tuesday May 12, 2009 Obama Calls for Condom Funding to Replace Abstinence Education By Kathleen GilbertWASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In President Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 Proposed Budget, the president recommends that Congress eliminate funding for abstinence education and instead pour funds into condoms and contraceptive-based sex education.The proposed budget calls for an additional $150 million for contraceptive-only education, which includes competitive grants, research, evaluation and authorization for $50 million in new mandatory condom grants to states, tribes and territories, according to an Abstinence Clearinghouse press release.The budget eliminates the $133 million set aside for CBAE (Community... LifeSiteNews.com -- Your Life, Family and Culture Outpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249618/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247687/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Before he took over the White House, President Barack Obama made it clear he would cut abstinence funding. He has followed through as his new budget eliminates all federal funding for abstinence-only education and replaces it with sexual education.The budget eliminates funding for CBAE (Community Based Abstinence Education) and Title V Abstinence Education Program. In Obama's FY 2010 Proposed Budget, the president calls for at least $164 million in funding for contraceptive-only education. The money includes competitive grants, research, evaluation and authorization for $50 million in new mandatory condom grants to states, tribes and territories.... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247687/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246888/posts The White House wants to get out of the business of telling youngsters "Just Say No to Sex." President Obama is putting his own ideological stamp on federal spending in his proposed 2010 budget by cutting cash for abstinence-only sex ed programs. He's taken a scalpel to a pair of $100 million George W. Bush-era programs that exclusively preached abstinence. Obama is replacing them with $110 million for comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention. "It's about time that evidence-based management - and sanity - return to family planning programs," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan). Dumping the say-no-to-sex programs were a tiny fraction... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246888/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 13:58:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246943/posts Meghan McCain: Republicans Don't Get Sex Updated 11:15 AM EDT, Fri, May 8, 2009 Meghan McCain says it's time for Republicans to talk about sex. The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain said Bristol Palin's annoucement that she's be repping an anti-teen pregnancy group helped her realize the GOP's view of sex was misguided. "Unless we learn how to integrate that kind of discussion, our party will continue its descent into irrelevance," she wrote today in the Daily Beast. McCain said she's a pro-lifer but believes in using birth control and having sex education -- and that promoting an... nbcphiladelphia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246943/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 15:21:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246769/posts This message isn't hard; it just isn't as tidy as Just Do It or Just Say No. So Bristol Palin, in all her complexity as target and role model, sitting there with the beautiful baby she wishes hadn't been born for another 10 years, is a perfectly natural messenger. Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246769/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 10:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246358/posts Bristol Palin's new abstinence campaign shines a light on the Republican Party's unhealthy attitude about sex and desire. BY MEGHAN MCCAIN The first time I ever heard about oral sex was during the Lewinsky scandal. Mostly, I remember being confused by President Clinton’s response—“it depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is”. When it comes to sex, politicians face all sorts of double standards: who is allowed to have sex with whom, what constitutes sex, and whether it’s appropriate, to name a few. Candie’s Foundation’s announcement that they were partnering with Bristol Palin to promote an abstinence-only campaign has caused... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246358/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 20:19:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245408/posts NEW YORK (AP) — Unwed mother Bristol Palin said Wednesday that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy — a view not shared by the father of her infant son. Palin, the 19-year old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she wishes she'd waited to have sex. Bristol Palin was in New York Wednesday to help promote National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day. In the interview, Palin said abstinence is the safest and best choice for teens. "Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245408/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 16:25:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244396/posts This will come as no news to most younger evangelicals, but The Tennessean [Nashville] has just taken notice of the fact that a sizable number of younger evangelical couples are saving their first kiss for their wedding ceremony. As the paper reports, "In a culture where casual sex is the norm, some Tennesseans have taken the purity pledge to a whole new level, through a practice that some teens refer to as the 'Virgin Lips Movement.'" Reporter Claudia Pinto began her article with the fact that Katy Kruger, who was married on December 13 of last year, experienced her first... AlbertMohler.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244396/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 12:00:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2243843/posts Teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus is insisting she will remain a virgin until she gets married. The singer is dating 20-year-old model Justin Gaston but insists the couple have never had sex. Now in a interview with the Daily Mail, Cyrus is following in the footsteps of Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson by publicly vowing to not have sex until she is married. Miley Cyrus Follows Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson Virgin Lead (Image: Splash News) She told the Mail, "I want to keep my virginity until I marry. I was brought up in a Christian family." Asked about the... The National Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2243843/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 15:59:25 GMT