Archive - Erin Roach

Sports lottery proposed in Delaware

DOVER, Del.—The governor of Delaware has proposed a sports lottery to help compensate for a $750 million shortfall in the state’s budget, but opponents contend the gambling expansion will only make matters worse. more »

By Erin Roach - Mar 24, 2009

Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling

CULTURE NEWS: Pol wants sex classes axed

ATLANTA—Charlice Byrd, a Georgia state representative, is leading a charge to stop public universities from using taxpayer funds to teach students about sexual perversions, The Christian Index state Baptist newspaper has reported. more »

By Erin Roach - Mar 9, 2009

Topic: Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality

CULTURE NEWS: Lutherans study gay issue

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran body in North America with 4.7 million members, is one step closer to embracing homosexuality among its ordained ministers after a task force released two recommendations. more »

By Erin Roach - Mar 9, 2009

Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality

Omnibus bill cuts abstinence spending

WASHINGTON—Federal funding for community-based abstinence education has taken a $14 million cut in the omnibus spending bill currently being debated in the Senate, making it one of the few Health and Human Services programs to receive a cut in funding. more »

By Erin Roach - Mar 6, 2009

Topic: Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence

Servicemen reflect on Veterans Day observances

EDITOR’S NOTE: Veterans Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11. The following four stories honor their service to our country.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day in the United States, marking the end of World War I that occurred at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. more »

By Erin Roach - Nov 11, 2008

Topic: Citizenship, , War

New studies support abstinence education

WASHINGTON (BP)—Abstinence education is effective at delaying sexual initiation and reducing the levels of early sexual activity, according to two studies presented April 22 at the National Press Club in Washington. more »

By Erin Roach - Apr 23, 2008

Topic: Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Citizenship, National

Teens face risk as permissive sex yields STDs

Teenage girls particularly are at risk amid the permissive sex attitudes American culture has propagated for decades, leading to an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), according to a Southern Baptist physician. more »

By Erin Roach - Apr 16, 2008 - (1)

Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Modesty

What if abstinence legislation expires?

If Congress lets the Title V abstinence education funding legislation expire June 30, one of the major consequences will be a change in the language required by the government in discussing sexual abstinence with U.S. more »

By Erin Roach - May 22, 2007 - (1)

Topic: Family, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Abstinence

What is a woman to do if her husband is using pornography?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Resources to help men deal with pornography addictions are common, but how should a woman deal with the devastating pain of knowing her husband has been ensnared in one of Satan’s most lethal traps? more »

By Erin Roach - Dec 13, 2006 - (1)

Topic: Family, Marriage, Wives, Sexual Purity, Pornography

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