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Most US teens have had oral sex: survey |
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new survey indicate
that 54 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of teenage boys have
had oral sex, according to a report released Thursday by The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
The report also shows that oral sex is now more common among teens
than sexual intercourse. In fact, about one in four teens who have not
had sexual intercourse have experienced oral sex.
"This is a topic that has been covered a lot in the press over the
last 3 or 4 years," Bill Albert, communication director for the
National Campaign, told Reuters Health. "But past reports were based
on anecdote rather than fact. For the first time, we have some data
that helps shed light on this subject."
The findings are based on analysis of data from the 2002 National
Survey of Family Growth, which was conducted by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Albert said that roughly 10,000
adolescents were included in the survey.
Other highlights from the study include:
-- The likelihood of having had oral sex increased with age. For
example, 42 percent of girls between 15 and 17 years of age reported
having oral sex compared with 72 percent of 18- to 19-year-old girls.
-- Among boys who have had sexual intercourse, the percentage that
engaged in oral sex rose between 1995 and 2002. By contrast, oral sex
rates did not increase significantly among boys who had not had sexual
intercourse.
-- Among teens who have experienced sexual intercourse, at least 80
percent have also engaged in oral sex.
-- Among teens who have not had sexual intercourse, the percent who
have had oral sex varies according to the reason for not having sexual
intercourse. The lowest rates of oral sex -- around 19 percent -- were
for teens who cited religious or moral reasons for not having sexual
intercourse. The highest rates -- around 38 percent -- were for teens
who reported the time was not right for sexual intercourse.
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16 Sep 2005 04:03:41 AM |
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In article <af2ki1t1u77m6j6ov12ebs4jb57v8n1vt9@4ax.com>, poki_pongo at
yahoo.com wrote:
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
all of them have eaten Pasta
In article <432957bd$0$12088$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, "Rowland
Croucher" <rccroucher@removethispleaseoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
Intelligent design evokes strong responses. Time for cool investigation,
writes Barney Zwartz.
Opponents of intelligent design theories fear the evolution debate has been
hijacked by the fundamentalists. I fear they are right, but it's scientistic
(blind faith in science) fundamentalists, not religious.
Intelligent design theorists say evolution is largely demonstrable but is
not the result of mere chance. The traditional account of a steady but
gradual development, they say, is at odds with the incredible complexity of
even the simplest cell, whose structures are interdependent and could not
develop without each other.
Intelligent design theorists also point to the "anthropic principle", the
recognition in the past 30 years that all the seemingly arbitrary constants
in physics have one strange thing in common - they are precisely the values
needed for the universe to produce life.
The concept of intelligent design was developed by scientists such as
molecular biologist Michael Behe, not because of the presuppositions of
faith but because science took them there, through difficulties in making
the facts fit the theory. (This, after all, is how scientific progress is
supposed to happen.)
The trouble is that evolution is an absolute article of faith with some
scientists, at least as deep-rooted as God is with creationists. They
believe science has or will have the answer to everything, and no other
discourse is needed.
Take scientist Richard Dawkins, as extreme an anti-religious bigot as I've
come across, who says anyone who doesn't believe in evolution is either
stupid, insane or wicked. That's a radical moral judgement for a cool,
dispassionate believer in rationality.
More... http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/15785.htm
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Unfortunately however if the criteria for scientific accuracy is who it
was writtn by one must equally credit the Pastafarian theory that the
Universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster - Here is an article on
the subject from the highly respected English paper the Daily Telegraph.
The Pastafarians worldwide currently outnumber believers in Intelligent
Design and are taking legal action to demand equal airspace and
accomodation in State Curriculums
http://www.venganza.org
In the beginning there was the Flying Spaghetti Monster
(Filed: 11/09/2005) 11th September UK
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/11/wfsm11.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/11/ixportal.html
In recent weeks, a satirical attack on the teaching of Creationism in
American schools has become the world's fastest growing 'religion'. The
Noodly Saviour looked at the furore He had created and pronounced it good,
writes James Langton
For a growing band of devoted followers, He is the Supreme Being; creator
of the universe and all living things. To the rest of us, the Flying
Spaghetti Monster looks like a giant heap of pasta and meatballs topped
with eyeballs on stalks. As it turns out, both interpretations are
correct.
