THERE IS THE IDEAL: ABSTINENCE, AND THE REAL: SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE. ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISN’T, OR WHAT IS? ARE WE GOING TO TELL OUR CHILDREN WHAT TO DO, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE OPEN AND HELPFUL TO THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND I WANT TO KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS AND HELP YOU DEAL WITH THEM. –mackie
Some Facts About Teens and Sex
Do you know that one in three teen girls in the United States is estimated to get pregnant at least once before age 20? 65 While this is better than a decade ago, when the number was four in ten girls, it is still too high. Pregnancy has very important consequences for teen girls and teen boys, and their children. Having a baby as a teen makes it much harder for a boy or girl to reach their goals, such as finishing high school, going on to college, getting a good job, or getting married when they grow up, and poses additional challenges to the child as well. 66, 67
If a teen girl finds out she is pregnant, she and her parents, and the father of the baby and his parents have some tough decisions to make. None of them are easy:
- Some teen mothers decide to continue their pregnancy and then choose adoption for their baby. Adoption may be the best choice for the baby and the teen parents. There are many adoption agencies and types of adoption. Some teens are able to meet the parents who wish to adopt the baby.
- Many teens decide to keep their babies. Some marry the baby’s father and raise their baby together. Sometimes the baby’s grandparents or other family members help raise it so that the teen mother can stay in school and work. But it requires a lot of additional hard work for a teen parent to finish school and get a good job. Children of teen mothers face greater risk of poverty, behavioral problems, poor academic performance, incarceration, and teen pregnancy, sogood parenting skills are very important. 68
- Some teen pregnancies end in abortion. Abortions can have complications. There may be emotional consequences, as well: some women say that they feel sad and some use more alcohol or drugs than before. 69,70 Some states require teens to have their parent’s permission to get an abortion. To understand the scope of this situation, consider these numbers: In 2002, there were over 750,000 teen pregnancies in the United States,71 including over 215,000 teen abortions. 72
For more on this article click on: http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/somefacts/somefacts.html
‘Vows of Abstinence Break More Easily Than Latex Condoms’
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An Interview with Jocelyn Elders
The following is condensed from an interview with former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn M. Elders. A pediatric endocrinologist, the 64-year-old Elders is on the staff of Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, and on the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas. She was interviewed by Priscilla Pardini.
Q: What’s wrong with abstinence-only sexuality education programs?
For more click on: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/sex/elders.shtml |
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- (The answer after these headlines:)
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While the AMA officially does not support the “
public option“,
… How is it either surprising or instructive that
70% of doctors
want the federal
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Even 50 percent of Republicans favor that
option. Still, the debate
over ….. I don’t
want to pay
70% of my income in taxes & fees, just so someone who
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Jun 21, 2009
… Mr. Obama and many Democrats have argued that a
public plan would be
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Over ‘
Public Option‘ in Health Plan
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Sep 14, 2009
… Health care reform forum
Over 70% Of Doctors Back
Public Option: New England Journal Of
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want something different.
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The administration and congress have consistently stated that a bill will not pass without apublic option. You’re a pessimist, that’s fine, …
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- NOW, READ THE FOLLOWING AND SEE HOW CORRUPT OUR CONGRESS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE:
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Sep 2, 2009
… The large amount in
contributions underlies a constantly
… Bingel represents a who’s who of the health care industry including America’s Health
Insurance Plans (AHIP) and
… Senate and
Congress: read what you Vote on yourself.
… the very health care that you yourself are immune from
receiving.
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In addition to accepting all the ‘
contributions,’
Congress just gave itself
… Affairs Committee — has been the highest benefactor,
receiving $767800.
… of
insurance ‘
contributions‘ is available in the article from The
Insurance Journal.
… It’s time to replace corrupted
Congressmembers with
people who will
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… the Federal
Insurance Contributions Act (”FICA”) for employer
… We have assumed that
most collective bargaining arrangements will have expired after
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people receiving employer sponsored
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Apr 19, 2009
… The Federal
Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax is a United States payroll
…. consequently, for
most people, a disabling injury meant no more income
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Congress center on citizens’ choice of where to
… individuals with lower lifetime average wages
receive a larger benefit
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… Now there is a massive effort to make sure that
Congress does nothing about it.
… on lobbying and made $144 million in campaign
contributions.
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WE DO HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER OUR GOVERNMENT BUT
NO CONTROL OVER THE LARGE CORPORATIONS.
WHO ARRANGED FOR US TO HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY WITH DISABILITY AND SURVIVOR PROTECTION, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, HELP IN TIMES OF TRAGEDY, ETC.?
WHO DO YOU TRUST THE MOST? WHO HAS HELPED YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES THE MOST?
IF WE DON’T HAVE A PUBLIC OPTION THAT WILL COVER THOSE WHO INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT, MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE IS COVERED THAT CAN’T AFFORD IT, AND WILL KEEP INSURANCE COMPANIES HONEST, WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN?
MAY GOD GIVE US THE COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL AMERICANS, AMEN.
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New Realities with Alan Steinfeld interviews Deepak Chopra about his most recent book – JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment. In this book Chopra tells the amazing story of how this spiritual Jesus emerged and why it speaks to all of humanity. By revealing the spiritual evolution of Christ, Chopra provides a fresh and unexpected understanding of a story readers thought they already knew.
As Chopra writes, The Jesus who is left out of the New Testament turns out to be in many ways the most important Jesus for modern times. His aspiration to find salvation vibrates in every heart. If it didnt, the brief career of a controversial, largely despised rabbi wouldnt mean much. Yet that obscure rabbi became imbedded forever in myth and symbol.” The Jesus that emerges in these pages is, like so many of us, a seeker in search of a calling. With JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment, Chopra has created a classic tale that will forever change the way we understand God and the soul.
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