https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to sex education en https://politicalresearch.org/2019/02/19/pure-linda-kay-klein Evangelical “purity” culture, roughly defined, is the belief that Christianity requires sexual abstinence before (heterosexual) marriage, especially for girls and women, and promises sexual fulfillment to those who save sex until marriage. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:59:15 EST Ashley Easter 61cd69fa-4bb7-4b5a-842b-b3a26a5da830 https://politicalresearch.org/2018/12/03/bringing-bad-sex-ed-back In a political climate marked by near-constant human rights violations, the resurrection of abstinence-only programs under the guise of “risk avoidance” occurs amid growing outrage fatigue. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 04:38:10 EST Melissa Mayer 0058d662-4353-4356-bf74-ac7d0117f023 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/23/satan-contributor-teen-vogues-new-sodomy-section It’s possible, I guess, that contracts are being signed in blood at Condé Nast headquarters. But I doubt it. Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:01:45 EDT Mark D. Jordan ad5cbd9a-43fb-4e56-ae5d-a56f7539d742 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/12/religious-traditionalists-resist-marriage-equality-artist-questions-what-un-african-more ILGA notes that some women in more than 50 countries went on strike on Wednesday’s International Women’s Day: “We demand that our lives and labour be treated with dignity for they form the basis of this society,” the platform of… Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:12:47 EDT Peter Montgomery 64d111c1-a18c-49f2-9fb2-1bd2ac599d88 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/apoplectic-about-abortion-one-womans-emotional-roller-coaster I used to be angry, now I am apoplectic. I also used to be fraulein and now I am a frau. I used to be a mademoiselle and now I am madame, a señorita and now a señora. In other words, I am a mature woman whose human rights are vanishing before her very eyes. For a long time, I have become habituated to freedom, confusing myself, apparently, with a human being—or even a man. I don’t like it when Congress treats me like a girl by hacking away at abortion rights and talking about eliminating funds for family planning. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:34:13 EDT Donna Schaper cda0e157-7286-4048-89ce-12d785438a91 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/26/catholic-bishop-sex-ed-where-jewish-singles-mingle-and-queen-antoinettes-cult-week A roundup of the latest from the world of religion. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:54:07 EDT Christopher Marchsteiner efc9ef9f-8538-48a8-a052-38efe5666409 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/20/teachers-threatened-arrest-teaching-sex-ed Evangelical district attorney may throw educators in jail. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:46:56 EDT Lauri Lebo 5c1beb46-6f37-40ee-8566-5d186678baab https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/10/new-report-more-sex-pulpit While religious conservatives are vocal on issues of sexuality—from pre-marital sex to masturbation to abortion—progressive religious leaders have largely ‘abstained’ from discussing these matters in the pulpit. A new report urges more clergy education and openness on sexuality issues. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:57 EST Jeanne Carstensen 90cb4e48-c56c-4fc9-bf5b-6be0e19badd1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/abstinence-centered-sex-education-works-best-without-god Kids don’t respond to religious guilt trips. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:49:42 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge 3e67d950-d1cd-4a80-997f-5399a84e5c31 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/03/abstinence-only-education-might-work Religious right is touting a new study — but it doesn’t prove what they claim it does. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:40:08 EST Lauri Lebo c5d81eb4-6306-4dfa-984f-5f256673a8df https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/23/aids-progress-paradoxical When you consider the Pope on condoms, a hospital’s failure to follow simple precautions, and the fading of activism, we’re still coming up short in the fight against AIDS. Still, even at the intersection of AIDS and religion, the news ain’t all bad. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:22:48 EDT Susan Henking f524f164-b2c3-444d-be02-b6057ef36806 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/03/20/teen-births-rise-can-faith-based-leaders-help Only a minority of Obama’s faith-based leaders have any expertise on the topic and most are far more philosophically attuned to abstinence-only sexuality education Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:11:24 EDT Frances Kissling 687fcec2-bd32-4458-a2f9-9885e80f4a5c