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“give me my life…i’ll give you my love”
September 2005

Note: I am sorry this newsletter is late. Due to Hurricane Katrina, I am just getting home and settled from a 3-week evacuation. Please keep the victims of Hurricane Katrina in your daily prayers. Through October 31st, 10% of all sales will be donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina rather than the pro-life movement.
Also, for those of you who are receiving this newsletter for the first time, welcome. If you wish to be removed from our subscriber list, please email us at choosethechild@cox.net and let us know.
Thank you and God Bless.

Can your teenager remain Abstinent until Marriage?

In today's world,where sex is dominant, it is hard to believe that anyone does or can remain abstinent until marriage. With the media and society accepting that pre-marital sex is the norm, many of our youth have mixed signals. So many of the TV shows that our youth are watching promote sexual activity before marriage, and, very rarely do these shows inform them of the consequences of pre-marital sexual activity. Many of oury outh don’t think about the risks associated with pre-marital sexual activity, such as STDs*, pregnancy, low self-esteem, guilt, rejection and more.
There are quite a few reasons why teens choose to engage in sexual activity:
Sexual attraction, Social and Media Pressure, Peer Pressure, Pressure from Partner, Parental Example of Permissiveness, Low Self-Esteem, and Mistaken Beliefs. (1) However, the number one factor that teens cited that influenced their decisions regarding their sexual behavior is their parents!!(2) It is important for parents to make their expectations clear to their child. If we continuously send the message that we expect them to wait until marriage and talk about it openly with them, there is a higher percetnatge that your child will abstain. However, by putting our daughters on the birth control pill, we are telling them that we expect them to have sex. What message do you want to give your child? It is so important for parents to talk to their children about pre-marital sex and its harmful consequences. Don’t wait until your child comes to you –talk to them now before they get their information from someone else. One of the mistaken beliefs is that “everyone is doing it”; however, less than 50% of teens are sexually active. And two-thirds of teens that have had sex wish the yhad waited. (3) It is also important to stress that any genital contact is sex. Many teenagers believe that if they avoid intercourse, but do “other things” that is alright. In regards to any sexual activity, abstinence is the only method that guarantees 100% that they won’t get pregnant or get one of 50-60 of theSTDs* that are so common. Many critics of abstinence education, believe that we should also inform our youth of the birth control methods that are available. However, this is only increasing the mixed signals that the teens of today are facing. To tell them “abstain from sex, but if you do it, use a condom” is like telling a toddler she can’t have a cookie, but showing her where the cookies are kept. How unfair is that!
To take abstinence one step further, is to encourage your teens to practice chastity. By practicing chastity they are asking God to help them make the right decisions when dating! Chastity means asking God to guide their thoughts, their words and their actions on every date they have.(4) It is so important that we ask God for His help. It is much harder to be strong and do the right thing on our own. However, with God, all things are possible. Chastity is a virtue, which helps our youth realize that sex is not a bad thing,but a beautiful act when performed in the appropriate time and place of marriage. It is important to let your teens know that their body is a gift from God and He wants us to live a life of purity and respect. If we don’t respect our own bodies, how can we expect our partner to do so. Respect is such an important aspect in any relationship. Loss of respect is the number one reason of divorce in our country. If a relationship lacks respect it has no solid ground to build upon.
There is so much information on this topic and so many things you can tell your child about abstaining from sexual activity. However,my favorite thing to tell them is “if you are not sure “how far to go”with your boyfriend/girlfriend, pretend he/she is your sibling and only kiss them or do things with them that you would do with your brother or sister”. This gets them every time.

For more information on what to say to your child and when or if you would like a presentation of our “Parents as Partners” program scheduled at your school or organization, please email us at choosethechild@cox.net. We also offer a presentation called “Choose to be Chaste”, which is designed for middle and high school students. You can also click on this link to view a summary of either presentation: http://www.choosethechild.org/pages/spkoutline.htm
If you would like us to mail you more information on this topic to share withh your child, just email us at choosethechild@cox.net

Great websites on this topic:

· www.lovematters.com

www.rockforlife.org

· www.abstinence.net

· www.chastitycall.org

· www.disciplesnow.com

· www.christianitytoday.com

*Because there is so much information on STDs, we will cover that topic in the November newsletter.

