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Myth: You Need to Be Sexually Compatible

"You should have sex with the people you date because you need to know you are sexually compatible." This myth would not be a myth if sex were static. But it is not. Even secular sex columnists agree that sex is composed of learned "skills."...

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Early Adolescent Drinking Linked to Earlier Sex

According to a recent study, teens who start drinking at younger ages are more likely to have their first sexual encounter earlier than others. Research revealed that the onset of drinking before age 14 more than doubled the odds that adolescents...

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Abstinence Clearinghouse in Washington, D.C.! 

  The Care Net Conference in Washington, D.C has officially begun! If you are at the conference, please stop by to meet our staff and check out our newest products!

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An Extraordinary Gift 

Do you feel like you have been waiting for that "special someone" forever? Or maybe you have met that "special someone" and pursuing purity together is becoming more difficult? Take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary gift you will give your...

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Three Benefits to Marriage

Many people are hesitant to take the deep plunge into married life. Such a commitment is a sacrifice. Yet amidst the hardships that inevitably come with marriage, the personal and social benefits are unprecedented. Here are...

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Settling for Less

All people long to be loved, whether they acknowledge it or not. Unfortunately many men and women, coming from hurtful past relationships with their family or significant others find themselves so desperate for attention and affection that they stoop...

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Register For The 2017 Care Net Conference

Join us August 29-September 1 as we attend the 2017 Care Net Conference in Washington D.C. Stop by the Abstinence Clearinghouse booth to receive samples of our new brochures, learn about our parent programs and enter to win 100...

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Instant Emptiness

Imagine you are on a run on a summer morning. Not far into the three miles you intended to run, your body is already aching to stop. Everything feels heavy. The air is much hotter and thicker than you expected. A couple miles from the endpoint,...

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Support Healthy Decision Making

According to last month's CDC National Centers for Health Statistics report, over 50% of teens have not engaged in sexual activity. This statistic is prime evidence pointing to the reality that not everyone is "doing it". Sexual...

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Pulling Funds From Teen Pregnancy Programs

The Trump administration has pulled $213.6 million from teen pregnancy prevention programs. The decision, made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will end five-year grants awarded by the Obama administration. "The funding...

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