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Social & Cultural Issues

Talking to Doorposts  (BLI) A recent linguistics study showed that today's teens use only about 800 words in the course of normal conversation and the average vocabulary of today's teen is less than half that of a teen from the 1950's. 3/9/2010 >>more
Red or Blue? It's Written All Over Your Face  (BLI) A new study finds that the differences between Republicans and Democrats boil down to two traits, nurturing and safeguarding. 3/5/2010 >>more
It's Time for Kevin Jennings to Go! (BLI) The man charged with making America's public schools "safe" comes from a career of promoting dangerously violent homosexual activities among children in public schools. 12/16/2009 >>more
British Leading in Sex Education  (BLI) Whether it's more sex education, more graphic sex education, or sexual issues being taught to younger and younger children, Britain is leading. 12/16/2009 >>more
French Women Say "No" to Nude Sunbathing  (BLI) There is a new wave hitting the beaches of France, as younger women are shunning the idea of nude sunbathing. 12/8/2009 >>more
Strategic Plan to Promote a Sexualized Culture  (BLI) While it's hard to believe one is needed, the Center for Sex and the Culture has announced a strategic plan to reduce our nation's "hang-ups" about sex. 10/23/2009 >>more
More than 2,000 British Schoolgirls Have Reactions to the HPV Vaccine  (BLI) In Britain, where vaccination against HPV is given to all schoolgirls aged 12 and older, more than 2 thousand girls have experienced adverse reactions including convulsions, fever, paralysis, and even death. 10/16/2009 >>more
Washington, D.C. Schools Conduct STD Screening Without Parental Consent  (BLI) Using the city's high rate of HIV infections as an excuse, Washington, D.C. school officials have begun doing STD screening and treatment on students without parental consent. 10/5/2009 >>more
HPV Vaccine Facts All Parents Need to Know (BLI) Few parents would want their child to be among the 39 deaths to girls who had just taken the Gardasil shot. Nor would most parents want their child to take the risk of hospitalization, disability, or a life-threatening illness. 8/25/2009 >>more
Abstinence vs. Condom-based  (BLI) The Obama administration has moved to pull all federal funding from true abstinence education programs. 5/29/2009 >>more
Speaking Truth about HIV/AIDS (BLI) They chose knowingly to engage in high-risk behaviors, but still claim the status of “victims,” and they view it to be the government’s responsibility to take action to “fix” the consequences of their actions. 3/26/2009 >>more
MTV: Taking a Fresh Run at Reality (BLI) The MTV cable network is attempting to rebound from slumping ratings with a host of new reality shows. 1/9/2009 >>more
The Popularity of Teen Pregnancy (BLI) Is the rising popularity of teen pregnancy any wonder? The media is trumpeting the notion that out-of-wedlock births are all the rage these days. 1/9/2009 >>more
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Goes to High School  (BLI) This week it was reported that one St. Louis, Missouri high school has at least 50 documented cases of students diagnosed with AIDS/HIV. 10/21/2008 >>more
Rejecting the Act, Not the Man (BLI) Was it really such a big deal for former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken to announce that he struggles with homosexuality? 10/8/2008 >>more
A Reality Check for the HPV Vaccine (BLI) Many parents are viewing the HPV shot as just another childhood immunization necessary to protect their kids from contagious diseases. 9/26/2008 >>more
Reducing Teen Pregnancies and Abortions (BLI) The bottom line, they said, is that parents and friends have tremendous influence on their children, regardless of socio-demographic or economic background and characteristics. 9/9/2008 >>more
Breaking Dawn Presenting Abstinence Message to Teens  (BLI) The fourth book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn is drawing thousands of young readers as well as attention from the critics. 8/15/2008 >>more
Coldplay Provides Food for Thought in "Viva la Vida"  (BLI) The latest hit from the rock group Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," is raising controversy as it rises on the charts. 8/8/2008 >>more
The Lifetime Implications of One's View of Time  (BLI) A new book The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life looks at the perception of time and its affects on money, relationships and health. 8/7/2008 >>more
US HIV Infection Rates Revised  (BLI) The Centers for Disease Control have revised the estimates of HIV infection rates in the United States. 8/6/2008 >>more
New CDC Study Shows Teens Continue Risky Behavior (BLI) The good news is that fewer teens engage in risky behavior. The bad news is that far too many of them still do! 6/6/2008 >>more
Honest Talk About Casual Sex: False Promises, Searing Pain, Tragic Problems  (BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow of Concerned Women for America's Beverly LaHaye Institute, talks to a group of college students in Washington, DC about the consequences of "casual sex." 5/28/2008 >>more
