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MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - Tennessee senators approved an update to the state's abstinence-based sex education law that includes warnings against "gateway sexual activity."

In a new family life instructions bill, holding hands and kissing could be considered gateways to sex. Planned Parenthood said that allowing state government to define local sex education curriculum could backfire.

According to a 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Study, 61 percent of Memphis City high school students and 27 percent of middle school students have had sex. That's higher than the national average.

Planned Parenthood said these numbers are why a new sex education bill promoting abstinence is not realistic.

"If the state of Tennessee gets to create the curriculum, it has to create something that umbrella reflects everyone," said Planned Parenthood Director of Education Elokin CaPese.

Tennessee House Bill 3621 and Senate Bill 3310 are currently up for debate.

In the bill, a uniformed policy on sex education is defined with terms like "gateway sexual activity." Also listed are statewide instructions on how to teach family life curriculum.

"It's not detailed enough in a health-based way," said CaPese.

The bill prohibits teachers from demonstrating gateway sexual activity. CaPese said that would include health education models.

"It makes it very clear that you can't promote contraception," said CaPese.

If an instructor goes beyond the curriculum, the bill gives parents more legal rights, stating, "The parent or legal guardian shall have a cause of action against the instructor or organization for actual damages."

"They can opt out, and that means that parents already have the power that we want them to have," said CaPese.

The bill goes before the House Education Committee next Tuesday.

Copyright 2012 WMC-TV. All rights reserved.

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Originally posted by Cuda77:
I mean seriously, the other day it was Alan West and his proclamation that 80 Democrats in the House were Commies.

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Originally posted by Storymark:
As I said recently, there is a huge chunk of the "conservative" movement who are no longer actually "conservative" and are in actuality - "Regressive".

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Originally posted by WHOZIT:
The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez

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Originally posted by WHOZIT:
The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez


The 1950's;

Low gas prices

Low unemployment

Prez was a war hero General

The cars were sooo pretty

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Originally posted by WHOZIT:
The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez

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Sounds like the Bush years. Except Obama actually won his election.



"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez


The 1950's;

Low gas prices

Low unemployment

Prez was a war hero General

The cars were sooo pretty

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Little sexual freedom, racism, sexism, pollution, hazardous working conditions...

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

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The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez


The 1950's;

Low gas prices

Low unemployment

Prez was a war hero General

The cars were sooo pretty

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Little sexual freedom, racism, sexism, pollution, hazardous working conditions...

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

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Alas, to conservatives - those ARE the good ol' days.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez


The 1950's;

Low gas prices

Low unemployment

Prez was a war hero General

The cars were sooo pretty

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Little sexual freedom, racism, sexism, pollution, hazardous working conditions...

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

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Alas, to conservatives - those ARE the good ol' days.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Um...2 replys? Sounds like you're bothering with me. I'm so flattered!

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The 1950's seems to be a nicer place to live then Obamas America;

Gas prices at $4 a gallion

Unemployment at 8.2%

A class warfare batting dictator as Prez


The 1950's;

Low gas prices

Low unemployment

Prez was a war hero General

The cars were sooo pretty

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Little sexual freedom, racism, sexism, pollution, hazardous working conditions...

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

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Alas, to conservatives - those ARE the good ol' days.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Um...2 replys? Sounds like you're bothering with me. I'm so flattered!

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That sounds like exactly what you usually say to Niki when you're logged into one of your other accounts.

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As I said recently, there is a huge chunk of the "conservative" movement who are no longer actually "conservative" and are in actuality - "Regressive".

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You couldn't pay me to live in the 50s.

I believe personally in waiting and having sex when you get married. If people aren't willing to do that then they should at least wait until they're 18, 19, 20, aka grown and wait until they care very much for someone. So those sex in school stats apall me and tell me that this abstanance thing isn't doing its job. I liked our sex ed when I was a kid, they presented us with info and we decided what we'd do with it. Knowledge is good since if you don't tell kids stuff they'll look for that info elsewhere.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

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In yet another concrete example of how the right ignores reality in favor of harmful ideology, the latest statistics for teen pregnancy in the United States show a clear trend: traditionally red states that push abstinence only have the highest rates of teen pregnancy.

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What a bunch of Drama Queens we have here.
Because of ONE guys comment and a potential change to a states cirriculum, all conservatives want to go back to the stone age.
Mighty big brush y'all are painting with. But I guess it is okay as long as you are "in the right".

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There are comments about many recent conservative policies here in this thread.... and you claim its all about just one.

Once again, your projection says more about you than you realize.

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Fair enough. After being gone for a few days, I had forgotten about this thread.

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You are right, looking back, there were not direct policies named.

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However, I think you know damned well what my point was, as there were several GOP actions and general positions (not policies) mentioned.

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So, you, you got me on semantics - but I stand by the underlying point that you were rather comically reducing a conversation down to one single point in order to dismiss it.

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There, ya feel better?

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And for the record, when I harangue others for running from a thread, I make sure before hand that its still an active conversation, and that they had been posting elsewhere while it was active (and not, as in this case, someone who had been absent from the board for days). I would love to go back and in response, show all the threads where the wingnuts flee (Rappy and Geezer being laughably consistent in such tactics) but who has the time to gather so damned many links?

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Fair enough. After being gone for a few days, I had forgotten about this thread.

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No worries. I wasn't sure considering you had posted in at least one other thread after I had made my query.

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You are right, looking back, there were not direct policies named.

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However, I think you know damned well what my point was, as there were several GOP actions and general positions (not policies) mentioned.

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So, you, you got me on semantics - but I stand by the underlying point that you were rather comically reducing a conversation down to one single point in order to dismiss it.

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Which was kind of my original point. This thread was specifically about one guys comments and a potential change to one states cirriculum. I found it quite comical that this lead some posters to state all conservatives wanted to go back to the stone age.

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And for the record, when I harangue others for running from a thread, I make sure before hand that its still an active conversation, and that they had been posting elsewhere while it was active (and not, as in this case, someone who had been absent from the board for days). I would love to go back and in response, show all the threads where the wingnuts flee (Rappy and Geezer being laughably consistent in such tactics) but who has the time to gather so damned many links?

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This thread was specifically about one guys comments and a potential change to one states cirriculum. I found it quite comical that this lead some posters to state all conservatives wanted to go back to the stone age.

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