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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:07 PM
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States reject abstinence only funding!
WASHINGTON — Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely half the states are still in, and two more say they are leaving.

Some $50 million has been budgeted for this year, and financially strapped states might be expected to want their share. But many have doubts that the program does much, if any good, and they're frustrated by chronic uncertainty that it will even be kept in existence. They also have to chip in state money in order to receive the federal grants.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/24/states-reject-abstinence_n_109002.html
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PetrusMonsFormicarum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:11 PM
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1. Great!
Now if we can just get rid of all the "faith-based initiatives" which go so obviously against the separation of church and state . . .
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keep_it_real Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:13 PM
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2. Good for them; reason and truth over religion
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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:15 PM
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3. Well, that's a start toward getting the federal budget back in line.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:20 PM
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4. 'Go fuck yourself, President Bush
But use a condom."



:patriot:
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muntrv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 07:25 PM
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5. I would call abstinence education a pork barrel project, but that would be
an insult to pork.:evilgrin:
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 09:14 PM
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6. Perhaps a porking barrel project?
although, that would be an insult to porking;)
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