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sex ed

30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education

Magnolia McKay

August 1, 2024

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It was a breakout moment in the evangelical purity movement — a movement that impacts sex education in the United States to this day. Jill Dender was one of the first teens to sign the pledge while traveling with her youth group from Tulip Grove Baptist in Nashville

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, NPR News, WPLN News Tagged With: Christian, Christianity, evangelical, NPR, purity culture, religion, sex ed

Metro councilmembers pitch $500K grant for abortion access and sex education

Alexis Marshall

August 28, 2022

Nashville leaders are responding to a total ban on abortions that’s now taken effect in Tennessee. The law is one of the strictest in the country with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Metro Government, sex ed

Bill Forces Schools to Tell Parents of Homosexual Behavior

Blake Farmer

January 30, 2013

State legislation known as “don’t say gay” has been revived. The bill now includes a requirement that school counselors notify parents if they learn of students – quote – “engaging in or at risk of engaging in” injurious behavior.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Don't Say Gay, homosexuality, sex ed, Stacey Campfield

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