TEENS DELAYING SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Check this out from the Washington Times...

Teen sexual activity has dropped significantly since 1995 — primarily, teens say, because it is against their religious or moral values, says a new federal study regarded by many as the "gold standard" for family statistics.

Please read the whole article, which contains the numbers as well as encouraging numbers on contraceptive use by those who are having sex. I wonder if America's public intellectuals will recognize the true importance of this story? That, of course, is that once again we have evidence of the power of religion and spirituality in directing human behavior. So much of America's intellectual elite are atheistic or agnostic and, therefore, know little about religion and understand less about the power it has over the lives of the majority of the people in the world. How many other social ills can be ameliorated using the power of religious or moral values? I'm sure the President will use this story to help bolster his faith-based initiatives.