Sexy TV shows tied to teen pregnacies
 

THE ELDERS WERE RIGHT AGAIN !!!!


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CHICAGO – Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes.

"Sex and the City," anyone? That was one of the shows used in the research.

The new study is the first to link those viewing habits with teen pregnancy, said lead author Anita Chandra, a Rand Corp. behavioral scientist. Teens who watched the raciest shows were twice as likely to become pregnant over the next three years as those who watched few such programs.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081103/...teen_pregnancy

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Really...

Did the elders teach that, when watching TV, to not watch shows with sexual content on them? I don't think so. That would be teaching personal responsibilities and morals in ones every day actions.

The elders taught a method that suggested that people did not have within themselves the ability to judge between what is acceptable content and what is not.

This study suggests that a certain type of show tends to bring about this type of behavior.

I think that it is fair to say that nearly everyone teaches that we should be wary of the content of the shows that are on TV and adjust our viewing habits accorndingly

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Watching tv does not make a teen pregnant. :crazy

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Our local television station interviewed several pregnant teenagers a few months ago. They all agreed that the movies they watched influenced them in their promiscuous actions which resulted in their pregnancies. Every single girl, interviewed, was of the same opinion.

They said the movies seemed like a "normal" lifestyle and how everyone lived.

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There's probably a higher rate of teen pregnancies among teens who read racy books also, and teens who frequent inappropriate chat rooms. It's not the medium, it's the content.

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This doesn't pertain to the "elders" bro. Any sincere christian know that watching(or intake of any kind) filth, will not benefit, but harm, them or their children.

Garbage in, Garbage out.
You are what you eat, same principle.

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I agree!

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I wonder if reading Playboy would influence my opinions on sex more than reading Popular Mechanics... or should I just avoid all magazines just to be on the safe side?

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I think that teens should avoid watching TV, men should avoid reading magazines and women should avoid wearing the color red.

:whistle

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Perhaps, instead, men should wear red, teens should read magazines & women should watch TV?