The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | Teens face risk as permissive sex yields STDs | Comments http://erlc.com/ This feed provides all comments on "Teens face risk as permissive sex yields STDs." en web-master@erlc.com ℗ & © 2008 ERLC Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:57:22 CST Comment 1 http://erlc.com/article/teens-face-risk-as-permissive-sex-yields-stds#comment1 http://erlc.com/article/teens-face-risk-as-permissive-sex-yields-stds#comment1 Good article.  I have to say I agree with everything EXCEPT the rate of condom failure.  Where did that number come from? 

This is the problem with these abstinence articles/pieces.  They convey information that is 99% useful, then undermine the entire piece by attempting to throw condoms under the bus for STDs and pregnancy. 

It’s rather obvious that in both scenerios a condom is probably not used.  A person has to use a condom for it to be effective.  You can promote abstinence without trying to discredit condoms.  Last statistic I heard was that condoms have a 99% success rate, but my point is why talk about that at all? 

If you believe and wish to push abstinence, then do so minus the bashing of other alternatives.  Well, that’s my 2 cents. 

God bless,

Ontay

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