*Sigh*

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Programs teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins, health groups told Congress on Wednesday.

The Bush administration, however, voiced continuing support for such programs during a hearing before a House of Representatives panel even as many Democrats called for cutting off federal money for so-called abstinence-only instruction.

"Vast sums of federal monies continue to be directed toward these programs. And, in fact, there is evidence to suggest that some of these programs are even harmful and have negative consequences by not providing adequate information for those teens who do become sexually active," Dr. Margaret Blythe of the American Academy of Pediatrics told the committee.

This isn't just about sex-ed.. it's about Conservative ideology. It fails.. over and over and over.

This is also directly related to why some people's heads explode when they see "profane" language and are instantly repulsed by "anger". They interpret sex the same exact way.. as some dirty little secret.. and they can't have kids knowing about sex because they assume every kid is just as dysfunctional as they are.

Ultimately, Bush funneling "vast sums of federal monies" to religious freaks. That's the whole point of "faith based initiatives". It's all a big failure. What's it going to take for you nuts to realize that you're voting against your own self-interests when you vote Republican?

Is this is reason #2,421 why "average Christians" are dangerous.. and why religion is dangerous. It has a negative impact on the health of children..

Some "family values" you got going there.. loons. Isn't it just typical of Bush to ignore the results of his failed policies and continue them anyway? It's no wonder that Bush is the most despised president in 70+ years. That's Conservatism for you..

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Rep. John Duncan, a Tennessee Republican, said that it seems "rather elitist" that people with academic degrees in health think they know better than parents what type of sex education is appropriate. "I don't think it's something we should abandon," he said of abstinence-only funding.

For.. fucks.. sake.

Aren't the conservatives completely embarrassed with the level of stupidity?