The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

Abstinence Clearinghouse believes the human body is distinctive and unique, and derives its meaning in the context of relationship and function. Discussion of the human body should be age appropriate while supporting the concept of marriage and family. Identifying anatomical parts of the male and female sex outside of the sexual function in marriage make [...]

Abstinence Clearinghouse believes age-appropriate puberty educations lays the foundation that promotes healthy relationships and sexual abstinence. Prior to puberty, children should not be exposed to abstract sexual concepts until they can assimilate and act on them responsibly and successfully. Presenting ht complexities of human development prior to the age of abstract thinking (usually between the [...]

Abstinence Clearinghouse believes parents should be the primary educators of sexuality information in their family. They should have the right to opt their children out of any or all portions of sex education programs without academic or social penalty to the child. Schools who embrace this philosophy should provide flexible programming alternatives with agreement from [...]

Replacing the term marriage with faithful, long-term monogamous relationship is inaccurate and a negative alternative. Marriage is the correct term for all abstinence education materials, presentations and curricula. Research is very clear about the risks of cohabitation and related to emotional scars, substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, divorce and much more

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Abstinence Clearinghouse holds the message of sexual abstinence until marriage as the expected standard of behavior for all unmarried people, both children and adults. For this reason, any other sexual relationship outside of marriage is considered unhealthy and places the individual at risk for emotional, physical and psychological harm.

Abstinence Clearinghouse holds the message believes life-long, mutually-faithful marriage is the best relationship to provide a male/female couple with the most satisfaction and general overall well-being. It is better than any other substitute or alternative relationship.

Tomorrow, December 1, marks the observance of World AIDS Day. Conferences, public statements, and demonstrations are all expected as organizations attempt to draw attention to one of the largest health crises in all of human history. As HIV/AIDS is entirely preventable, abstinence advocates will be among the voices offering hope and health to [...]

When the media cries today over International AIDS Day, saying that the public has its head in the sand about condoms and more explicit Sex Education remind them:
¨ During that same time, the numbers of teen pregnancies have been reduced by teaching and promoting abstinence until marriage to the youngest populations.
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To promote the appreciation for and practice of sexual abstinence (purity) until marriage through distribution of age-appropriate, factual and medically accurate materials.