To tell a child to play in the traffic would be considered a criminal offense. Parents who would engage in this advice would have their children taken by the state.
However, this is essentially the dangerous advice that is being directed toward children by homosexual activists and 'politically correct' educators who seek to portray homosexuality to children as an equally acceptable lifestyle.
QUEERING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
In the early 1990's the gay agenda sought to promote tolerance of the gay/lesbian lifestyles in the public schools, pushing the schools to promote these lifestyles as equal to heterosexuality. Under the guidance of its' founder, Kevin Jennings, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) registered more than 4,000 Gay-Straight Alliance clubs on junior and senior high school campuses. 1.
Kevin Jennings wrote the forward to the book, Queering Elementary Education: Advancing the Dialogue About Sexualities and School. This book includes essays from gay and lesbian educators that advocate teaching acceptance of homosexuality, even in elementary school and kindergarten.
When President Obama was making appointments to government positions, he appointed Kevin Jennings as the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Education, heading the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. 2.
Condoms, with a 14% failure rate, are handed out freely in schools, even at the junior high level with the implication that sex will be 'safe' if you 'protect' yourself with a condom. 3.
However, questions need to be raised at all levels about the wisdom of the normalization of homosexual behaviors, especially among the young.
THE FACTS RELATED TO THE HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLE TELL A DANGEROUS STORY.
Reports from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that homosexual behaviors, especially those involving men having sex with men, are extraordinarily more dangerous than heterosexual behaviors.
SYPHILIS AND ANAL CANCER INCREASE.
Sexually transmitted diseases have been increasing among gay and bisexual men. Syphilis was a disease that was on the verge of elimination. In 2001 it re-emerged as a public health threat because of a resurgence of the disease among men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2008 there were 13,500 reported cases of primary and secondary syphilis. MSM accounted for 63% of these syphilis cases in the United States.
"Men who have sex with men are 17 times more likely to develop anal cancer than heterosexual men. Men who are HIV-positive are even more likely than those who are uninfected to develop anal cancer." 4.
DEATHS FROM HIV/AIDS
The HIV/AIDS virus is primarily spread by men having sex with men. Blacks are particularly represented in this health epidemic. A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2008) documented that "Forty-five percent of infections were among black individuals and 53% among men who have sex with men." 5.
The estimated numbers of AIDS diagnoses, deaths, and persons living with AIDS, cumulative from the beginning of the epidemic (1981) through 2007, were reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as 562,793 deaths from AIDS and 1,018,428 AIDS diagnoses. 6.
***HIV CASES INCREASE AMONG YOUTH.
While the number of new HIV cases remained relatively stable at 50,000 new cases each year "the number of new cases among people aged 13-29 years increased by 21% from 2006 to 2009. The rise in HIV incidence among young adults was fueled by a 34 percent increase in HIV infections among young gay and bisexual men. 7.
STUDIES CONFIRM DANGEROUS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
The Gay Report 8.
The Gay Report was published in 1979 by two homosexual researchers, feminist Karla Jay and journalist Allan Young. The 850 page report summarized responses from 5,400 lesbians and gay men who completed a 16 page questionnaire about their sexual behaviors. When the report was published, it was hailed as the "first comprehensive survey of the homosexual community."
The Gay Report was modeled after informal sex surveys in popular magazines of the 1970's and 1980's which encouraged readers to report their sexual activities. The Gay Report was a similar survey of gays and lesbians. While the report does not represent a scientifically designed sample - the responses represent only a small percentage of gays - the respondents and the authors of the study were surprisingly candid in describing behaviors and depicting a sexually-active society.
"35% of respondents admitted to having had 100 or more sexual partners throughout their lives...59% had taken part in orgies or group sex. 38% had partaken of sadomasochistic practices at least once" 9.
"Around 99% of homosexual males engage in oral sex; 91% engage in anal sex; 82% engage in 'rimming', touching the anus of one's partner with one's tongue and inserting the tongue into the anus; 22% engage in 'fisting', inserting one's fist into the rectum of the partner, 23% engage in 'golden showers', urinating on each other..." 10.
The responses to the survey were startling and the book became a popular resource for those concerned about the movement in society to normalize homosexual behaviors.
RISKY BEHAVIORS CAUSE CONCERN. 11.
