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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of common sexually transmitted diseases have surged to “alarming” levels in the U.S. Rates of common STD’s increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade. “Young people are the most vulnerable,” the CDC’s Dr. Gail Bolan warns.…

The sexual promiscuity that has enveloped our culture has allowed the continued spread of sexually transmitted disease in the US. “In 2012, the rate of gonorrhea rose 4 percent, and the rate of primary and secondary syphilis rose 11 percent.” Health experts worry on two levels. Most of the cases occur…

A new federally funded study looked at the effectiveness of different sex education programs. One program taught abstinence, the other safe sex. The classes were taught to 12-year-olds. After 2 years, 33 percent of the students taught abstinence had lost their virginity compared to 52 percent of the…

SAFE SEX According to Claude Allen, the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, “Condoms may prevent HIV and gonorrhea, but they do not protect adequately against other STDs.” —Newsweek, December 9, 2002, p. 67 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Neither, might I add, do they protect a person from the…

Not Even Among Pagans! 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who did this?…

MORALITY Monday, April 14, 2003, the City Council of an affluent gated community in Southern California voted to repeal a 46 year-old ban on immorality. In effect, the repeal allows adultery within the city limits. A resident of the city of 1,900, spotted the law while perusing the municipal code and…

SEX Crystal Michelle, a 10th grader has some answers for boys who try to pressure her, if a boy says to her: "Real men are sexually active." She will say, "So is my REAL dog." If he says, "If you loved me, you'd let me." She'll say, "If you loved me, you wouldn't ask." He says, "But I want to." She'll…

FAMILY VALUES A study by the RAND Corporation and published in the November 2008 issue of the journal Pediatrics determined that Teens who frequently watch sexualized sitcoms and dramas are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy as adolescents with limited exposure. Researchers asked teens about…