http://blog.abstinence.net Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:30:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anderson Cooper’s January 20, 2012 episode is a show about Purity Balls.  His preview tries to portray Purity Balls in a negative light.  Tell us what you think at on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Abstinence-Clearinghouse/174242833497   More information on the Anderson Cooper show here http://www.andersoncooper.com/episodes/what-is-americas-obsession-with-abstinence/ http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/19/purity-ball-show-on-anderson-cooper/ A new study published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology links HPV (human papillomavirus) to heart disease.  HPV is already linked to cancer and is the most common STDs in the United States.    Read more about the findings here http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/health/research/25theory.html http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/hpv-now-linked-to-heart-disease-in-women/ A Rhode Island federal judge ruled that a local high school must take down a decades-old prayer banner after an atheist student sued the ccity.  The banner encouraged students to be kind, helpful, honest, motivated and true friends.  City officials said the banner was a historical artifact, however, the judge ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/judge-says-kindness-message-must-be-removed-from-school/ Grandparents, the following article by Focus on the Family offers great tips on how to stay connected and reach out to your grandchildren. You have a unique role in the lives of both your children and grandchildren. When loved ones live far away, this can be a challenge. It’s always ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/grandparents-unique-role/ Sobering statistics in the United Kingdom show teen abortions are nearly double the average in all European countries. It’s clear that radical, explicit sex education only harms. According to Josephine Quintavalle from Reproductive Ethics, “There is no shortage of sex education or availability of contraceptives. It is pretty obvious it ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/a-better-solution/ The following link shows a very sad story about a teenager’s use of the abortion drug RU-486. This desperate teen took the drug in her 20th week of pregnancy, but the drug was meant to only be used up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy. The 62-year-old woman who gave ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/supervision-and-consent/ Studies show that MTV reality programming, popular with children aged 12-17, encourages the degradation of women by “demeaning, degrading and sexualized dialogue.” If you have cable in your home, please check out what your children are watching, whether so-called ‘reality’ programing or twisted, sexualized music videos. We encourage you to ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/tv-shows-degrade-women/ This heart-breaking account of a middle-schooler who was abducted by an online predator should be a wake-up call to all parents to communicate with their children and monitor online computer use. This article takes a step-by-step look at how this young 13-year-old girl was groomed and abducted. She is one ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/18/abduction-and-rescue-she-met-him-in-a-chat-room/ President and Founder of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse, Leslee Unruh, states, "The new release of national sex ed standards put out by liberal groups and NEA should set off an alarm to parents across our nation. Everything goes graphic and explicit sex ed flies in the face of moral foundations ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/12/new-radical-guidelines-hit-schools/ With Christmas vacation finished or wrapping up across the country, have you monitored how much time your children spent using social media? The following article from Covenant Eyes warns parents about “hyper-networkers” and reports that 11.5% of students are addicted to Facebook. This addiction is linked to a host of ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/too-much-computer-time/ For all new dads out there, you have a big job ahead of you! Here is a great resource from Focus on the Family that will help in this often overwhelming yet beautiful time in your lives! Take it from John Fuller, author of First Time Dad: The Stuff You ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/for-new-dads-on-a-new-journey/ Recent research indicates that generosity is a strong predictor in having a happy and fulfilling marriage. The ability to be positive and do nice things for a spouse seems to be a large factor in happiness for both spouses. According to the following article, researchers studied the cycle of generosity ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/generosity-in-marriage/ Columnist Susan Brown takes a trip through the American family’s past, present and future in the following article. From one generation to another, we’ve grown up with different ideas and influences that have shaped how we view the world. The number of children born to unwed mothers has skyrocketed in ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/the-american-family/ The Center for Disease Control, CDC, has reported that 2010 has seen historic lows in teen birth rates in the United States. Among the contributing factors for this trend, we need to give credit to: * Abstinence education in schools and churches * Parents raising the bar * Purity Balls * God, Mom & ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/record-low-teen-birth-rates-in-2010/ Do you want your teen getting advice from Planned Parenthood, an organization known for pushing a sexually explicit, anything-goes agenda and responsible for aborting 300,000 babies every year? Well, Planned Parenthood has just launched a webpage for teens to text their “sexual health” questions and expect a reply within 24 ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2012/01/10/shocking-whos-giving-advice-to-your-teens/ The following two links show young adults speaking out against the lies of the culture. The first is a YouTube clip of a young lady who shares her heart about waiting for the one God has for her. With lessons learned, she beautifully shares her lyrics to a crowd who ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2011/12/08/speaking-out-for-purity/ In the following article, columnist Michael Brown reflects on radical sex education in American schools. Radical sex-ed is nothing new. Here is a quote from a mom’s perspective as she described a conversation with her child’s teacher back in 1992: “When I asked her about modesty, she told me that ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2011/12/08/in-need-of-revolution/ The following Focus on the Family radio program is about the differences between men and women. This faith-based program will make you laugh and encourage you in your marriage as they share comedian and Pastor Mark Gungor’s take on those differences between the sexes. He reminds listeners that anything worth ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2011/12/08/accepting-the-differences-in-marriage/ The following article by CitizenLink concludes that the best way to improve education and alleviate poverty is to strengthen marriages. Study after study have shown that intact biological parents in the home make a huge difference on many aspects of children’s lives including education, poverty rates, mental wellbeing, and abstinence ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2011/12/08/more-benefits-to-marriage/ The following article from Boundless website reflects on the meaning of chastity. A great line from the article puts it into perspective, “Sometimes it is easy to forget that chastity is not just an arbitrary ‘no’; it is a ‘no’ for the sake of a ‘yes.’" A yes to something ... http://blog.abstinence.net/2011/12/08/saying-yes/