Studies describing health risks associated with homosexual practices were highlighted in the June 2003 edition of the Journal of the American Public Health. Bad news was reported in one article after another.
Beryl A. Koblan and associates reported on alarming data from Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, San Francisco and Seattle involving HIV-negative homosexual men who reported engaging in anal sex with one or more partners in the previous year. Among 4,295 men, 48% reported unprotected receptive anal sex and 54.9% reported unprotected insertive anal sex. Drug and alcohol use were significantly associated with unprotected anal sex.
A study by Daniel H. Ciccarone and associates indicated that sex without disclosure of HIV status is common among persons living with HIV. Their study reported that 45,300 gay or bisexual men, 8,000 heterosexual men and 7,500 women who were HIV infected, were also engaging in sex without disclosure of their HIV status.
A U.S. metropolitan study of six sites reported that 93% of African American men who were HIV infected did not know they had the virus. This study by David J. Malebranche contradicted the view that 'coming out' is associated with better mental health, responsible behavior and lower rates of HIV infection. African-American men who disclosed their homosexuality had a higher HIV prevalence (24%) and engaged in more unprotected anal sex (41%) than those who did not disclose (14% and 32% respectively).
J. Michael Bailey discussed the research on homosexuality and mental illness in the Archives of General Psychiatry. He concluded that "Homosexual people are at substantially higher risk for some forms of emotional problems, including suicidality, major depression and anxiety disorder".
This conclusion was corroborated by a large, well-conducted study from the Netherlands that was published in Archives of Psychiatry, 2001. The Dutch society is recognized as one of the most gay tolerant in the world. Yet the risk for mental illness by those engaging in homosexuality is significantly higher than among heterosexuals in that country.
LIFE EXPECTANCY REDUCED 12.
A study published in 1997 examined vital statistics data for a large Canadian urban center from 1987 to 1992. "The main outcome measures of interest were age-specific patterns of death, life expectancy, and life expectancy lost due to HIV/AIDS at exact age 20 years, and the probability of living from age 20 to 65 years." Three groups were studied with proportions of gay and bisexual men of 3%, 6% and 9%.
Results confirmed that "age-specific mortality was significantly higher for gay and bisexual men than all men aged 30-44. Life expectancy at age 20 for gay and bisexual men ranged from 34.0 years to 46.3 years for the 3% and 9% scenarios respectively. These were lower than the 54.3 year life expectancy at 20 for all men." It was concluded that "life expectancy at age 20 is 8 to 20 years less than for all men" and that nearly half of gay and bisexual men aged 20 would not reach their 65th birthday.
This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, concluded that "under even the most liberal assumptions, gay and bisexual men in this urban centre are now experiencing a life expectancy similar to that experienced by all men in Canada in the year 1871."
FACING THE FACTS
The facts related to health concerns of homosexual behaviors demonstrate dangers as significant as smoking and drinking.
We are being asked, even required, to accept the normalization of homosexual behaviors in our society. Schools are teaching the acceptance of these behaviors to our children in the name of tolerance. However the dangerous facts related to consequences are swept under the rug.
Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. Dangerous facts ignored return to destroy.
If we cannot face the facts and protect our children from dangerous behaviors, our future and our children's futures will be stabbed in the back by our carelessness.
PROTECTING THE CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE
"...we now live in a sexually tolerant society whose members are willing to live and let live. But one idea remains sacrosanct. In all public discourse, agreement exists that children are to be kept innocent of the sexual interests of adults, because they will be inevitably and irreparably damaged if exposed to them." 13.
"Passing out condoms to teenagers is like issuing squirt guns for a four-alarm blaze. Condoms just don't hack it. We should stop kidding ourselves." 14.
A responsible society must protect the children from behaviors that will endanger them. Childhood is a time to learn directions for living and growing into mature citizens and healthy and responsible adults.
To teach children that homosexual behaviors are equivalent to heterosexual behaviors jeopardizes their ability to move into responsible heterosexual and family relationships.
Children have neither the maturity nor background to understand and evaluate this information.
To teach children that dangerous sexual behaviors are normative and acceptable behaviors is equivalent to sexual child abuse.
REFERENCES:
1. GLSEN. "Our Mission, Our History". http://www.glsen/org/chi-bin/iowa/all/about/history/index.html.
1/21/2012.
