> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Zaphod wrote: > > The controversy would be whether abstinence only education works. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Obama says shut the f*** up about Palin's Children :-) > > When is the last time there was a story about this issue anywhere in > the national media? Anyone?
I'm not sure about specific mainstream stories... but this topic recurs regularly in skeptic and humanist circles. Abstinence-only doesn't work. Never has, very likely never will - in these circles it's a classic example of a belief system trumping good science. > The "story" is being ginned up specifically in order to attack Palin, > not because there is any significant controversy around the actual > subject. I think there's a great controversy simply because it's still being used (and funded) despite no evidence of effectiveness against young pregnancy or transmission of STDs. Not only that but most of the programs available have, upon review, been found to contain outright falsehoods and misrepresentations concerning effectiveness of birth control, gender stereotyping and the facts of abortion. So we have government funded programs shown to be less effective and full of misinformation... if that's NOT controversial it certainly should be. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267472 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
