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02.27.2008
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"One who is unable to live without sex, in the end, becomes a slave": Italian Soccer Superstar
 TURIN, January 30, 2008 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) - In an interview for the Italian magazine Sportsweek, a star defender from Turin, Italy's Juventus soccer club, Nicola Legrottaglie, revealed that two years ago he made the decision to abstain from pre-marital sex.
Legrottaglie said, "I have not had sex in two years and honestly, it has not been a burden." The soccer player spoke candidly about his past exploits, saying that if he did not make a conquest every few days, "I panicked." Reflecting on that experience now, he said: "One who is unable to live without sex, in the end, becomes a slave."
The Juventus star told Sportsweek that he has chosen abstinence "not because I do not like women, but because I am waiting for the right woman with whom to have a family, a woman who shares the same values." |
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So it Turns out, Waiting Means Everything
After living the abstinence message, GPA friend, David Dawson, gets married!
Congratulations to GPA friend, David Dawson, and his bride Kate, (both pictured below) on their recent marriage! David, known for his leadership and entertaining antics at GPA events, has garnered the respect and love of GPA youth and volunteers across the state. From presenting on the dangers of pornography, to serving as master of ceremonies, to portraying hilarious skit characters, to promoting the GPA 
Curriculum, David’s service to the GPA has been invaluable. We asked David to share his post-marital perspective on pre-marital abstinence.
So, as it turns out, waiting means everything. As a married man now, my wife and I having both waited to have sex until marriage, it is obvious that our ability to be vulnerable and free with one another is one of the greatest gifts we can give. If we had experienced that kind of vulnerability with someone else, it is clear that our ability to totally open up and connect on such a real and deep level would be weakened. We are learning all this stuff together, which is the only way it should be. You get the opportunity to learn about your spouse without bringing other people and other experiences into it. I'm so in love with my wife, and I feel like my waiting for her was the least I could have done for such a wonderful and beautiful woman. The sacrifices continue, and will continue, but that's what love's all about! Kate Dawson is worth every bit of it! —David Dawson
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01.21.2008
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Jan. 2008
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Abstinence Speakers on the Today Show
No regrets…
National abstinence advocates Johan Khalilian, Shenette Howard, and GPA favorite, Julie Laippley appeared recently on the Today Show. Click here to see the video, courtesy of MSNBC Video.
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10.28.07
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08.20.2007
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05.13.2006
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5.25.2007
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05.13.2007
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Be a Spring Break Volunteer
Trade in your bathing suit for painter’s pants.
Spring break is a time for rejuvenation; a time to get out from behind the books and enjoy a change of scenery. Some students will be packing overalls and painter’s paints instead of bathing suits and beach towels. Volunteerism is becoming a popular and rewarding spring break pastime. Some prefer the opportunity to help others and to develop relationships with individuals with the same values. More, v7i20
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03.19.2007
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Another Vaccine in the Pipeline
NIH challenges young to support volunteers for AIDS vaccine clinical trials.
According to a December 1st press release from the National Institutes of Health on the occasion of World Aids Day, an important focus of NIH AIDS research is HIV vaccine development for which NIH funding more than doubled from $232 million in 2000 to $602 million in 2006. More, v7i10
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Without the Family, There Is No Freedom
Commentary by John W. Whitehead
Nearly 40% of all U.S. children are born out of wedlock. According to a recent government report, the number of unmarried-couple households with children has risen to more than 1.7 million—up from under 200,000 in 1970. The ramifications are alarming. For example, children living with a single mother are six times more likely to live in poverty than are children whose parents are married. The same study found that children in stepfamilies and single-parent families are almost three times more likely to drop out of school than children in intact families. Living in a single-parent home also causes a disconnect among children between family and marriage. More
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Abstinence Only
Annual youth rally at health department
Elissa Abell was raped when she was 13. And then she went wild. She smoked marijuana. She had sex with her boyfriend. She missed 54 days of school during her freshman year.
"That guy took it away from me and I thought that was the end of it," said Abell, who is now 17 years old. She told her story standing on a dimly lit stage, her voice slightly shaking. More
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Teachers Want You to Succeed.
Ten ways to help your teachers
In combination with your parents, teachers show you how to take responsibility, how to get along with others, how to handle stress, how to improve your communication skills and how to believe in yourself. They teach you how to manage your time, how to set goals and how to make better personal decisions. So how can you help them?
