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ACLU Attacks Abstinence Education
Focus on the Family ^ | September 23, 2005 | from staff reports

Posted on 03/05/2006 1:11:18 PM PST by Melissa 24

Letter-writing campaign calls abstinence, "dangerous."

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is behind a "Not in My State" letter-writing campaign attacking abstinence-only education. The letters will ask school superintendents nationwide to use condom-based curricula instead.

A sample letter on the ACLU's Web site reads:

"Research shows that these curricula, which deny young people crucial information they need to prevent pregnancy and protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, are ineffective and dangerous. To ensure the health of young people throughout Missouri, we ask your assistance in keeping these unsafe programs out of our schools."

Louise Melling, director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, called abstinence programs "misleading."

"Today's action should be a wake-up call for many states," she said. "State officials need to ensure the health and safety of students by taking responsibility for the curricula taught in their classrooms."

But Linda Klepacki, sexual health analyst at Focus on the Family Action, said the real danger is what they propose to put in its place.

"They want comprehensive sex education, kindergarten and above," she said, "with a full push toward homosexuality, abortion and access to contraception."....

(Excerpt) Read more at family.org ...


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KEYWORDS: abstinence; aclu; moralabsolutes; sexeducation; sexpositive; theywantourchildren
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The ACLU is dangerous, very dangerous.
1 posted on 03/05/2006 1:11:19 PM PST by Melissa 24
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To: Melissa 24
Letter-writing campaign calls abstinence, "dangerous."

LMAO! Yes, Abstinence - the hidden menace.
2 posted on 03/05/2006 1:13:29 PM PST by andyk (Go Matt Kenseth!)
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To: Melissa 24
If they were honest at the ACLU, they'd admit they want kids to have free access to porn. After all, it IS abstinence they reject.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

3 posted on 03/05/2006 1:14:09 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Melissa 24

They seek nothing but the destruction of the USA.

Communists and atheists who swear allegiance to the ACLU will die before they allow Christians unobstructed success at anything.


4 posted on 03/05/2006 1:14:15 PM PST by Emmet Fitzhume (They who attack Christians will forever live in anger, fear, darkness and depression.)
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To: andyk

Where is the letter-writing campaign which calls the ACLU "dangerous"?


5 posted on 03/05/2006 1:17:08 PM PST by i_dont_chat (I defend the right to offend!)
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To: Melissa 24

"we ask your assistance in keeping these unsafe programs out of our schools."

The ACLU should be fighting for the right to present this program in our schools. The ACLU has no business deciding what programs are safe or unsafe in our schools.

You are absolutely right, the ACLU is very dangerous.


6 posted on 03/05/2006 1:22:53 PM PST by jazusamo (:Gregory was riled while Hume smiled:)
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To: Melissa 24

The ACLU supports everything evil. The only logical thing I can surmise is that they are following their lord and master, Satan.


7 posted on 03/05/2006 1:25:31 PM PST by MBB1984
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To: Melissa 24; All

Read the book "The ACLU vs. America" for the truth about the ACLU and help battling them.


8 posted on 03/05/2006 1:27:15 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Melissa 24
"Libby Gray Macke, director of Project Reality, told Family News in Focus the ACLU is not qualified to determine what sex education curriculum belongs in schools."



BINGO! And yet the ACLU is right there suing school districts all over the country, to stop abstinence education. We all have news for them. It does work, and pregnancy as well as STD's go way down where it is taught.
9 posted on 03/05/2006 1:28:09 PM PST by gidget7 (Get GLSEN out of our schools!!!!!!)
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To: wagglebee

It never ends. ACLU is evil ping.


10 posted on 03/05/2006 1:35:18 PM PST by little jeremiah (Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. CS.Lewis)
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To: Melissa 24

>Research shows that these curricula, which deny young people crucial information they need to prevent pregnancy and protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, are ineffective and dangerous.



So how is one at risk for pregnancy and STDs if one doesn't have sex???? I'm sure only a liberal can figure that one out.


11 posted on 03/05/2006 1:50:46 PM PST by teacherwoes (To a liberal diversity is finding different people who agree with them)
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To: Melissa 24

Pcottraux says:

I don't like the ACLU.


12 posted on 03/05/2006 1:58:05 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Melissa 24
I would estimate you have a better chance of success teaching abstainence to dogs or hares than you do teenagers.

If churches want to finance this farce out of pocket, they can knock themselves out, but it is no place for tax dollars.

14 posted on 03/05/2006 3:04:56 PM PST by Energy Alley
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To: Melissa 24
If case you didn't see it, there was an article on FR yesterday regarding the Public Expression of Religion Act. The act would prevent the ACLU from collecting massive legal fees they currently get if they win a case involving religion.

Write your congressional representative and request that he/she support this act.
15 posted on 03/05/2006 3:35:33 PM PST by BW2221
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To: Melissa 24

What exactly does the ACLU stand to gain by having kids fornicating with abandon, other than a few new notches added to the belts of the abortion and queer agendas?


16 posted on 03/05/2006 3:45:50 PM PST by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile.)
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To: Melissa 24
Research shows that these curricula, which deny young people crucial information they need to prevent pregnancy and protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, are ineffective and dangerous.

Yeah! I know lots of kids who are using abstinence and are still getting pregnant!

Oh wait....

17 posted on 03/05/2006 4:20:45 PM PST by It's me
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To: Melissa 24
Of course they do. Their little socialist materialist worldview is in question.

The only thing the Marxists at the ACLU are interested in is detroying the family so they can destroy the country.

18 posted on 03/05/2006 4:55:24 PM PST by Reactionary (The Moonbats Need an Enema)
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To: Melissa 24

ACLU... Sometimes i wonder whether or not they realize what kind of world they're creating for their children - or better yet, if they care.

A world where their children can watch porn whenever they please, you don't need to be a christian to realize that hey.. i don't want my kid having free access to porn. A world where their grandchildren can be aborted simply because pregnancy is impractical, too painful, or too cumbersome a burden on their future.

Some people talk to hear themselves talk

The ACLU fights to see our America bleed.


19 posted on 03/06/2006 8:16:58 PM PST by uhhhitsjames
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To: Energy Alley

Energy Alley, does that make your reasoning right? success rates do not determine moral values - right and wrong. I understand the fact that you would rather support something more effective, but contraceptives are nothing but an easy way out for those that have neither the time nor compassion to correct an ultimately destructive problem in todays society. I gladly will support abstinence Education, considering the worst that can happen is a few more kids like myself won't have a need to buy contraceptives because of religious beliefs. But we wouldn't want teens to realize that sex isn't for them would we? its too hard right? if you disagree with my first question just think of all potential problems with teenage sex/premarital sex, i'm not even speaking religiously. Thats probably a whole new topic in itself.


We're always looking for the easy way out as Americans.


20 posted on 03/06/2006 8:45:35 PM PST by uhhhitsjames
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