2. Lucas, Fred. "Obama's Safe Schools Czar Advocated 'Queering Elementary Education'"
www.cnsnews.com/node/56196. October 27, 2009.
3. Workshop Summary: Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
June 12-13, 2000. http://www.3.nlaid.nih.gov/about/organization/dmid/PDF/condomreport.
4. "Sexually Transmitted Diseases." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cdcgov/msmhealth/STD.htm. August 7, 2012.
5. "Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States". JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical
Association. http://jama.ama-asso.org/cgi/content/short/300/5/520.
6. "HIV/AIDS in the United States" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. October 17, 2009.
www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/us.htm.
7. "HIV/AIDS" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/HIV.htm.
August 7, 2012.
8. Burroway, Jim. "The Gay Report". Box Turtle Bulletin. October 15, 2006.
www.boxturtlebulletin.com/Articles/000,005.htm.
Fox, F. Earle. "The Homosexual Debate - in the Public Arena."
http://www.earstohear.net/Separation/facts.html. Page 11. 10/18/2009.
9. Ibid, Burroway, Jim
10.Ibid. Fox, F. Earle
11. Byrd, A. Dean. "The American Journal of Public Health Highlights Risks of Homosexual
Practices." NARTH. http://www.narth.com/docs/risks.html. 1/10/2010.
12. Hogg,R.S., S.A.Strathdee, K.J. Craib, M.V.O'Shaughnessy, J.S. Montaner and M.T.Schecter.
"Modelling the impact of HIV disease on mortality in gay and bisexual men." International
Journal of Epidemiology (1997) 26 (3): 657-661. www.ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/3/657.
abstract.
13. Ericksen, Julia. "Sexual liberation's last frontier." Society. Vol. 37, No. 4 (May/June) 2000:22.
14. Quotation by Dr. Robert C. Noble of the University of Kentucky. Quoted in: "Pastoral letter
chides safe sex stance." by Bishop Rene H. Gracida. Laredo Morning Times. Nov. 23, 1991.
Editorial page.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Friday, September 2, 2011
Marriage Matters - Cohabitation Creates Unstable Lives for Children
While the divorce rate for couples with children has dropped almost to what it was before the "divorce revolution" in the 1970's, co-habitation has now become a bigger threat to the well-being of children than divorce. Cohabiting partners are more than twice as likely to break up, putting children at risk of unstable circumstances.
Since 1970 the number of Americans living together outside of marriage has increased twelvefold. Children are now more likely to have unmarried parents than even divorced ones, creating a growing risk for children. Forty-one percent of all births are now out-of-wedlock.
WHY MARRIAGE MATTERS
These concerns were published in August of 2011 in a report, "Why Marriage Matters: Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences." The report was co-sponsored by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and the Institute for American Values, whose mission is the strengthening of marriage and family life.
W Bradford Wilcox, a sociologist at the University of Virginia, chaired the report which is co-authored by 18 family scholars from leading institutions. More than 250 journal articles on marriage and family were surveyed in forming the conclusions. Wilcox says, "We're moving into a pattern where we're seeing more instability, more adults moving in and out of the household in this relationship carousel."
Children at Risk
The report concludes that the children of cohabiting parents are at risk for a wide range of problems - drug use, depression, psychological problems, dropping out of high school, physical abuse and poverty. Children living in cohabiting households are three times more likely to be physically, sexually or emotionally abused compared to children in intact, biological married parents homes.
Cohabitation more harmful than divorce
Cohabitation is even more harmful to children than divorce, according to Elizabeth Marquardt, director of the Center for Marriage & Families at the Institute for American Values. She is a child of divorce and knows the pain involved in not having a father at home, but Marquardt says that "children of divorce are the lucky ones". She contends that divorce is an institution. It has norms. But cohabitation has no norms. "We can't describe what is happening or what happened... In cohabitation a child's mother and father are not able to form a bond. We don't have names for all of this." There are no norms, rituals or roles that bring stability to the relationships as there is in marriage.
Cohabitation carries with it a breakdown in responsibility and authority. There is no clarity as to the lines of responsibility and authority. Children don't know who is responsible and who will be there to help them.
Cultural shifts lead to retreat from marriage
Cultural shifts are outlined as the most significant factors in the retreat from marriage. The culture has shifted toward a short term, hedonistic focus with the goal of immediate gratification.
