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Abstinence-only education among high risk youth

Efficacy of a Theory-Based Abstinence-Only Intervention Over 24 Months A Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adolescents John B. Jemmott III, PhD; Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN; Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(2):152-159. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of an abstinence-only intervention in preventing sexual involvement in young adolescents. Design: Randomized controlled... [Read more]

Marriage and permanency

When I first saw this comic today, I read it quickly and was mildly offended at the mother’s comment in the second panel. Then I reread it and realized that I did agree with it. You see, at first I had read the second panel from the sacramental viewpoint. From the view of God’s desire as He unites people in marriage, there is no doubt that the Sacrament of Marriage does make a relationship... [Read more]

Review of Never Ceese

I am finally writing the review on the book Never Ceese which I have mentioned before. Here is my short opinion of the book: BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT Ms. Dent has written a book that both follows some of the typical “rules” for vampires and werewolves and yet twists those typical rules in new and interesting ways. I will not give away that part of the plot, but suffice it to say that Ms.... [Read more]

Please be careful this New Year’s Eve

More Comment Graphics Yes, this is a rough graphic. I meant for it to be a rough graphic. I looked for a rough graphic on the Internet, one that I could reprint here. Too many of our high school and college youth think it is funny to end up completely wasted. They do not see themselves as even their friends see them, as objects of hilarious picture-taking. And, too many of those photographs end up... [Read more]

Lowering the drinking age

A website reports an interesting story on how college presidents believe that it is time to lower the drinking age to the voting age. Apparently, college drinking tends towards binge drinking precisely because it is forbidden. Actually, this is not that strange. St. Paul warned us a long time ago that if we forbid something, there is a guaranteed certainty that it will become even more desired.... [Read more]

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Christian Music to World of Warcraft

So, here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdqsnGUtQV8 is a link to a YouTube video. It features the song Rebirthing by a Christian group named Skillet, but the video is done using World of Warcraft characters. Quite a creative way for Christian teens and 20’s to share the faith in a way designed to capture the attention of their age mates. helpSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Christian Music to World... [Read more]

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