The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

“I am only one, but still I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.”
Edward Everett Hale

“Character is power.”
Booker T. Washington

Robert Rector Tells It Like It Is!
The following are excerpts from an article published by CNSNews.com.  Click here to read the full article.  Mr. Rector’s messaging is strong and accurate.  We encouarge affiliates to quote him as you continue to raise awareness and support in your community for your programs.
Robert Rector, a senior analyst at [...]

Jason Evert in his book Theology of His Body has a marvelous quote:  “We are called to make sacrifices for the good of others, and not to sacrifice others selfishly for our own good.”

“The cost of teen sex is always more expensive than advertised.”
Dan Bailey, Executive Director of Just Say Yes

The recent headlines concerning abstinence issues resemble a veritable table tennis game of reporting. “Abstinence Only Not Working, Feds Say.” “Abstinence program successes.” “Experts say US sex abstinence program doesn’t work.” Back and forth. Back and forth.
Each side comes prepared with experts, testimonials, expert testimonials, and statistics (many times both sides coming with the same statistics) and asks [...]

Please don’t take the title to mean that quotes are going to be an “every day” thing. From Dawn Eden’s The Thrill of the Chaste (review coming soon):
A well-known tongue-in-cheek definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time.” That’s why women’s magazines, TV shows, [...]