Straight Talk About Casual Sex (BLI) The secular mantra, heard from middle school on up, is that sex will make you popular and happy; it's great recreation that is free and fun. 4/24/2008 >>more
Abstinence Programs Cut Sexual Activity in Half (BLI) The findings soundly refute the accusations of backers of comprehensive sexual education programs who claim that abstinence programs are unproven and ineffective. 4/22/2008 >>more
You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up (BLI) Strange, but true, headlines from the culture war. 4/18/2008 >>more
Continued Good News on Teen Pregnancy and Abortion (BLI) Our national leadership needs to continue to keep faith with our nation's teens. 4/17/2008 >>more
Size 16 Model Contends for Beauty Title  (BLI) Cloe Marshall is only 17-years-old and at size 16 is the first woman of her size to contending for the national beauty pageant title of Miss England. 4/8/2008 >>more
Miss Bimbo Game Targets 9 to 13-Year-Old-Girls  (BLI) A controversial internet-based video game has made its way from France, through Britain and is now in the United States. 3/28/2008 >>more
Tell Congress to Fund Programs That Work (BLI) A study in the American Journal of Health Behavior indicates that students in abstinence programs are 50 percent less likely to engage in sex. 3/25/2008 >>more
Sex Week at Yale (BLI) he prestigious Yale University has again held their annual Sex Week, a time when the entire school focuses on sex and pornography. 2/21/2008 >>more
Men's Hearts Can be Broken, Too (BLI) Not even sexy hunks are exempt from broken hearts. 1/24/2008 >>more
Sex in Bathroom Stalls, Privacy Expectations and the ACLU (BLI) The ACLU is arguing there is an expectation of privacy when people have sex in public bathrooms. 1/16/2008 >>more
Is Tough Love an Oxymoron? (BLI) The left argues that public policy should be formulated to free teens from the consequences of their mistakes and taxpayer funds should be used to achieve that impossible goal. 1/15/2008 >>more
Selling Morality to an Amoral Public (BLI) Movies and comedy routines reveal the bankruptcy of the amoral modern liberal ideology -- the chaotic, absurd, impotent, libertine worldview of the Hollywood left. 12/14/2007 >>more
Washington, D.C., The Nation's Capital for HIV Infections  (BLI) A new report details the soaring HIV/AIDS infection rate in our nation's capital. 11/28/2007 >>more
Anybody Can Get It? (BLI) The politically correct mantra about HIV/AIDS is that “anybody can get it" but can they? 10/17/2007 >>more
Friends with Benefits...and Problems Too  (BLI) Research is showing that "friends with benefits" has serious emotional consequences for participants. 10/8/2007 >>more
College Campuses Encouraging Sexual Activity  (BLI) 9/20/2007 >>more
New U.S. Census Data on Poverty  (BLI) 9/3/2007 >>more
The Calculus of Sexual Experimentation (BLI) Like Calculus, sex is a tough subject, one that you can’t fool around with – one that requires discipline and self control. 8/9/2007 >>more
Why Is the Teen Pregnancy Rate Dropping? (BLI) This is further evidence that abstinence programs are having an impact, that they are making a difference for teens. 8/3/2007 >>more
Who Wants to Be a Celebrity? (BLI) If our national celebrities are any indication, when people don’t have work and worry, they manufacture all sorts of mischief as a substitute. 7/20/2007 >>more
Teen Suicide: A Matter of "Sexual Orientation" or Sex Abuse? (BLI) The true reasons for teen suicide aren't what some activists would have you believe. 6/13/2007 >>more
Commentary: Should Congress restrict violence on TV to later at night when children are most likely not to be watching? (BLI) With a steady diet of dark and depressing images throughout childhood, it's no wonder depression has increased among teenagers. 5/8/2007 >>more
Why the Left is Attacking Abstinence Programs (BLI) Common sense says that something has been at work to bring down the rates of sexual activity by teens over the last 15 years. But liberals don't seem interested in common sense. 5/2/2007 >>more
The Virginia Tech Tragedy: Press Conference Statement of Janice Shaw Crouse, Ph.D. (BLI) Our hearts ache for the fallen victims and for the unbearable pain of those who loved them and all those whose lives they touched. 4/19/2007 >>more
Imus Comments Symptomatic of Cultural Condition  (BLI) 4/11/2007 >>more
Those Bawdy Bratz Babes (BLI) Little girls don’t get to “mother” their pretend babies any more; instead, they act out today’s young adult values with the more popular “fashion dolls.” 4/10/2007 >>more
'Plane' Talk About 'Making Love' (BLI) Stewardess describes five-mile high sex romp in airplane lavatory. 2/21/2007 >>more
Girls Beware: Protect Your Transformation Zone (BLI) Chances are that few girls know about their transformation zone. 2/19/2007 >>more
In Praise of Virginity (BLI) The idea that valuing virginity equates to being sexually repressed is, of course, patent nonsense. 2/15/2007 >>more
Teen Sex Leads to Depression and Drug Use (BLI) there is solid evidence that teen girls who experiment with risky behaviors (i.e., sex and drugs) are more vulnerable to depression.
