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BE AWARE: INTERNET SEX SHOW FOR TEENS GAINING POPULARITY
An internet sex show which targets teens and young adults is gaining popularity. The Midwest Teen Sex Show is consistently on iTunes' Top 10 Health podcast, and is gaining popularity on the internet. Tackling topics like "The First Time" and "The Older Boyfriend", an estimated 65,000 people are tuning in to receive very mature advice from a 28 year-old mother of three. Click here to watch an episode…
MARRIAGE
In a TIME cover-story on news stands now, the magazine details the health benefits of romance and marriage. The article Marry Me cites reduced stress, lower risks of STDs and longer life expectancy as key benefits of tying the knot. Read more...
REASONS WOMEN CHOOSE TO HAVE ABORTIONS
· 25% Wanted to postpone pregnancy
· 21% Said they could not afford a child
· 14% Said it would interfere with their career plans
· 12% Said they were too young to have a child
· 10% Said it would disrupt their education
· 8% Said they didn't want more children
· 3% Said it was a risk to their health
· By age 45, 43% of women in America will have had at least one abortion
· 18% of the 1.2 million abortions performed in America each year are performed on Evangelical Christians
· 50% of adult Americans say abortion is a 'major problem' in America
· 67% of America's 'born again' Christians consider it a major problem
· 94% of America's 'evangelical' Christians consider it a major problem
· 52% of America's Catholics consider abortion to be a major problem
· 56% of America's Protestants consider abortion to be a major problem
· 80% of America's 'born again' Republicans are most concerned about abortion (3 out of every 5 Republicans are 'born again' voters)
· 58% of America's 'born again' Democrats are most concerned about abortion (2 out of every 5 Democrats are 'born again' voters)
What The Bible Says About Life
"Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves." Psalm 100:3
"Thus saith the LORD, they redeemer, and He that formed thee from the womb; I am the LORD that maketh all things." Isaiah 44:24
"But now, O LORD, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we are all the work of thy hand." Isaiah 64:8
"Before I formed thee in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you..." Jeremiah 1:5
"And God spoke all these words, saying...thou shalt not kill." Exodus 20:1,13
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live." Deuteronomy 30:19
TODAY'S HEADLINES
LGBT AGENDA
Gay Rights Activists Target Lawmakers For Ouster [Opposition Article]
www.newsday.com/news/local/nassau/ny-limarr245549571jan24,0,2015596.story
WA State Legislature Has 2nd Largest Gay Caucus In U.S.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6600ap_wst_xgr_gay_caucus.html
MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Gore’s Gay Marriage Gambit [Opposition Article]
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/gores-gay-marriage-gambit/?ref=opinion
Love And Marriage Don’t Have To Go Together, Say Modern Couples
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article3234534.ece
Judge Warns On Britain's Forced Marriage Toll
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/24/nmarry124.xml
Puerto Rico Governor Won't Block Referendum Against Single-Sex Marriage
www.pr-inside.com/puerto-rico-governor-won-t-block-referendum-r401305.htm
Same-Sex Couples In Ohio Increasing, Parenting, Study Says
www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/120108068341840.xml&coll=2
Gay Rights' Coalition Eyes Key LI Races To Advance Marriage Agenda [Opposition Article]
www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-limarr0124,0,4706907.story
Council Unruffled By Domestic-Partner Registry Plan [Opposition Article]
Nary A Gripe Is Voiced During A Briefing By Becker's Top Aide
www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8051821
Marriage Minded
http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/01/marriage_minded.php
CULTURE WARS
British Growing More Liberal on Sexuality
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012302174.html?sub=AR
"Real Solutions" and Teen Sex
www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/01/24/real_solutions_and_teen_sex
China Breaks "Real-Time" Porn Web Site
www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSPEK8420020080123?feedType=
RSS&feedName=technologyNews
LIFE
Planned Parenthood Kicks Off Lobbying Effort
The Group Seeks To Recruit 1 Million People To Vote For Candidates Who Support Its Agenda -- Including Abortion Rights And Birth Control.
www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-parenthood23jan23,1,4479713.story?coll=
la-politics-campaign&ctrack=2&cset=true
Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million GOTV Effort
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/planned-parenthood-
plans-10-million-gotv-effort-2008-01-23.html
Good governance
Americans’ Support For Voter ID “Overwhelming”
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080123/EDITORIAL/900127187/1013
THE COURTS
A Nominee Withdraws [Opposition Article]
President Bush Has Another Chance To Fill Vacancies On A Federal Appeals Court.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402816_pf.html
Justice Nomination Seen as Snub to Democrats [Opposition Article]
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/washington/24justice.html
ROAD TO 2008
Candidates’ Policies Opens Door To Voter Intimidation [Opposition Article]
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303284.html
Mike Huckabee, Rick Warren to Address Politics From the Pulpit
www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/11565435/
Jim Walsh to Retire
www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0108/Jim_Walsh_to_retire.html
Business As Usual GOP
www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2008/01/24/business_as_usual_gop