What, that headline a little too harsh? Well, tough titties. I've had enough of the right's “shock and awe” tactic in which they just make up crap and shout it as loud as possible over and over again till people believe it, so I've decided to start a little brash headlining myself. The difference is, mine's not an outright lie.

  • Condom promotion to anyone must include abstinence and fidelity messages, U.S. guidelines say, but those preaching abstinence do not have to provide condom education. The abstinence emphasis, say some longtime AIDS volunteers, has led to a confusing message and added to the stigma of condom use in parts of Africa. Village volunteers in Swaziland maintain a supply of free condoms but say they have few takers. “This drive for abstinence is putting a lot of pressure on girls to get married earlier,” said Dr. Abeja Apunyo, the Uganda representative for Pathfinder International, a reproductive health nonprofit group based in Massachusetts.
  • Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, runs a group whose mission involves “meeting critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease and natural disaster while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.” They're getting a major chunk of taxpayer change, including Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, scientologist, and FSM-worshipping taxpayer dough, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Awesome.



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