Amy L. Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, agrees that the most important causative factors of changing behaviors are cultural not economic concerns. She contends that the demoralization of sexuality and the deregulation of the family that began in the 1960's led to a divergence in class and race in regard to family relationships. While educated whites generally lived traditional lives, minorities, low income and those less educated were hit hard by the demoralization of sexuality.
Wax says that people need guidelines to focus their lives. It used to be that being an adult meant establishing a household. We taught that there are steps we need to take to get from here to there. Now the elite movement toward 'anything goes' and the 'celebration of diversity' contends that we dare not make judgments. They argue that you can't expect the working class to get married.
Cohabitation moves into the Middle Class
Out-of-wedlock births have previously been primarily among the poor, but high school educated whites are now as likely to have children out of marriage. The demoralization of sexuality is moving into the middle class at a rapid pace. Wilcox notes that "family instability is on the rise for American children as a whole."
Why Marriage Matters - Three Conclusions
The authors presenting the new data offer three conclusions regarding marriage and families in America today.
1. The intact, biological, married family remains the gold standard for family life in the United States. Children are most likely to thrive - economically, socially and psychologically - in this family form.
2. Marriage is an important public good, associated with a range of economic, health, educational and safety benefits that help local, state and federal governments serve the public common good.
3. The benefits of marriage extend to poor, working-class and minority communities, despite the fact that marriage has weakened in these communities in the last four decades.
REFERENCES:
1. Marriage Matters - Conclusions from the Social Sciences.
By Press Release: August 16, 2011: University of Virginia - The National Marriage Project
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/579647/?sc=rsin.
2. Institute for American Values.
Why Marriage Matters : Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences.
Why Marriage Matters, The Conversation -Conversation on Blip TV. August 24, 2011.
With Elizabeth Marquardt, Amy L. Wax and W. Bradford Wilcox.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
"For the Beauty of the Earth" - Additional Verses
Retirement brings opportunities for involvement in new experiences of appreciation. Throughout his life my husband, Carl, has enjoyed singing and playing the beautiful hymns of the Christian faith.
Recently Carl has been inspired to write additional verses to the popular Hymn: "For the Beauty of the Earth."
The original text, published by Folliot S. Pierpoint in 1864, praises God for the beauty of the earth and skies, for the joy of ear and eye, for the joy of human love, and for the church "that evermore lifteth holy hands above". Each verse concludes with the response, "Lord of all to thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise."
Following are 8 verses that Carl has scripted to continue this antiphony of praise.
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(Carl E. Coppock - July 2, 2011)
Each verse concludes with the refrain from the original hymn;
"Lord of all to thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise."
Verse 1.
For the beauty of the morn, Sunlight bright on dew adorns;
Glorious gift is this new day, Ours to use in some special way.
Refrain
Verse 2.
For the joy of night's good rest, A prize for which we're richly blest;
Restores, refreshes body and soul; A quest which always is our goal.
Refrain
Verse 3.
For the blessing of good health, Better far than fame or wealth;
Good health care and genes combine, To give this blessed gift divine.
Refrain
Verse 4.
For the blessing of the rain, Falls on hill and vale and plain;
Lakes and streams, trees, flowers and grass, All things living nourished at last.
Refrain
Verse 5.
For the beauty of the spring, Buds and blossoms, flowers it brings;
Red and yellow, pink and blue, All nature sings of life anew.
Refrain
Verse 6.
For the beauty of the Fall, Autumn's chill cools one and all;
Summer's heat has come and gone, Thanksgiving soon will bid us call.
Refrain
Verse 7.
For the beauty of the sun, Pours its warmth on everyone;
Source of light and source of life, Its radiant beams for our delight.
Refrain
Verse 8.
For the blessing of warm coats, They keep us warm, secure as toast;
Those we wear and those we share, Thankful always for Thy care.
Refrain
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As the years go by I suspect Carl will continue to add verses of thankful praise for the blessings of life, and health and strength.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Including Dad in Parenting: Fathers are Important Too
With the increase in out of wedlock births and divorce many men are failing to experience the important role of fatherhood and many children are growing up without a father for support, nurture and protection.
"A good society celebrates the ideal of the man who puts his family first." 1.
However our society is moving in the opposite direction. Never before in our country have so many children grown up without a father to protect and guide them. A caring father has traditionally provided economic, educational, moral, social, and psychological support for his family.
Today many fathers have abandoned their children or have been left out of the family experience.
Single motherhood is a long, hard journey for both mother and children. Single mothers have less time for each child and little time for themselves.
Children living without a father are 7 times more likely to experience poverty.
Fathers are important in helping a child grow emotionally and socially. Girls without a father often experience difficulty in developing a realistic view of men. Boys without a father fail to have a role model for responsible ways to relate in society as a man. Friends and gangs become their role models. 2.
Research studies have found that more than 70% of juveniles in reform institutions come from fatherless homes.
Our schools, churches and community centers need to provide learning opportunities to turn young men into responsible fathers for the support of their families and community.
Some women prefer to raise their children alone because the father is abusive, destructive and overbearing with the family. The social welfare system generally ignores the role of young fathers. However, helping young men learn the responsible, nurturing, and supportive roles of fatherhood is an essential need for our communities.
Fatherhood is the most important role for men because it helps them become pro-social.
An effective father accepts and affirms his children and helps them to grow in responsible and positive ways. An effective father supports and cares for his children's mother.
References:
1. Blankenhorn, David. Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem. Harper Perennial. 1995:5.
2. Gibbs, Nancy R. "Bringing Up Father." Time. Vol. 141, No.26. June 28, 1993:52-61.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Marriage or Living Together - Does It Really Matter?
Over the last several decades living arrangements have changed dramatically. In 1970 only 1 million opposite sex couples lived together outside of marriage. By 2007 this number had increased to 6.4 million. 1.
Living together without a marriage commitment has become a popular arrangement. Some have no intention to get married, enjoying the conveniences and freedom to leave if things aren't satisfactory. Others see living together as a trial marriage - to see 'how it goes'.
However, many children are born into these arrangements. Having a child is a lifetime commitment to support and care for this person throughout his or her lifetime. Children deserve and need the love and support of both a mother and a father.
Social science research studies overwhelmingly show marriage, rather than 'living together', as providing better support for men, women and children throughout their lives.
All relationships fall into troubled times. Marriage offers promised permanence and support 'in sickness and health, in plenty or want, till death do us part'. Marriage vows serve as glue that holds people together to support each other even in difficult times.
Marriage provides the best support for children during their years of growing and developing.
Marriage creates healthier individuals. People who are married and committed to helping each other through all the changing times of life are better off emotionally, physically, financially and vocationally than unmarried partners. Marriage partners are more likely to be faithful. 2.
Conclusions from social science research show that a commitment to marriage: 3.
* increases the likelihood that both fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children,
* reduces poverty and material hardship for women and children,
* is associated with better health and lower rates of injury, illness and disability,
* reduces the risk of delinquent and criminal behavior, especially for boys,
* reduces the risk of child abuse,
* increases the ability of children to do well in school.
In planning life arrangements for children and family well-being, it is important to consider all the information that will support a healthy lifestyle.
References:
1. Jayson, Sharon. "Census reports more unmarried couples living together". USA Today. 7/28/2008.
2. Warren, Dr. Neil Clark. "The Cohabitation Epidemic". Focus on the Family. June/July 2003:10-11.
3. Institute for American Values. Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition: Twenty-Six Conclusions from the Social Sciences. New York:NY. 2005:10-11.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Speak Out Against Pornography!
OFFENSIVE TO MANY!
However, what benefits some is offensive and harmful to many. Criminal Justice statistics document that in 1996, 38 percent of Americans thought pornography should be illegal for everyone, and 58 percent thought it should be illegal for persons under eighteen. 2.
SPEAK OUT!
Citizens are encouraged to speak out to protest obscenity in our culture by:
* writing letters to the editors of the local paper to express concern,
* writing to elected officials to actively prosecute obscenity, and
* writing letters of complaint to businesses that distribute or advertise pornography.
SAMPLE LETTER (or write your own)
Dear Owner/Managers
While shopping in your store recently I noticed that you sell pornographic magazines. Please consider the harm such materials have on children's lives, our families and our community.
Statistics show that the largest consumers of pornography are children ages 12 to 17 - formative years of a young person's emotional and sexual development.
Young people are being drawn into early and promiscuous sexual behaviors. Addictions are created that harm healthy relationships and tear apart marriages and families.
* The Center for Disease Control reports that 1 in 4 teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease, often leading to cancer or infertility.
* Since 1973, more than 50 million abortions have been performed in the U.S.
- over 80% to unmarried women, 52% to women younger than 25 years of age, 19% to teens.
* 40% of births are now out-of-wedlock births.
* Out-0f-wedlock births and the increase in divorce leaves many men out of the important role of fatherhood and leaves children without a father for guidance and support.
* Children born to unwed mothers are six times more likely to live in poverty.
* Pornography is used by predators to lure children and young women into abuse and prostitution.
* Rapists and serial killers repeatedly identify pornography as a formative factor in their behaviors.
You have no obligation to sell pornography. This is not a matter of censorship. It is a matter of good citizenship and responsible choice as to what is appropriate material to be placed in a store where families shop.
Please consider replacing these materials with something more responsible. I'm sure many people in the community would support you in this decision.
I look forward to hearing from you in regard to this concern.
Sincerely,
(Sign your name)
*************************
If polite letters are not effective, pressure on elected officials to support legislation actively prosecuting obscenity and indecency in the community and media would be appropriate and necessary.
Our children and grandchildren should not be burdened by the immense moral burden that is being passed on to them by our careless abandonment of foundational personal and social values.
References:
1. Thomas, Cal. "Selling out a heritage; AT&T becomes a top provider of pornography."
World magazine. Vol. 15, No.25 (June 24) 2000:31.
2. Henslin, James M. Social Problems. 5th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ:Prentice-Hall. 2000:75-81
3.American Family Association. A Guide to What One Person Can Do About Pornography.
www.afa.net/pornography/PornGuide.pdf. pg. 41-45.
Speak Out Against Pornography!
OFFENSIVE TO MANY!
However, what benefits some is offensive and harmful to many. Criminal Justice statistics document that in 1996, 38 percent of Americans thought pornography should be illegal for everyone, and 58 percent thought it should be illegal for persons under eighteen. 2.
SPEAK OUT!
Citizens are encouraged to speak out to protest obscenity in our culture by:
* writing letters to the editors of the local paper to express concern,
* writing to elected officials to actively prosecute obscenity, and
* writing letters of complaint to businesses that distribute or advertise pornography.
SAMPLE LETTER (or write your own)
Dear Owner/Managers
While shopping in your store recently I noticed that you sell pornographic magazines. Please consider the harm such materials have on children's lives, our families and our community.
Statistics show that the largest consumers of pornography are children ages 12 to 17 - formative years of a young person's emotional and sexual development.
Young people are being drawn into early and promiscuous sexual behaviors. Addictions are created that harm healthy relationships and tear apart marriages and families.
* The Center for Disease Control reports that 1 in 4 teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease, often leading to cancer or infertility.
* Since 1973, more than 50 million abortions have been performed in the U.S.
- over 80% to unmarried women, 52% to women younger than 25 years of age, 19% to teens.
* 40% of births are now out-of-wedlock births.
* Out-0f-wedlock births and the increase in divorce leaves many men out of the important role of fatherhood and leaves children without a father for guidance and support.
* Children born to unwed mothers are six times more likely to live in poverty.
* Pornography is used by predators to lure children and young women into abuse and prostitution.
* Rapists and serial killers repeatedly identify pornography as a formative factor in their behaviors.
You have no obligation to sell pornography. This is not a matter of censorship. It is a matter of good citizenship and responsible choice as to what is appropriate material to be placed in a store where families shop.
Please consider replacing these materials with something more responsible. I'm sure many people in the community would support you in this decision.
I look forward to hearing from you in regard to this concern.
Sincerely,
(Sign your name)
*************************
If polite letters are not effective, pressure on elected officials to support legislation actively prosecuting obscenity and indecency in the community and media would be appropriate and necessary.
Our children and grandchildren should not be burdened by the immense moral burden that is being passed on to them by our careless abandonment of foundational personal and social values.
References:
1. Thomas, Cal. "Selling out a heritage; AT&T becomes a top provider of pornography."
World magazine. Vol. 15, No.25 (June 24) 2000:31.
2. Henslin, James M. Social Problems. 5th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ:Prentice-Hall. 2000:75-81
3.American Family Association. A Guide to What One Person Can Do About Pornography.
www.afa.net/pornography/PornGuide.pdf. pg. 41-45.
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