Thursday, July 16, 2009

Parents FIGHT before it is too late!

ACLU Pressures Congress, Launches Nationwide Effort to Eliminate Abstinence Education — Ignoring the fact that parents prefer their child receive abstinence programs 2:1 over comprehensive sex education, the American Civil Liberties Union is aggressively pressuring congress to end funding for abstinence education and to increase funding for comprehensive sex education. Further, since September 2005, the ACLU has pursued a “Not in My State” campaign, a nationwide action aimed at eliminating abstinence education from all public schools. In a coordinated effort, ACLU affiliates across the county have sent letters to local school officials demanding that they discontinue abstinence programs and replace them with comprehensive sex ed programs. In attempts to further intimidate school officials, some ACLU affiliates even falsely claimed that schools were violating state law by using abstinence programs instead of comprehensive sex education!

Call the Hill today and tell your Congressman enough is enough-- they need to reinstate abstenance education funding back into school programs. The number is 202-224-3121. They are slowly picking away at any morals and values left in public schools- funding for this program is 13X less than contraceptive education and 1/3 of Planned Parenthood's funding already comes from you and me, the taxpayer. The voting begins in Congress tomorrow, Friday.

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1 comment:

Brent and Abbey said...

I couldn't get through on the phone, so I googles my TX representatives for their email address. Sent the following to Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn:
Your phone line is busy, so I will try you by email...

I heard on Dr. Bennet's radio show an importatnt issue is up for debate/vote. Please know when it comes to abstenance education, many of your supporters need you to speak up for us. We absolutely need to reinstate abstenance education funding back into school programs. It breaks my heart the direction our democratic congress is taking our country, not fully adressing the ramifications these decisions today will make for tomorrow. I need my son to hear truth at home, at church, AND in school. Please be my voice.

Sincerely,
Abbey Brewer