What do Sam Brinton, Barney Frank and Audrey Hale have in common?  They all have critical issues with sexual integrity.Whether or not we embrace good sex, that is, sex within faithful marriage, or bad sex, that is sex outside of those boundaries, makes all the difference in the world.

    View this Newsletter in your browser Also in this issue:  Sex in DC Public Schools is OK, but not Teaching Abstinence Join the Urban Life Training Community Advisory Board  Relationship Intelligence Education for Your School, Church or Organization    www.urbanlifetraining.org  202-558-5550 Greetings {FIRST_NAME},   August 20, 2015 Register now for STAR Interfaith Leadership Training Sessions begin on September 20th, 2015 STAR Interfaith participant Jasmine P. explains about what she learned at STAR Interfaith. ...

  Also in this issue:   President Obama Again Proposes Zero Dollars for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education  Relationship Intelligence Education for Your School, Church or Organization     www.urbanlifetraining.org  202-544-5081 Greetings {FIRST_NAME},   February 29, 2016 Celebrate Abstinence Awareness Week March 6 to March 12 March 6th marks the beginning of the 11th Annual celebration of Abstinence Awareness Week in Washington, DC.  Abstinence Awareness Week is the perfect time to emphasize the benefits of sexual abstinence before marriage to youths as well as...

Is sexual abstinence a viable choice in today dating or courtship scene   Yes! God specifies only one partner for life, and not sex outside of marriage Two parent family is best for children-safest place No worry about unwanted or outside of marriage pregnancy or disease Best sex is among married couples 60% of US teens have never had sex   Then why does sexual abstinence receive such a bad rap? Takes discipline Is at variance with promotion of free sex in media Is at variance with culture of abortion Is at variance with culture of homosexuality, where men have hundreds of...

Seventy eight percent of West Virginia ninth grade students are abstaining from sex.  Yet, this percentage drops to 32% for twelfth grade students.  We are missing a great opportunity. Youth who are abstaining from sex can serve as a great resource who can encourage their peers to make right choices.  Youth who are not sexually active enjoy helping their peers as a peer counselor.  They also gain speaking skills and a mutual support group.  There are many benefits for youth who decide to wait to have sex.  Here are a few: Young adults who graduate from high school, get a full time job...

By Stacey UrbanA surgeon General’s report “Facing Addiction in America” finds that abuse of substances such as alcohol and drugs is a growing problem in the United States. The adolescent years are critical at-risk periods. Research show that many adults with substance abuse problems started drinking or taking drugs in their teen years. Teen-age substance abuse is linked to sexual risk behaviors that lead young people to contract sexually transmitted diseases and become pregnant. More needs to be done to lessen such consequences.  The report concludes that prevention programs for this risky...