Abstinence Education Works
—Posted by John (February 5, 2010 at 2:04 pm)
If you asked 100 people at random if they believed abstinence education is effective, most of them would probably say no.
Most would probably say that teaching abstinence is “unrealistic”, that it doesn’t work, and that schools should instead be teaching so-called “comprehensive” sex education.
A big part of the reason why so many people believe abstinence education is ineffective is because its opponents — which include Planned Parenthood, NARAL, NOW, and other major pro-abortion groups — have relentlessly tub-thumping for years trying to convince people that it is so, such that it’s now one of those things that “everybody knows”.
And most mainstream media outlets have gone along with getting this message out there.
So ingrained in popular consciousness is this idea that when the Washington Post reported on a “landmark” study released Monday that demonstrated remarkable comparative effectiveness of abstinence education vs. so-called “comprehensive” sex education, they couldn’t bring themselves to fully admit what the research showed.




**Warning: This post includes graphic language from a Planned Parenthood website.**
And most mainstream media outlets have gone along with getting this message out there. That’s why it’s not uncommon in a story dealing with sex education to see the “failure” of abstinence education reported as an accomplished fact.
It seems everyone is all about going “green” these days ever since Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. I’m all into taking care of the environment. I recycle and other such things. After all, we are called by God to be good stewards of the earth. I even wrote a