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		<title>By: zak</title>
		<link>http://andrea-zak.com/2008/04/22/cancer-risk-in-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1202</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>abstinence-only education frequently also excludes masturbation as an acceptable practice.

Shelby Knox just testified in front of Congress about her abstinence only education in high school; she blogs about the experience here
http://www.takeissuetakecharge.org/blog/index.php?/archives/151-Shelby-Knox-blogs-the-House-Hearings-Assessing-Abstinence-Only-Programs.html

Some of her blog entry below:
&quot;What did the secularized abstinence-only program for students in my school district look like? Well, it was taught by the same pastor who officiated at my religious purity pledge ceremony. Many of the students were already having sex and needed information to protect their health. But our teacher only mentioned condoms to talk lengthily, and inaccurately, about their alleged &quot;ineffectiveness,&quot; explaining in graphic detail, and with even more graphic pictures, the sexually transmitted diseases students could get if we trusted our health to a “flimsy piece of latex.”

&quot;But back in my high school class, where we were all too intimidated or embarrassed to ask for clarification, it seemed as if sex with a condom was equivalent to sex without one. Our teacher also touched on the ills of masturbation and warned against the dangers of homosexual sex.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>abstinence-only education frequently also excludes masturbation as an acceptable practice.</p>
<p>Shelby Knox just testified in front of Congress about her abstinence only education in high school; she blogs about the experience here<br />
<a href="http://www.takeissuetakecharge.org/blog/index.php?/archives/151-Shelby-Knox-blogs-the-House-Hearings-Assessing-Abstinence-Only-Programs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.takeissuetakecharge.org/blog/index.php?/archives/151-Shelby-Knox-blogs-the-House-Hearings-Assessing-Abstinence-Only-Programs.html</a></p>
<p>Some of her blog entry below:<br />
&#8220;What did the secularized abstinence-only program for students in my school district look like? Well, it was taught by the same pastor who officiated at my religious purity pledge ceremony. Many of the students were already having sex and needed information to protect their health. But our teacher only mentioned condoms to talk lengthily, and inaccurately, about their alleged &#8220;ineffectiveness,&#8221; explaining in graphic detail, and with even more graphic pictures, the sexually transmitted diseases students could get if we trusted our health to a “flimsy piece of latex.”</p>
<p>&#8220;But back in my high school class, where we were all too intimidated or embarrassed to ask for clarification, it seemed as if sex with a condom was equivalent to sex without one. Our teacher also touched on the ills of masturbation and warned against the dangers of homosexual sex.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: tsfiles</title>
		<link>http://andrea-zak.com/2008/04/22/cancer-risk-in-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1201</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Uh, conservatives have preached abstinence and a sexually-responsible lifestyle.

When did conservatives say masturbation was dangerous?

If you&#039;re going to criticize, can you atleast get the basic facts correct?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Uh, conservatives have preached abstinence and a sexually-responsible lifestyle.</p>
<p>When did conservatives say masturbation was dangerous?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re going to criticize, can you atleast get the basic facts correct?</p>
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