The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

[BoardSource. October 26, 2005]
1. Determine the organization’s mission and purpose. It is the board’s responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization’s goals, means, and primary constituents served.
2. Select the chief executive. Boards must reach consensus on the chief executive’s responsibilities and undertake a careful search to find the [...]

[E-Zine Articles, October 26, 2005]
Props of all kinds can be used to achieve several different effects. Firstly, they add curiosity to your presentation, which means your audience will be more interested in what you have to say. That extra attention from the people you speak to will make you more confident.
Another benefit of props [...]

16 year old Taylor Moore addressed the media about the importance of abstinence education. Also speaking was Libby Gray Macke, director of Project Reality.
The Illinois Abstinence Coalition is comprised of approximately 30 state and federally funded abstinence programs.
(Source: Press Release, 10/24/05)

Citing the country’s double digit drop in the HIV infection rate, Museveni said that the promotion of abstinence works. She also added that abstinence from pre-marital sex was normal, attainable, and the best way to fight HIV/AIDS and other STD related infections.
(Source: The New Vision, 10/22/05, http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/462136)

[Abstinence Clearinghouse E-mail Update, 10/26/05]
Jonathan Butler thinks being a virgin in college is a good idea, allowing him to focus on things other than sex. The 19 year old is so confident in the merits of abstinence that he recently formed both an abstinence club and the Colorado Coalition for Relationship Education on the [...]

[Abstinence Clearinghouse E-Mail Update, 10/26/05]
However, despite Couric’s attempt to blame abstinence education, guest Dr. Marilyn Maxwell was very clear that parents needed to set high standards for their children and to talk to them about the dangers of sex before marriage. Ironically, Couric was quick to share that it was her own fear of [...]

[LeAnna Benn, October 24, 2005]
Legitimacy —Written materials lend legitimacy and strengthen the students opinion of healthy concepts of sexuality.
Credibility –Creating credibility for abstinence education with visible tools for educators.
Consistency — Delivering the message with predictable regularity and common information between schools, between teachers and between classes.
Transparency - Parents and community members can know exactly what [...]

A useful life can’t be entirely peaceful and carefree
Every earnest man in every generation has paid the price of individuality. You can’t dodge it.
The greater you are, the greater the penalty of your progress. The farther you go and the wider your range, the more you increase the points of contract with which you must [...]

To: Arthur Caplan, Director of the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
From: A.C. Green, President, A.C. Green Youth Foundation
I read your recent commentary on abstinence education (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9504871/), and I must admit, I was very disappointed.
“So what,” you may say, wondering why you should listen to a retired NBA player with no Ph.D. I [...]

Last night, David Letterman appologized to his audience because he was distracted by an argument he had with his staff. Then, he explained that because a child was to appear on the show and might overhear, he would not explain. In the end, he did show the headline from the USA TODAY article, [...]