The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/23/05]
The Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin reports that parent pressure led to changes in the Manteca Unified School District sex education policy.
Until last school year, puberty education at Golden West School was taught in co-gender classes, with both boys and girls. After watching a video and participating in discussion on [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/28/05]
Friday, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, will launch a new abstinence education program at the Sangre Grande Hindu School. According to the Trinidad and Tobago Express, the program, by Maha Sabha, the largest Hindu organization in the country, expects to reach more than 3,000 students [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/27/05]
The newspaper, Mmegi, reports that while speaking at a ceremony to honor award-winning students, Moses Lekaukau, the chief executive officer of the Botswana Telecommunications Authority, urged the students to continue their education and to abstain from sexual activity until marriage.
According to Mmegi, Lekaukau urged the students to set life goals and [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Commentary, September 22, 2005]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) must have forgotten the meaning of “Liberty,” found in their name. For those that need a refresher, the tenth edition Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary traditionally defines “liberty” as “the quality or state of being free,” and “positive enjoyment of various social, political, or [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/23/05]
Trends and fads in fundraising often rise quickly and then disappear. The good news is that best practices, strategies that have been tried and tested true time and again, are available.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) reports that Crofton, MD organization, The Creative Direct Response Group (CDRG) has been collecting [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/28/05]
A bill, introduced by State Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, passed the Wisconsin State Senate on Monday, according to a report by the Associated Press. When passed, the bill will require that abstinence be promoted in all sex education classes as “”the preferred choice of behavior” for people who are [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 23, 2005
From the office of Congressman Lee Terry
“Increasing funding for the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program by $11 million is critical to support communities promoting healthy behaviors for our nation’s adolescents”
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Lee Terry (NE-02) and Joe Pitts (PA-16) today released the text of a letter they spearheaded urging leaders [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/26/05]
“Be a part of history” the announcements on Shape Magazine’s website proclaims. Men’s Fitness and Shape Magazine team up with the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) to do “the most extensive poll on sex since The Kinsey Report. This national, anonymous poll reveals the sexual [...]

Pregnancy Q & A & more!
Anonymous E-mail
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q: I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.
Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s sex?
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse Update, 9/23/05]
After two contraception sex education organizations issued a challenge to abstinence education curricula funded through the Administration for Children and Families, Leslee Unruh, president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse was interviewed by Jim Brown of AgapePress.
Unruh says the sex-ed groups are “up against the ropes” and have resorted to “attacking” the government [...]