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Back to School Rally with Abstinence Advocate, A.C. Green
GPA youth invited to mentor area youth
On Saturday, August 19, 2006, at the invitation of WORD Christian Center in Alexandria, the Governor’s Program on Abstinence participated in a ‘Back to School Rally’ at Ash Auditorium which featured speaker A.C. Green.
Green, a former NBA All-Star and three time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers currently holds the NBA record for most consecutive games played (1192) during his 16 year career. Green now spends his time as a motivational speaker and community leader mentoring youth in the areas of sexual abstinence until marriage, self-esteem, and character building. More v6,i43
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Herpes-2 Infections Decline among Younger People
Genital herpes from oral sex may be on the rise.
This recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights the decline in Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection rates among adolescents and young adults. But it also shows that genital herpes caused by Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the type normally associate with mouth sores, may be increasing.
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Back-to-School Rules
Top 10 for success
When students develop an "I'll Make It Happen" attitude, it will positively impact their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and overall academic achievement. More, v6,i39
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Virginity and Marital Stability
Women who remain virgins until marriage are more likely to have stable marriages.
Robert Rector, a leading authority on poverty and the US welfare system, presented a paper on "Virginity at Marriage and Adult Marital Stability" (Rector & Johnson, The Heritage Foundation) at the 10th Abstinence Leadership Conference held last month in Kansas City. The following are some excerpts from Rector’s presentation:
Delay of sexual activity among teenage girls and young adult girls is linked to fewer lifetime sexual partners and lower turnover rates among sex partners. Women who delay sexual activity until marriage are far more likely to have stable marriages as adults than are women who are sexually active before marriage. More, v6,i37
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How to Restore Self-Esteem
Looking good doesn’t make you feel good, doing good does.
Garth Heckman and Phil Gwoke of Black and White Productions addressed the issue of low self-esteem at the 10th Abstinence Leadership Conference last month in Kansas City. The following excerpts are from their presentation:
By age 17, kids have spent one and a half years of their life looking in the mirror, comparing themselves to what society says they should look like. Low self-esteem in young people is perpetuated by advertisers who are basically saying “‘you’re not good enough (without this product).”
Young people with low self-esteem often turn to drugs, sex, and alcohol for comfort. But the relief is only temporary. More, v6i36
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The Role of Oxytocin in Relationship Failure
The perpetual cycle of misery…
Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. (Wikipedia.com) Oxytocin, it can be said, is emotional glue.
In his presentation at the 10th Annual Abstinence Leadership Conference in Kansas City earlier this month, Dr. Eric Keroack, MD, FACOG explained that oxytocin is released during positive social interaction, massage, hugs, “trust” encounters, and sexual intercourse. “It promotes bonding by reducing fear and anxiety in social settings, increasing trust and trustworthiness, reducing stress and pain, and decreasing social aggression,” he said.
Forty percent of couples who live together break up before they marry and of the 60 percent that do marry, 40 percent of them divorce after 10 years. Family.org So why do so many adults continue in a cycle of sex without a marriage commitment, cohabitation, and failed relationships? This perpetual cycle of misery is due largely to the role of oxytocin. The following is Dr. Kerocak’s explanation of the cycle: More v6,i35
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A Father Too Soon
A poem by a GPA student
This poem was entered in the GPA Spring State Convention Poetry Slam Competition. With this weekend’s celebration of fatherhood, it is a good time to reflect that a child whose father is ill-prepared will be dramatically less well-off. GPA sends Happy Father’s Day greetings to all of our hardworking and loving fathers. v6,i33
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Alternative Spring Break
Hurricane relief work, a popular way to spend spring break 2006...
Over the next several weeks, thousands of college students will be heading south to the beach for spring break. But this year, several thousand students will be headed to New Orleans, not for "fun in the sun", but to help. Groups of students from several northeast Ohio campuses are headed south for a different spring break experience.
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| http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_print.asp?id=48732 |
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“French Kissing” Boosts Meningitis Risk for Teens
Abstinence production auditions scheduled in Natchitoches, La.
“Here’s Where I Draw the Line” is the name of a new musical production written by Ken Foy and his wife, Gwen. Foy, band director for Natchitoches Central High and a regional director for the Governor’s Program on Abstinence, hopes to promote sexual abstinence among teens through the production.
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| http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/2/10/105717.shtml?s=he |
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Casting Call!
Abstinence production auditions scheduled in Natchitoches, La.
“Here’s Where I Draw the Line” is the name of a new musical production written by Ken Foy and his wife, Gwen. Foy, band director for Natchitoches Central High and a regional director for the Governor’s Program on Abstinence, hopes to promote sexual abstinence among teens through the production. (1-27-06),
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