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   October  17, 2007

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 Dry Humping School Girls

 

   
John Stossel photo Officer Roache also claimed that the boys "dry humped" the girls. But the girls say all the boys did was "party boy": "It's just like a really funny dance," said Madie, another of the girls. "All the boys do it. They, like, bounce up and down, and it's really funny because they look really retarded." Imagine how DeMarcus Blackwell felt when he was told that his son Chris had engaged in "sexual contact and/or sexual harassment" at school. School officials in Waco, Texas, said Chris rubbed his face in the chest of a female teachers' aide. Well, before you can imagine this father's reaction, you need to know one other fact: His son was 4 years old when the "sexual" incident occurred. That got Chris into trouble was giving the aide a hug. Only after DeMarcus strenuously complained did the school change the boy's record from "sexual harassment" to "inappropriate physical contact." At least Chris wasn't sent to jail, as were 13-year-old Cory Mashburn and 12-year-old Ryan Cornelison of McMinnville, Ore. The boys were charged with five counts of felony sex abuse in the first degree
  
   
because of their conduct toward some 13-year-old girls at their middle school. Cory's mom, Tracie, got the terrible phone call. "He had been touching some girls, and we needed to get down to the juvenile detention. They were arresting him," she told me. Turning Kids into Sex Offenders
   
         
         
   

DOWNLOADING OBSCENITY In the Unites States, using a computer to download obscenity is a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison. Federal law makes it a crime to use "a computer service" to transport over state lines "any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy book, pamphlet, picture, motion-picture film, paper, letter, writing, print, or other matter of indecent character." Under the plain reading of the statute, most men in the United States may be felons. Statistics on the downloading of "lewd pictures" are notoriously unreliable, but according to some surveys, 70 percent of men have admitted to visiting pornographic sites at some point. Many such sites are probably obscene under the Supreme Court's definition of obscenity—that is, they, according to community standards, "appeal to the prurient interest," depict "sexual conduct" in an patently offensive way, and lack "serious literary,

  
   
artistic, political, and scientific value." "How Laws Die": America's Battle with Pornography
 
   
 
         
   
HAVE SOME BABIES October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ladies. Time for pink ribbons, fundraising, mammograms, and that familiar list of lifestyle changes you can make to decrease your risk. I bet most of you can recite it in your sleep: examine yourself monthly, watch your weight, exercise, eat berries, vegetables and fiber. Don’t smoke or drink excessive alcohol. Avoid red meat and fatty foods. Want Protection From Breast Cancer? Have Some Babies
 
         
         

Family Concerns

 

AUTHORITY Maintaining balance in every area of our life is very important. I believe it is a major key to walking in victory. The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:8, Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion soaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. Satan cannot devour anyone he pleases. He can only gain access to those who are out of balance—living their life at one extreme or another. I believe that one of the most important areas for us to be balanced in is our understanding of submission to authority. Believe it or not, all authority is instituted by God. In fact, it is His will that you and I submit to the people He has placed over us. Romans 13:1 says, Let every person be loyally subject to the governing (civil) authorities. For there is no authority except from God [by His permission, His sanction], and those that exist do so by God’s appointment. A Balanced Look at Submission to Authority

 
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