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Since schools have all started pushing abstinence ... it turns out that it hasn't made any difference. What we are seeing is an decrease in protection. Which accounts for the fact that teen pregnancy is up and also now 1 in 4 teenage girls have an STD.

The Institute for Creation Research is ready to wage a David vs Goliath battle in Texas to win the right to grant graduate Master of Science degrees, much like it did in California. Last week, the Institute filed a petition demanding that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reverse its April decision to deny the Institute the ability to issue Master of Science degrees (based on creationism) in Texas. The ICR is claiming “viewpoint discrimination” and that the board’s decision was unconstitutional. (thanks TFN)




Bob Barr appeared on Colbert the other night saying that Young People will vote for Libertarians.




Young voters also see Obama's race as an asset. This is not surprising because young voters represent the most racially diverse generation in history in the US.

The DNC has also banned money for the Lobbyist money.



While this is cool, Obama has also encouraged a ban on "soft money." What is problematic is that many major donors are now no longer giving money to subsidize the youth movement.

In other news - the cost of fighting global warming could be $45 Trillion... So... about the cost of another war in the middle east.

Evidently Sandra Day O'Connor is

RIGHT WING ALERT:

The following is a direct copy of an email from Rick Scarborough from Vision America (there have been no alterations of this text)

From: Rick Scarborough, Vision America
Date: June 5, 2008

There is no economic issue that more directly impacts the citizens of the United States than the out of control escalation of fuel prices. It impacts every segment of the economy.

It is now clear that we are reaching a tipping point as gas approaches $4.00 a gallon. I am told pawn shops are doing a banner business as people are hocking anything of value to buy gas to get to work--and every time someone puts $75 in their fuel tank, they know in a matter of days they will have to do it again. Congress' only solution to date is to tax the oil companies, which will in turn raise the price of fuel even more.

Heaven help us! On this one, we must unite and take action.

The entire U.S. government is negligent in their duty to this nation. Every day, gas prices continue to climb, driving more and more people to the brink of financial collapse. We have a huge supply of oil off our shores and in Alaska, and we have the ability to simplify the gasoline production process which could help bring the price down--and Washington does nothing. This is criminal. They also block the use of nuclear power, other fossil fuels and renewable fuels. And the prices continue to rise..

God has promised us He would supply us with everything we need. He has placed oil beneath the ground for us to use. He has given us the intelligence to develop crops that can supply what we need for both food and fuel and technology that can harness the power of the atom--to provide clean, safe nuclear power.

But despite all these solutions, Washington cannot seem to find the backbone to do anything about this except point fingers and assign blame. The blame lies solely at the feet of ALL the politicians who have had opportunity after opportunity to take actions over the past 14 years, and have done nothing. Today, as gas prices threaten to bankrupt us, we reap the results of their unwillingness to actually do the job they were elected to do. We must make them realize that we see them not taking action in our behalf--and we must hold them accountable.