Atheist blogroll member The Information Paradox posted on another study showing abstinence only sex education does not work.
How many more studies and reports are going to come out before our President (and the religious right) wipe the dust from their eyes and see that their little abstinence only sex education is NOT WORKING?!!!
Source: The Information Paradox: Abstinence only doesn't work!!!
Bush continues to waste our tax dollars on this useless religious program. We must do what we can to fight ignorance and government sponsored pseudo-science. Spread the word.
Proponents of abstinence only education spread inaccurate information and use it to justify the programs. The study refutes these claims.
The study, conducted by Douglas Kirby, a senior research scientist at ETR Associates, also sought to debunk what the report called "myths propagated by abstinence-only advocates" including: that comprehensive sex education promotes promiscuity, hastens the initiative of sex or increases its frequency, and sends a confusing message to adolescents.
The message will be lost on those fundies pushing a religious agenda. They don't care about facts. They only care about their manufactured version of truth and their ideological goals. This is what makes them dangerous.
Isn't it frustrating that our current administration simply refuses to admit that their program is not working. And why are they still adamant about abstinence only? Religion. Sadly, our government has successfully blurred the lines between separation of church and state and the younger generations are going to suffer because of this enforced ignorance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for spreading the word!! :)