The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

Have you read “The Purity Myth” by Jessica Valenti. In my opinion,  Ms. Valenti spends an enormous amount of time trying to explain why a young women’s character should not be defined by their virginity or lack of it.
 
Unfortunately, along the way, Ms. Valenti presents many skewed facts in her publication regarding abstinence education, abstinence programs, [...]

Twilight.
It’s funny how one word can have so many different connotations. Some look at that word and think, “a nice time of day.” Others look at it and swoon, thinking of the monstrously successful book series from Stephenie Meyer that is quickly about to become even more of a phenomenon with the movie release of [...]

I just finished reading Wendy Shalit’s “Girls Gone Mild” and while it took me almost a month and a half, only getting to read a chapter every couple of days, the impact of this book was in no way lessened. This book made me think. In fact, a chapter at a time was really all that I [...]

The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On
by Dawn Eden
Thomas Nelson, Inc. (2006)
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The opponents of abstinence education seem dead set on the belief that abstinence is terribly wicked because, after all, we’re all just a bunch of animals (not to say untameable sex monkeys). Now this [...]