Most Youths Break Abstinence Pledges

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 A Harvard study further confirms that abstinence pledges are basically bunk. Want to dig deeper? Check out Purity Balls. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Purity Ball Entrance Fee: Intact Hymen

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 States like Colorado are holding dances in which fathers goad their daughters into pledging to remain virgins until marriage. (Never mind that abstinence pledges actually increase risky sexual activity.) You won't believe the creepy anti-sex scripts the fathers read. Blog entry on the phenomenon Blog entry with actual scripts Purity Ball website Damning study on abstinence pledges Bill Maher's reaction to the study Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GAO: Bush’s Abstinence Plan Hampering AIDS Efforts

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Countries with AIDS epidemics actually have to cut the money they spend on treatment in order to conform to Bush's requirements for spending on abstinence programs, reports the government watchdog. But it's all good, because this way, God isn't being offended by people having sex before marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )