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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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- Featured: You heard the report that “1 in 4 teenage girls has an STD.” Who’s to Blame?-The Media? Abstinence-education? Parents? Elvis?
- What’s New: A New Movie Clip Discussion Using an Online Clip from the New Movie Expelled
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| Featured: You heard the report that “1 in 4 teenage girls has an STD.” Who’s to Blame?-The Media? Abstinence-education? Parents? Elvis? |
One in four teen girls has an STD. I have to admit… I wasn’t surprised by this report in the slightest. What has surprised me in this highly sexualized culture is that we haven’t seen this report sooner.
If you missed the report, here’s a snippet from U.S. News:
The most severely affected are African-American teens. In fact, 48 percent of African-American teenaged girls have an STD, compared with 20 percent of white teenaged girls.
“These numbers translate into 3.2 million young women nationwide who are infected with an STD,” Forhan said. “This means that far too many young women are at risk of the serious health effects of untreated STDs, including infertility and cervical cancer.”
These common STDs include human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus and trichomoniasis, Forhan said.
So who is to blame?
It’s probably not too difficult to guess who Planned Parenthood is blaming:
Huffington Post, 3/11/2008
Let’s hold off any analysis of abstinence education for a second… but we will be returning to the subject.
What about the influence of the media? Are they to blame? You might remember…
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And did you catch yesterday’s blog linking
resources to talk with your kids about sex?
Relationships Retreat Resources
On THE SOURCE Podcast Episode #14, Furby and I talked about a retreat that Furby’s church does for junior high students every year called the Relationships Retreat. It’s a retreat where they talk about everything to do with sex and dating- a whole weekend on the subject.
In the podcast we discuss it and then we mention that we’ll provide you with the rough outline of what subjects they talked on and any books and or websites they used for reference material. So here’s the list, as promised…
TO MONDAY’S POST FOR THE LIST
| What’s New: A New Movie Clip Discussion Using an Online Clip from the New Movie Expelled |
Last week we shared with you about a resource to talk with our kids about life’s origin, Ben Stein’s new movie, Expelled. Although it will not be released in theaters until this Friday, April 18th, The Source is able to bring you a free video clip from the movie now to share with your students. As usual, we’ve put together a great small group discussion that goes along with it.
Main Point of Discussion: There is a moral and ethical domino effect that happens when people believe that the Neo-Darwinism worldview theory is valid. The great news is that we have an alternative way to see ourselves- which is the fact that we are made in the image of God.
The Video Clip- Expelled – Implications of Neo-Darwinism (4:15)
In this clip, Ben Stein interviews several experts about the adverse and even frightening social implications of Neo-Darwinism.
Introducing the Clip:
The movie “Expelled- No intelligence Allowed” is a fascinating look into what issues are at stake in the evolution vs. design debate that is happening all over the world. As we watch the clip, see if you agree.
Let’s take a look.
CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THIS DISCUSSION INCLUDING SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS, SCRIPTURE AND A WRAP UP
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.