by APFLI | Sep 28, 2016 | Family Breakdown Issues, Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Right to Life - Archive
Loneliness can be one of the most difficult things we as humans can experience. For many singles, the feeling of loneliness can be a motivating factor in finding the perfect spouse. However, finding the perfect spouse can drive a person to give up a healthy...
by APFLI | Sep 28, 2016 | Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Resource Booklet: ‘Your Brain on Porn’ Neurons that fire together, wire together. Like other addictive substances, pornography floods the brain with dopamine. A consistent rush of dopamine traveling to the limbic system rewires the brain’s reward...
by APFLI | Aug 17, 2016 | Child Development / Family Research, Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Sterilization, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
The War on Abstinence and Fidelity A recent comment in The Lancet makes the case that when it comes to international HIV/AIDS prevention, abstinence and fidelity should be abandoned in favor of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Titled “A farewell to abstinence...
by APFLI | Jun 6, 2016 | Abstinence - Archive, Family Breakdown Issues, Reasons for Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Some say it’s good to have a lot of sex partners before marriage so you get used to trying people out and can find what you like. Others, like me, have said that’s crazy talk. If you get used to shopping around before marriage, you’re developing a bad habit of loving...
by APFLI | Dec 16, 2015 | Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
Earlier this week Fox News aired a report titled “The Truth About Sex & College.” It tells the true story of a typical “casual hook-up” on a college campus that ended with an assault charge and a ruined reputation for a young man. As in...
by APFLI | Aug 20, 2015 | Abortion - Archive, Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill, Reasons for Abstinence
In Britain, one in 20 minors are being prescribed birth control pills without their parents’ knowledge. The Daily Mail reports that some of these girls are as young as 12-years-old, and approximately 75,000 girls under the age of 16 receive the pill every year. This...
by APFLI | May 18, 2015 | Reasons for Abstinence
Modern American young men are less violent than in the past, but prolonged use of video games and porn are causing unhealthy rewiring of their brains, says an expert on human psychology. In an interview with the BBC, Philip Zimbardo said that a study of 20,000 young...
by APFLI | May 7, 2015 | Reasons for Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Sexually active teens are more prone to be depressed/suicidal than teens who are chaste. Early sexual experimentation has been “a substantial factor in undermining the emotional well-being of American teenagers”. Data taken from a national survey of 6,500...
by APFLI | Feb 21, 2014 | Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
Abstinence is a realistic goal. However, just like any other goal, to achieve it you’ve got to make a game plan. Abstinence doesn’t just happen, it happens because two people have made a plan and are taking the necessary steps toward achieving their goal....
by APFLI | Nov 2, 2013 | Reasons for Abstinence
Increasing Rates of Anal Cancer Due Mainly to ‘HIV-Positive MSM’: Study A new study has found a correlation between increasing rates of anal cancer in all Western countries and increasing rates of receptive anal intercourse among HIV-positive MSM....
by APFLI | Nov 3, 2012 | Reasons for Abstinence
Americans Think Homosexual Population is 735% Higher Than It Is, Gallup Finds When a Gallup poll asked people to estimate how many Americans were homosexual in 2011, most guessed 25 percent. Turns out, they were about 22 percent off. The actual number, Gallup reported...
by APFLI | Aug 16, 2012 | Reasons for Abstinence
Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — United States, 1991–2011 In 2009, persons aged 15–29 years comprised 21% of the U.S. population but accounted for 39% of all new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. To...
by APFLI | Jun 30, 2012 | Reasons for Abstinence
by APFLI | Jun 30, 2012 | Reasons for Abstinence
Commentary– Wanting a Mom and a Dad: Children of Same-Sex Couples Ontario Judge: Parents Have No Right to Know What Homosexual Activist Taught Their Children in School Study Shows Homosexual Parenting Not Equal to Heterosexual Marriage Same Study...
by APFLI | Nov 13, 2011 | Reasons for Abstinence
Common Reasons Why Same-Sex Relationships Fail [See all the November 2011 blog reports at http://daleoleary.wordpress.com/ ] The defenders of marriage should take advantage of what is known about same-sex attraction (SSA), because those...
by APFLI | Oct 3, 2011 | Reasons for Abstinence
Major Study: Changing Sexual Orientation IS Possible Therapists who favor normalizing homosexuality say that it is impossible to change sexual orientation, and that the attempt to change is inherently harmful. However, the final results of a long-term study published...
by APFLI | Dec 1, 2010 | Reasons for Abstinence
[ED. While this article references the Bible, it is scientifically-based and worthy of posting here.] Many … parents must feel desperate when it comes to trying to protect their children from a hyper-sexualized culture that often encourages kids to ignore...
by APFLI | Aug 15, 2010 | Reasons for Abstinence
Hollywood has been trying to charm the pants off moviegoers this summer [2010] with a flick about two lesbians who raise "a modern family" (which, by their definition, means gay porn, emotional abuse, and a general lack of sobriety). Ironically, the...
by APFLI | Aug 9, 2010 | Reasons for Abstinence
47% of Homosexual Couples Have “Sex Agreements” – Only 45% Monogomous: Study Schools Warned by Physican Group About Dangers of Homosexuality Health Risks of the Homosexual Lifestyle —...
by APFLI | Aug 5, 2010 | Reasons for Abstinence
I never learned how to treat a girl until I dated a girl in college who dressed modestly. She was interesting. She commanded respect. — recent college graduate Our main reproductive organ is our brain. —Molly Kelly I want a girl who’s...