Sexual Morality

“Groups in Mississippi advocating for comprehensive sex education in schools are pointing to a study showing teen births cost the state’s taxpayers an estimated $155 million in 2009.” Teen Births Cost Millions to Miss. Taxpayers, Study Shows

“The study by a University of Iowa researcher, Anthony Paik, was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family (April 2011). It shows that 31 percent of women who had sex for the first time before age 18 divorced within five years and 47 percent divorced within ten.

53% for 45% against“The Gallup poll found support for legal same-sex marriage to be higher among those who attend church less frequently, among Catholics than among Protestants, and among those who are unmarried.”

“Why do so many of us not only permit our teenage daughters to dress like this—like prostitutes, if we’re being honest with ourselves—but pay for them to do it with our AmEx cards?” Wall Street Journal

“A growing number of teenagers and young adults are virgins, according to a study by the Centers For Disease Control …What’s more, the mainstream media is recognizing that the trend may be attributable in part to abstinence education. An Associated Press article stated, ‘… perhaps emphasis on abstinence in the past decade has had some influence.’”

Al Mohler responds to a Newsweek article and recent books reinterpreting the Bible’s teaching on sex. What the Bible Really Says About Sex … Really?

New Sex Ed Funding Ends Decade of Abstinence-OnlyNational Abstinence Education Association estimates 169 abstinence programs serving 1 million teens nationwide will lose millions in funding. Those programs have received about $100 million a year in direct funds since 2005.