In the past few weeks, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has
become perhaps the world's fastest-growing "religion" and maybe its most
improbable. While no one can be sure of the exact numbers of
"Pastafarians", as acolytes are called, they may number in the millions.
All of which has come as something of a shock to Bobby Henderson, an
unemployed physics graduate from Oregon. According to Mr Henderson, the
FSM - as His Noodliness is sometimes known - "revealed himself to me in a
dream". Like most mysterious prophets, Mr Henderson communicates with the
outside world only occasionally, although this may be more to do with
having only one telephone line to his home in the small town of Corvallis
and a Google e-mail account swamped by hundreds of messages every day.
Not that he ever saw himself as a rival to Mohammed or Abraham. The divine
inspiration that came to the 25-year-old one night earlier this year was
originally intended as a satire on attempts by some Christian groups to
change the way evolution is taught in science classes in some American
schools.
In particular, Mr Henderson was taking aim at the concept of Intelligent
Design, or ID, which provides a supposedly scientific alternative to the
Old Testament belief that God created the world in six days and nights,
but which dismisses most of the fossil record as false and which relies on
the Earth being far younger than geological evidence shows.
Supporters say the universe is so complex that it can only be the work of
a higher intelligence. They are pushing to have it taught in science
lessons as an alternative to Darwin's theory of natural selection. It has
the support of many leading conservatives, including Senator Bill Frist,
the Senate majority leader, and President Bush, who has said ID has a
place in the classroom "so people can understand what the debate is all
about".
But while the "theory" relies on the existence of a god, it does not
specify which god. It was only when the state of Kansas announced earlier
this year that its schools could teach ID in science classes that the
Flying Spaghetti Monster made Himself widely known.
In an open letter to the Kansas Board of Education in July, Mr Henderson
wrote: "I think we can all agree that it is important for students to hear
multiple viewpoints so they can choose for themselves the theory that
makes the most sense to them. I am concerned, however, that students will
only hear one theory of Intelligent Design.
"I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the
universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster."
He ends his letter with the telling comment: "I think we can all look
forward to the time when these three theories are given equal time in our
science classrooms across the country, and eventually the world; One third
time for Intelligent Design, one third time for Flying Spaghetti
Monsterism, and one third time for logical conjecture based on
overwhelming observable evidence."
To support his account, he added a crudely drawn picture of the deity
"creating a mountain, trees and a midget" and, as an afterthought, posted
the whole thing on his website.
Barely three months later, Mr Henderson has discovered that he really has
created a monster. His website - www.venganza.org - receives as many as
two million hits a day. It has been featured on several widely read blogs,
one of which is offering a $1 million (£545,000) prize for "proof" that
the Flying Spaghetti Monster does not exist.
Some of the faithful have created images of their Divine Saucy Leader,
including one that reproduces Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, but with
the image of the creator replaced by the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Some "Pastafarians" speak of the rapture that they felt when first touched
by "His Noodly Appendage" or offer prayers that end with the word "ramen"
- as in the Japanese noodle - rather than "amen". Others may have been
drawn by a vision of Heaven that includes a stripper factory and a beer
volcano and what its founder calls the church's "flimsy moral standards".
In addition, according to the creed of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, every
Friday is a religious holiday, while true believers are urged to dress as
pirates because of their founder's discovery of a causal relationship
between global warming and a decline in the number of buccaneers in the
past 200 years.
The serious message behind FSM, however, is not lost amid its bizarre
mythology. Kansas has long been a battlefield between America's religious
right and supporters of Darwin. In 1925, the Scopes Monkey Trial saw the
state's unsuccessful attempt to stop the teaching of any aspect of
evolution, including the theory that man and apes share a common ancestor.
More recently, conservatives have taken control of the state's board of
education, pushing through a review of science teaching by a majority of
six to four votes. The board is expected to endorse the teaching of ID
next month, and other states are thinking of following suit.
Only three members of the Kansas School Board have replied to Mr
Henderson's appeal to have Flying Spaghetti Monsterism placed on the
curriculum - all of whom are opponents of ID, which they see as
Creationism dressed up as a pseudo-science.
"I will add your theory to a long list of alternative theories I intend to
introduce when it is appropriate,'' wrote one, Sue Gamble. "I am
practising how to do this with a straight face which is difficult since
it's such a ridiculous subject; it is also sad that we are even having the
discussion."
