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Republican rep.: Shift funds to abstinence-only because sex ed is ‘dangerous’
A Republican U.S. congressman from Illinois is calling to take funds from traditional sex education, which he claims are “dangerous” for kids, and reallocated the money to abstinence-only programs with “incredible success records.” During a radio interview with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on Tuesday, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)…
‘Family values’ congressman says he’ll resign over affair
Update: Souder made abstinence video with his mistress Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire blog notes, “This is priceless: Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) — who just resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair with a staffer — recorded a video with the same woman praising abstinence education, according to TPM.” At TPM,…
Your Grunting, Antisocial Child Will Shower With Strangers
Youngstown, OH schools are expanding the use of an abstinence-only program called Teen Straight Talk. Duke estimates that after hearing a Teen Straight Talk program, up to 90 percent of the students commit to staying abstinent until marriage, based on evaluations that are collected after every program. “We’re underestimating these…
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