Missionary positioning

It's called the Abstinence Clearinghouse, an umbrella organization for the various groups which cajole/harangue/persuade (pick one) young folks to eschew the wonders of sex until they're properly licensed by the state, and they're holding their convention in Las Vegas. Of course.

It goes without saying that there are very good reasons why teenagers should not have sex — ask any 35-year-old grandparent — and I'm as likely as anyone to buy into the mythology of Waiting For The Right One, but something about this enterprise leaves me cold, and it's not just the tendency of some of the promoters to disseminate misconceptions about condoms, either.

I wrote this back in 1996:

I got married at twenty-four. It didn't last. Maybe it might have if either of us had known what the hell we were doing. Those zealous guardians of home plate wouldn't have helped us in the slightest.

Update, 9:15 pm: Arthur Silber scoffs at their slogan:

Now he tells me.

Update, 7 am, 30 June: On his radio show, Cam Edwards points out that "True Love Waits", as a slogan, belongs to some other group.

Now he tells me.

(I'm starting to see a pattern here.)