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"To only preach abstinence is to sacrifice our kids to tough consequences and lifelong mistakes. We need to give them the information and skills to decide what their boundaries are and to be able to say 'no,' " she said.

Hmmmmm...

Well, let's see: I've been completely abstinent for 28 years. Getting married in late July. Looking over the long haul, it wasn't that hard a thing to do...

(BTW, we still haven't kissed yet. Ever. Meaning, not even another girl or guy. Would love to present THAT as evidence to this school board :-)

It hasn't been difficult holding on to virginity all these years. Once it's settled in one's mind that he/she will hold off on that sensation until it can be shared with the one person you want to share your body with totally, it's a remarkably easy thing to do.

But I want to make another point: curbing one's sexual desires until the right one and the right moment is good for a person... and it's good for society! For the individual, it almost always leads to bending one's energies into other creative outlets, such as art, writing, sports, etc. A person rises above the more carnal instincts and begins developing all his/her God-given talents, becoming more of the person He made us to be.

But, when the sex drive is enticed to its ultimate peak before a person is ready, he or she will become less enamoured of love and more ensnared by petty sensation. Energies are increasingly spent on satiating those senses, at cost to personal development. The person stagnates.

What, then, is the cumulative effect on a society, when an entire generation has been encouraged to throw their limits to the wind, and cling to the passing moment?

Public schools are the breeding pit of cultural decadence. They're too tempting a target for those who see a fast buck to be made from leading our kids astray: that's too easy a thing to let them get by with. Wanna revitalize this country out of stagnancy? Yank the kids out of state-run schools and teach 'em yourself!

Yank the kids out of state-run schools and teach 'em yourself!

You bet! Get them out before it's too late to save them.

But, when the sex drive is enticed to its ultimate peak before a person is ready, he or she will become less enamoured of love and more ensnared by petty sensation. Energies are increasingly spent on satiating those senses, at cost to personal development. The person stagnates.

There is so much truth to this. We have made ourselves obsessed with sex. Like other pleasurable sensations, it really can be done without for long periods of time. Those who learn that secret are much freer and more liberated than those who don't.

Good for you, Darth S.! I hope that my children will have the same testimony on their wedding day!