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No one denies abstinence, that is a straw man, its abstinance only that is called into question.
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'''Abstinence denial''' refers to two phenomena, deliberate denial by [[liberal]] and [[abortion|pro-abortion]] groups of the efficacy of [[abstinence]] in preventing disease, and denial from [[ignorance]] by those who have been convinced by the propaganda.
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'''Abstinence denial''' refers to two phenomena, deliberate denial by [[liberal]] and [[abortion|pro-abortion]] groups of the efficacy of [[abstinence]] only programs in preventing disease, and denial from [[ignorance]] by those who have been convinced by the propaganda.
    
== Falsehoods ==
 
== Falsehoods ==
Liberals claim that [[virginity pledge|abstinence pledge campaigns]] are ineffective, despite powerful evidence to the contrary.<ref>The Heritage Foundation, ''The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth'', by Robert E. Rector, April 8, 2002 [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/BG1533.cfm]</ref>
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Liberals claim that [[virginity pledge|abstinence pledge campaigns]] are ineffective when compaired to programs that involve both abstinence and information about a variety of birth control methods.
    
== Motivation ==
 
== Motivation ==
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The liberal [[entertainment]] industry relies on immoral consumers to purchase its products with immoral sexual content (television, film, etc.)  Denying abstinence's efficacy is thus part of a wider attack on [[Christian]] morality.
 
The liberal [[entertainment]] industry relies on immoral consumers to purchase its products with immoral sexual content (television, film, etc.)  Denying abstinence's efficacy is thus part of a wider attack on [[Christian]] morality.
 
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<ref>The Heritage Foundation, ''The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth'', by Robert E. Rector, April 8, 2002 [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/BG1533.cfm]</ref>
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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