More states have seen the light . . . Abstinence Programs Face Rejection. Despite the federal theocracy, er, federal government earmarking much more money to fund programs for states that teach abstinence only, more states have refused the money . . . not because they don’t want money for worthwhile and effective sex education programs designed to lower the number of teenage pregnancies and halt the spread of sexually transmitted diseases . . . no, the states actually want effective programs but they have found – and studies continue to back this up – that programs that push abstinence as the only option are much less likely to be effective (in fact, they are abyssmally horrid at achieving any positive trends in this regard). Since the federal government’s money mandates that states that accept the money must ONLY teach abstinence, states are beginning to refuse the money and are opting to go it alone with tighter budgets but much more effective programs.

All the best,
Brian