The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

City schools’ abstinence-based program targeted
Monday, March 17, 2008
By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Amid a national debate over how much schools should teach students about sex, a parent-led group has begun circulating an Internet petition to force an overhaul of the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ abstinence-based sex-education curriculum.
The group is pushing for what’s commonly called “comprehensive” sex education. [...]

A recent review of over 100 contraceptive sex education programs found only two that increased consistent condom use by teens for a period of 12 months.  And rates of condom user error are high, even with adult populations.: error rates ranged from 21.7% to 50% across 4 studies.  Also, condoms do not prevent any of [...]

I am truly sorry about the crisis with the funding, I receive no money from any government grant. The money raised for our program comes from local support and I know we are a small city compared to some. I work part ,now, full time as a nurse at the hospital night shift, my salary [...]

By John L. Harmer, Chairman 
In February of 2007 the Lighted Candle Society published a book entitled The Sex Industrial Complex. The most consistent reactions to the book were the negative comments about the title. Many people apparently felt that the title (and hence the message) of the book was simply too strident.  This newsletter is [...]

I’m afraid I missed this little gem from the Wash Post over the July 4th holiday. Apparently, in Maryland, parents are not fit to educate their own children. That responsibility lies to the state:

…although a parent does have a right to control the upbringing of a child, “that right is not absolute. It must bend [...]

Jason Evert of the Pure Love Club and an affiliate of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, was recently interviewed by Zenit. In case that one’s password protected, here’s another link to the interview. It’s lengthy, but worth the read.
Topics include the Mathematica Study, Planned Parenthood, SIECUS, the silliness of “comprehensive” sex ed programs, parental involvement, and proven-effective [...]

I won’t reproduce it here, but yesterday’s Wednesday STOPP Report included some more good information and commentary on Planned Parenthood’s money-grubbing double standard when it comes to sex education.
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I’d like to do a few posts on Planned Parenthood (and I might touch on SIECUS) to illustrate the brand of sex education they would like to see implemented. Take this image from a pamphlet called “The Problem with Puberty” that was published by Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc.:

Please note that the dog is included [...]

WorldNetDaily reports that efforts to substantially punish school administrators who organized a seminar encouraging high schoolers to “have sex and…use drugs appropriately” have not been realized. The Boulder, CO school which held the seminar has received a verbal reprimand. The comments were given by a UCLA professor who was invited to speak. A letter calling [...]

The Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) recently hosted an adult-only fundraiser featuring a “neo-burlesque performance” by a former Miss Exotic World. ICAH strongly advocates the use of “comprehensive” sex education for school children.
Of course my initial thought is, “How does this even seem like a good idea?” Apparently they’re not too concerned about PR, [...]