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Talking Points: Amniotic Stem Cell Research (BLI) 1/10/2007 >>more
Sex and Consequences (BLI) On college campuses, counselors are seeing double the number of depression cases and triple the number of suicidal students. 1/10/2007 >>more
New York Times Admits to a Blatant Lie (BLI) But No Retraction, No Recriminations, No Firings.
How Much Longer Can the Grey Lady Get Away With Sloppy Journalism? 1/4/2007 >>more
Unprotected (5:37)  (BLI) 1/1/2007 >>more
Surprising Reactions to News of Male Contraceptive (4:29) (BLI) 12/1/2006 >>more
Young Love is a Two-Way Street  (BLI) 8/31/2006 >>more
Plan B Over-the-Counter is Beyond the Pale (BLI) The plan would unleash a Pandora's Box of problems related to the conflicting roles of doctors and pharmacists in such a commercial arrangement. 8/22/2006 >>more
U.S. is World Leader in Teen Pregnancy and STDs  (BLI) 8/8/2006 >>more
Guttmacher Wants Public Funding For Contraceptives (BLI) 7/31/2006 >>more
Stem Cell Stampede (BLI) The debate should be to find facts, not to push celebrity and cockamamie. 7/18/2006 >>more
Another Hit at Abstinence (BLI) Our nation's teens are once again victims of the left's agenda. 5/2/2006 >>more
Abstinence Education Banned (BLI) Rhode Island educator ignores that teen sex can be a life or death matter. 3/28/2006 >>more
Sexual Politics and Walking the Line (BLI) Are moral values a smorgasbord from which you can pick and choose? 3/27/2006 >>more
Teen Sex and Poverty Are Inextricably Linked (BLI) Abstinence programs are reducing teen pregnancy, abortions and poverty. 3/22/2006 >>more
Pushing Polygamy: “Big Love” is a Big Bore (BLI) Homosexual creators use HBO program as “nonjudgmental” look at marriage and family. 3/14/2006 >>more
She Had Every Right, but Now She is Dead (BLI) 3/7/2006 >>more
Love and Sex Without Promises (BLI) 2/23/2006 >>more
Crouse on ABC World News Tonight  (BLI) 2/2/2006 >>more
Love Potion Number “O” (BLI) 1/19/2006 >>more
Dr. Janice Crouse on Dayside!  (BLI) 1/18/2006 >>more
First Lady Laura Bush Speaks Out for Abstinence (BLI) 1/16/2006 >>more
What Works in Preventing Teen Sex (BLI) 1/9/2006 >>more
The Power of Purity (BLI) 12/21/2005 >>more
Girls Gone Wild (BLI) 12/15/2005 >>more
Parental Notification Attacked as Harmful to Teen Health (BLI) 11/30/2005 >>more
Abstinence Education Works! (BLI) 8/23/2005 >>more
Cohabitation and Children (BLI) 8/22/2005 >>more
Waxman Blasts Abstinence Web Site (BLI) 7/28/2005 >>more
Authors Peddle Adult-Themed Books to Young Teens  (BLI) 7/28/2005 >>more
Abstinence Makes Sense: A Common Sense Rationale (BLI) Ironically, it is the "progressive" sexual agenda that has led us to the health crisis we face today. 7/18/2005 >>more
Pediatricians Shun Abstinence-Only Education (BLI) 7/7/2005 >>more
President Bush Supports Abstinence at G8 Conference  (BLI) 7/7/2005 >>more
Abstinence or Contraception? (BLI) 6/17/2005 >>more
Cohabitation: Consequences for Mothers and Children (BLI) The changes in family structure are profoundly reshaping American society. 6/9/2005 >>more
Counterfeit Consensus (BLI) 6/3/2005 >>more
Abortion Accuracy (BLI) 6/2/2005 >>more
Saran Wrap for ‘Safe’ Teen Sex? (BLI) 5/20/2005 >>more
Research Documents Success of Abstinence Program (BLI) 4/29/2005 >>more
Barkin Needs to Blink (BLI) 4/26/2005 >>more
The Ramifications of Terri’s Tragedy (BLI) 4/1/2005 >>more
Why Terri’s Case is Important (BLI) 3/21/2005 >>more
How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: The Sex Pyramid (BLI) 3/16/2005 >>more
