Abstinence Education: Just Wait is Just Worthless

Last week Anderson Cooper had this segment about Sex and Salvation. Perhaps it was sweeps week, and that is why they had to repeat it every day. It did have all the elements--primarily plenty of shots of bikini clad Girls Gone Wild on Spring Break in Florida.

However, to give it legitimate journalistic value it also focused on some evangelical college students who went down there to tell the others not to fuck.

I have to admit, I liked the Christian kids better than the others. They were fresh faced and healthy. The regulars were drunk, sunburnt and lobotomized.

And probably the good kids had a better time in the end. They went away with the feeling perhaps their abstinence message hit home with a few. Moreover, they went back with both their brains and genitals intact.

But, according to a congressional report, it seems unlikely most of them will remain true to their abstinence pledge. However, I do suspect, by and large, they will not engage in mindless humping.

From the Congressional Office of "Everyone Understands This Except George Bush" comes the news that abstinence education classes don't work. I know, I'm shocked too.

The federal government currently expends 176 million dollars a year on these programs. Albeit, thats not much considering more is spent in three Iraqi hours. Just the same, with tax day just around the corner, it does frost a bit.

Essentially they found the classes have no effect. Half the control group eventually got it on, as did half the indoctrinated.

I guess the good news out of all this was that, despite what critics of abstinence education said, the classes and pledges did not lead to an increase in unprotected sex.

Essentially they are just worthless.

Of course, the Bush administration says the science is not yet in on this. And you also know that whenever the word "science" is used nothing will be changed. So they will continue to spend the money in order to pacify the Righteous Right.

Whatever the politicians do, there are going to be kids who make the decision not to fool around without any pressure from the federal government.

And I will say it again, I really do like those kids, cos they are under a lot more pressure from society and their peers who are like I was, to do anything but.