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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]

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Never Ceese and Augustinian Original Sin

So, you do not know why the book, Never Ceese, fits the worldview of Roman Catholic Christianity? Well, let Father Orthoduck tell you. But, let Father Orthoduck warn you that there is some heavy theology ahead. OK, here is the theology. All Christians agree that the Fall has damaged humanity, but they do not agree on what it all means.  Both the East and the West agree that Free Will has been damaged,... [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]

More suffragette tidbits

For those of you who are interested, here is another small list of suffragist tidbits. 1. The first legal woman voter in Colonial America was Lydia Chapin. She was granted the right to vote at a town meeting in Uxbridge, Massachussetts, in 1756. 2. In 1869 the National Woman Suffrage Association was formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They wanted to gain passage of an amendment to... [Read more]

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Suffragette tidbits

For those of you who wish to remember those who fought for the right to vote for women, here are some trivia facts that you might find interesting: 1.  The term suffragette was made up by The Daily Mail in England to make fun of the more radical women who campaigned for the right to vote. The grammatically correct term was suffragist. 2.  In England, there was a less radical and a more radical... [Read more]

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Saturday Night Live

So, I watched the take-off of Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Hillary Clinton done by Saturday Night Live. I can see why it has become such a popular clip. The humor was almost slapstick without being rude, and the comic timing was faultless. If they can keep this up, they may very well take over from The Daily Show as the premier place for political humor. At the same time, they were making a quite valid... [Read more]