The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

By Kathleen Gilbert
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Louisiana’s House of Representatives has struck down a bill that would have mandated explicit sex-education curriculum in public schools across the state starting in 4th grade.
House Bill 529 was voted down 67-23. The bill states that public sex education would promote “healthy attitudes concerning … [...]

In what we consider the “animal kingdom” we often see species of the same kind turn and attack one of their own that is weaker or perhaps a little different.  However, as human beings we are to be above such action.  After all, we have a highly developed brain that should help us know what [...]

FoxNews.com reported on a recent study that shows teen use of marijuana and alcohol are on the rise ending a decade-long decline.  The number of teens in grades 9 through 12 who reported drinking alcohol in the last month rose 11 percent last year, with 39 percent – about 6.5 million teens – reporting alcohol [...]

EIE PRESIDENT DONNA RICE HUGHES TRAINS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PREVENT INTERNET-INITIATED CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONFERENCE

Jacksonville, FL - Enough Is Enough (EIE) President Donna Rice Hughes educated federal, state and local law enforcement investigators, forensic experts and prosecutors to prevent the online exploitation of children at the 2010 Internet Crimes Against [...]

If you haven’t seen the YouTube video of five young girls entitled “Little Girls Going Hard on Single Ladies” maybe you should take a look; not in my mind for enjoyment, but to see what we are becoming as a society.   The video is a dance routine presented in a contest that is a take [...]

The citizens of Parma need to band together and keep Operation Keepsake in their schools.  The youth of today need the right information that will help them counteract the unhealthy, mixed-messages they are receiving from the media and comprehensive programs.  Monica Ols is correct when she stated, “The only thing that works is abstinence before [...]

For me, reaching our youth and educating them about the importance of healthy relationships and making positive choices is essential! I believe that if our young people are equipped with truth and awareness they will be more likely to succeed and it’s our responsibility as individuals, as parents and as a society, to prepare these [...]

In my opinion, the Miss USA pageant and its promoters have definitely gone too far with their new advertisement.  How can we expect young girls to learn to respect themselves and their bodies when this type of soft porn is being peddled on prime time television?  Ratings are not worth corrupting our nation’s youth in [...]

Practically all teens are doing it—texting.    Some of it is turning into a more serious form of this innocent communication activity called “sexting”.
 
Do you as parents know the common shorthand used in messages by your teens?  Get familiar with it so you can monitor what your kids are doing; here are some of the most [...]

Please fight the “Mean Girl Movement” by placing this on your Facebook or copying the link and sending it to your list.  Here is the link to the short clip on “Mean Girls, Abrecrombie, and WalMart.”
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKc6adI2jgw