It is a sentiment that Mr Henderson shares. "I don't have a problem with
religion," he says. "What I have a problem with is religion posing as
science. If there is a god and he's intelligent, then I would guess he has
a sense of humour."
In his original appeal to Kansas, the physicist demanded that his
pseudo-religion be given equal time in the classroom with both evolution
and Intelligent Design. If rejected, he has promised to take legal action,
with an offer of free help from at least one lawyer. Pedro Irigonegaray,
who defended the teaching of evolution at the school board hearing earlier
this year, says: "I have made myself available to the Spaghetti Monster as
counsel of record, at no charge."
Of the thousands of e-mails Mr Henderson has received, he says that about
95 per cent have been supportive, while the other five per cent "have said
I am going to hell".
One wrote: "It is interesting that evolution advocates use derision and
sarcasm to deal with those who believe Intelligent Design." Another said:
"I pray for mercy for you as you seem to feel so comfortable hurting and
mocking the very creator who gave you the ability to do such. It's a
little ironic."
Meanwhile, true believers can now order souvenirs from the Church of the
Flying Spaghetti Monster website, including T-shirts from $13.99 (£7.50),
a coffee mug and a car bumper sticker. Mr Henderson says the proceeds may
be used to fund the campaign or, in the best tradition of dubious cult
leaders, to buy a yacht that he has long fancied. If the sales really take
off, it may also help him avoid having to take up his only job offer so
far since leaving Oregon State University - programming slot machines in
Las Vegas.
Other recent developments include the discovery of a toasted cheese
sandwich miraculously bearing the image of His Noodliness that sold for
$41 (£22) in an eBay auction and a hymn whose tune at least will be
familiar to members of the Women's Institute or England cricket fans. The
chorus runs:
"Bring me my bowl of pasta gold!
Bring me my meatballs of desire!
Bring me my sauce with herbs untold!
Bring me my bolognese of fire!"
As for whether there will still be Pastafarians in 2,000 years from now,
there are already signs of trouble ahead. Some of the faithful question
whether their Noodly Saviour might be made of linguini rather than
spaghetti. Such people, Mr Henderson says, "give me a headache".
http://www.venganza.org
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16 Sep 2005 03:25:26 AM |
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 19:55:45 -0400, Johnny Asia <poki_pongo at
yahoo.com> wrote:
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new survey indicate
that 54 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of teenage boys have
had oral sex, according to a report released Thursday by The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
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I always thought that 'oral sex' was talking about it...
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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16 Sep 2005 01:41:31 AM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Johnny Asia (poki_pongo at
yahoo.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new survey indicate
that 54 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of teenage boys have
had oral sex, according to a report released Thursday by The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Hmmm. Does this mean that one percent of boys are having gay oral sex?
Or maybe they are contortionists.
The report also shows that oral sex is now more common among teens
than sexual intercourse. In fact, about one in four teens who have not
had sexual intercourse have experienced oral sex.
Oral sex is "safe" sex. Works better than any condom. Except of course
if there is a disease involved.
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16 Sep 2005 06:10:47 AM |
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"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96D2BE368E4D3vicman@216.196.97.136...
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Johnny Asia (poki_pongo at
yahoo.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new survey indicate
that 54 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of teenage boys have
had oral sex, according to a report released Thursday by The National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Hmmm. Does this mean that one percent of boys are having gay oral sex?
Or maybe they are contortionists.
Believe it or not it is possible to give oral sex to a female
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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16 Sep 2005 11:30:14 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet kathryn (nospam@here.com)
made the light shine upon us with this:
"Uncle Vic" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96D2BE368E4D3vicman@216.196.97.136...
Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Johnny Asia (poki_pongo
at yahoo.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
Most US teens have had oral sex: survey
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:07 PM BST
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings from a new survey indicate
that 54 percent of teenage girls and 55 percent of teenage boys have
had oral sex, according to a report released Thursday by The
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Hmmm. Does this mean that one percent of boys are having gay oral
sex? Or maybe they are contortionists.
Believe it or not it is possible to give oral sex to a female
I know. So does my wife...
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Uncle Vic
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
http://home.comcast.net/~vickman/
Plonked by Raytard
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