The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

Pastor Steve DeWitt offers encouragement to men who battle for sexual purity in this lustful world. Listen online to his faith-based words of wisdom.
The National Abstinence Clearinghouse has some great resources for young men who strive for sexual integrity. With a society that is overly sexualized, we are here to help. Check out our resource [...]

It may surprise some of you that Cartoon Network is not for toddlers. During the evening and night hours, they show “adult swim” cartoons which are graphic, violent, sexual, and inappropriate. Columnist Brent Bozell sends a warning that these shows are in fact aimed at children as he points out the network ratings for these [...]

Abstinence Programs Banned From “Healthy Relationships” Grants, Go figure

Ok, check out this next sentence: “Abstinence education programs banned in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Grants”. Is there a contradiction in there somewhere? I didn’t believe it either. I thought it was a sensationalistic construct of the religious right. Would the Obama administration actually ban sexual abstinence [...]

Sexual activity by children is just one of risky behaviors, along with alcohol, drugs, violence. They have sex for the wrong reasons, particularly girls, such as abuse, searching for love and attention, loneliness, retaining a boyfriend, having a baby, and not infrequently under the influence. Most children regret having gotten into sex in the first [...]

Columnist Rebecca Hagelin tackles the issue of mandated contraceptive coverage in health care. She states problems such as, “the ease of availability to teens can be viewed as an endorsement of teen sexual activity and is likely to increase such activity and lead to more STDs, HIV infections, and other societal problems that typically accompany [...]

Snooki, the “star” of MTV’s reality show Jersey Shore may be some youth’s idea of a role model. However, others look to more worthy examples to follow such as Michigan State University quarterback Kirk Cousins. The previous article examined how a sense of entitlement, privilege, and lack of respect is prevalent in our culture whereas [...]

 
Wake Up Call to America
When we look at the riots in Great Britain, columnist Linda Chavez warns that we should be concerned because if we don’t change some things now, the United States will soon follow in their steps. Prime Minister David Cameron states, “This is not about poverty, it’s about culture, a culture that glorifies [...]

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When you break down Katy Perry’s songs, you see all sorts of wrong messages! Parents beware, now is a good time to stop and pick up your child’s iPod and listen up, it may shock you. Due to the graphic content of the lyrics, we will spare you the examples. We encourage you to be [...]

It seems lately a number of friends’ marriages are ending in divorce. Couples who’ve been married for 10, 20, and 30 years are getting divorced! What’s going on? Columnist Rebecca Hagelin offers some insight into these questions, specifically looking at how criticism and pessimism have harmful consequences within a married relationship. Much of marital conflict [...]