Young Teen Sex: Hottest New Pop Culture Concern (BLI) What the girls (and guys) don't realize is that they are getting more than they bargained for. 1/28/2005 >>more
The New Post-Choice Movement (BLI) Every abortion "statistic" is a tragedy for one, lone, individual woman. She experiences the reality of her loss and, for many, haunted dreams. 1/25/2005 >>more
The Condom Con (BLI) 1/10/2005 >>more
Plastic Surgery - The Fast Track to Happiness? (BLI) Instead of being temples for the Holy Spirit, teenagers find solace in new bodies. 12/16/2004 >>more
Media Morality - Does It Even Exist? (BLI) Indecency tops the charts while morality slides down the drain. 12/10/2004 >>more
Abstinence Education's Amazing Progress (BLI) School and community programs provide a positive message to teens. 11/24/2004 >>more
Former Surgeons General Address Health Policy Challenges (BLI) 10/27/2004 >>more
Senate Subcommittee Debates Stem-Cell Research  (BLI) 10/1/2004 >>more
International Planned Parenthood Federation Sets Sights on the World’s Girls  (BLI) 9/15/2004 >>more
Doing Your Own Thing (BLI) Young people "doing their own thing" often end up broken and deserted. 9/14/2004 >>more
"It Don't Come Easy" (BLI) Gotta pay your dues, if you want to sing the blues. 8/25/2004 >>more
Free Love: Boulevard or Cul-de-Sac (BLI) Sexual cynicism vs. sexual reality. Which will win? 7/23/2004 >>more
CDC Reports: Condoms Do Not Prevent HPV (BLI) 7/7/2004 >>more
SIECUS Slams 'Shame-Based' Abstinence (BLI) Don't fund "unproven" abstinence programs, they say; pour federal funds back into SIECUS. 6/24/2004 >>more
First Lady ‘Gets It’ on Stem-Cell Research and ‘Women’s Issues’ (BLI) 6/10/2004 >>more
Science Proves the Case (BLI) The truth substantiated the pro-life arguments. Scientific data backed up the case for life. 5/10/2004 >>more
Abortion Fact Sheet (BLI) Abortion is facing its most serious threat in decades ... Truth. 4/22/2004 >>more
Limited Horizons (BLI) 4/12/2004 >>more
Kinsey's Kids (BLI) The Indiana University sex-guru is still being celebrated. 11/17/2003 >>more
Teen Sex: Question and Answer (BLI) 11/11/2003 >>more
One Hollywood Step At a Time (BLI) 9/25/2003 >>more
Margaret's Legacy (BLI) 8/13/2003 >>more
Results of a Thirty Year Experiment on Women (BLI) 7/23/2003 >>more
Virginity on the Auction Block (BLI) 7/22/2003 >>more
Working the Strip in Vegas (BLI) 7/3/2003 >>more
Will Taxpayer Funds Support Forced Abortions? (BLI) 6/26/2003 >>more
The Spin on Condoms (BLI) 6/26/2003 >>more
Teen Sex: Fueled by Media Images or Curbed through Good Information? (BLI) 6/5/2003 >>more
Sex Sells, Right? (BLI) 5/29/2003 >>more
The Political Correctness of an Epidemic (BLI) 5/8/2003 >>more
Prom Promiscuities (BLI) 4/29/2003 >>more
Let's Talk About Sex (BLI) 4/24/2003 >>more
"Everybody's Not Doing It" (BLI) 4/17/2003 >>more
AIDS Funding: A Good Idea Gone Miserably Bad? (BLI) 3/31/2003 >>more
Answering Teens' Questions An Interview with Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse (BLI) 2/21/2003 >>more
Remarks at Press Conference (BLI) 2/13/2003 >>more
Psychological Problems Skyrocket Among College Students (BLI) A just-released study of college students indicates that depression has doubled, suicides have tripled and sexual assault cases have quadrupled. There were increases over the past 13 years in 14 of the 19 problem areas studied. 2/5/2003 >>more