(1) Love & You: Making the Right Decision, Tom and Judy Lickona
(2) Kaiser Family Foundation & Children Now)
(3) National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
(4)ChastityCall.org

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September Special
Get your Pro-Life Shirt for October - Respect Life Month!!
Inventory Clearance!!
We are currently clearing our inventory to make room for new items. The following is a list of items that we are promoting. This is a perfect time to stock up on Christmas gifts.

Fitted Tees - only $12

"A Life...Not a Choice"
Black - S, M, XL or XXL
White - S, M, L

"Abortion Kills"
Black - S, M, L
White - M, XL

"Choose the Child"
Black - M, XL
White - S, M, L

"My Life... A Gift from God"
Black - XL

"Property of Jesus"
Black - S, XL
White - S, L, XL

"Proud to be... A Virgin"
Black - M
White - S, M, L

"Real Men Wait" - Regular Tee - not Fitted
Black - S, M, L
White - M
Long Sleeve - $15
Black - M
White - M, L

"True Love Waits"
White - M, L
Long Sleeve - $15
Black - S, M, L
White - L

Tanks - $8
"A Life...Not a Choice"
Black - S, M, L or XL
White - S, M, L, XL

"Abortion Kills"
Black - S, M, L
White - M, L

"Choose the Child"
Black - S, M, XL
White - S, M, L

"Property of Jesus"
Black - M, L
White - S

"Proud to be... A Virgin"
Black - S, M, L
White - S, M, L, XL

"True Love Waits"
Black - S, M
White -S, M, L, XL

Children's Clothing
Tee - $10
Tanks - $6

"Choose the Child"
Black Tee - Size 6/8
White Tank - Size 6T

"My Life... A Gift from God"
Girl's Black Tee - 2T, 6T
Girl's Black Tank - 2T, 4T, 6T
Girl's White Tank - 4T

"Property of Jesus"
Girl's Black Tee - Size 2/4
Girl's White Tank - Size 6T

"God's Gift"
Girl's Tank
Black - 4T, 6T
White - 2T, 4T

If you would like to order any of these items listed, please email us at choosethechild@cox.net
because our shopping cart is not set up for these special inventory prices.

Prices are good through October 31st and are only for the items and sizes listed .

MIRACLES OF LIFE

We all know that each and every life is truly a miracle from God. However, some babies have a unique story to tell. If you have a miracle story about the birth of your baby and would like to share it with others, please email us at choosethechild@cox.net We are currently collecting stories to add to our Miracles of Life page on our website.

New Links Added toChoosetheChild.org
Promise Checks – offers checks with a spiritual message,

including pro-life images

NEWSLETTER now available on our Website

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Upcoming Events For Life

Respect Life Sunday

October 2, 2005

Encourage your pastor to preach on Life issues this weekend. This is also a great time to begin a Spiritual Adoption. Just click on this link for more information http://www.choosethechild.org/pages/spiritual.htm on Spiritual Adoptions.

Proudly Pro-Life Week in New Orleans ArchdiocesanSchools
We are not sure if this will take place this year due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina

October17-21

October17th, 10:30am – Mass at St. Francis Xavier

Talkto your principal to see what you can do to

help plan events for this week. Visit http://www.choosethechild.org/pages/resource.htm

for great ideas!

If you live in another city and would like to promote

Proudly Pro-Life Week in your child’s school, visit http://www.choosethechild.org/pages/parentsforlife.htm

for more information.

Please email me at ntkissinger@cox.net for more information on any of these events.

Please visit our site at www.choosethechild.org to view our entire line of pro-life products

and to learnmore about being perfectly pro-life.

Coming Soon!!!!

Drawing ofthe Unborn

 

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