UNSAFE, DEADLY & LEGAL On Abortion 30 Years After Roe v. Wade (BLI) One of the most important abortion mantras is "make abortion safe, legal and rare." It is legal, but it is not necessarily safe, and it is certainly not rare. 1/27/2003 >>more
Coming to a Campus Near You (BLI) 1/23/2003 >>more
No Guts, All Glory (BLI) As the bad girl of glam magazines, Jane wants her readers to know she corners the market on free sex. 1/7/2003 >>more
Protection Teens Are Still Not Getting (BLI) 12/19/2002 >>more
Miss America Unplugged (BLI) 10/15/2002 >>more
Politically Incorrect Prenatal Care (BLI) The Bush administration announced last week that starting in November, it would allow states to provide government-subsidized health care to fetuses. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson issued the new regulation. 10/2/2002 >>more
Miss America: The Rest of the Story (BLI) 9/26/2002 >>more
Spinning Sex (BLI) 9/10/2002 >>more
When the Sanctity of Life Unravels (BLI) 9/4/2002 >>more
The Power of Sexual Purity (BLI) 8/15/2002 >>more
More Evidence: Cohabitation Is Poor Training for Marriage (BLI) 7/11/2002 >>more
Teen Births and the M-Word (BLI) 6/13/2002 >>more
America's Unwanted Children (BLI) 6/10/2002 >>more
Sex and Self-esteem in Middle School (BLI) 5/3/2002 >>more
Two Studies on Binge Drinking Show Serious Problems on Nation's Campuses (BLI) 4/11/2002 >>more
Decline in Business Forces Closure of Philadelphia Clinic (BLI) 2/28/2002 >>more
Lethal Combination (BLI) 2/15/2002 >>more
Not Their Finest Hour (BLI) 2/1/2002 >>more
Abortion and Depression (BLI) 1/28/2002 >>more
Sad Anniversary: Cause for Contemplation, not Celebration (BLI) 1/11/2002 >>more
Cultural Decay Continued (BLI) 1/4/2002 >>more
Ten Pre-Marital Partners "Normal"? (BLI) 12/13/2001 >>more
The Empty Promise of the Sexual Revolution (BLI) 11/20/2001 >>more
Cohabiting Adults More Likely to Drink Heavily (BLI) 10/26/2001 >>more
The "Blessings" of Democracy?; The Rebirth of Manhood (BLI) 10/11/2001 >>more
HHS Awards Bonuses for Reduced Unwed Birth Rates, Increased Adoptions; Religion & Parents are Strongest Influences in Delaying Sexual Activity (BLI) 9/27/2001 >>more
Anti-Abstinence Groups: Teen Sex Is Not Risky Behavior (BLI) 9/12/2001 >>more
Limited Distribution of RU-486; Court Challenges On Pre-Meal Prayer (BLI) 4/5/2001 >>more
"With God All Things Are Possible"; Blocking Morning-After Pill Distributions to Minors; Pregnancy-Associated Deaths (BLI) 3/28/2001 >>more
Mixed Messages: Good News on Abstinence vs. Parents' Advice to Teens (BLI) 3/1/2001 >>more
Waiting Period Defeated; Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception; Evolution Reinstated (BLI) 2/15/2001 >>more
Waiting Period; Violent Television Programming; Leading Students to Denounce God (BLI) 2/12/2001 >>more
A Powerful Statement; Abstinence Not Mentioned (BLI) 1/30/2001 >>more
Abstinence Pledge Works; Female Infanticide (BLI) 1/16/2001 >>more
Early Abortion Is Being Marketed as "Pregnancy Prevention" (BLI) 12/11/2000 >>more
Illegal Use of Funds for Abortion; New Anti-Trafficking Laws Passed; The Case for Marriage (BLI) 10/11/2000 >>more
Drop in Teen Childbearing: A Ray of Hope (BLI) 10/1/2000 >>more
Pill-Induced Abortion Approved; Born-Alive Protection Act; The Women's Museum (BLI) 9/29/2000 >>more
Rapidly Spreading, Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea; Pressure on Nicauragua (BLI) 9/26/2000 >>more
"Early Option"; Behavior Control; "Divorce Revolution" (BLI) 9/8/2000 >>more
Human Embryo Cell Research; Commandment Book Covers; "We Still Pray" (BLI) 8/24/2000 >>more
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