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     1.  Patrick Henry College Out Debates Many Universities
     2.  Ten Commandments on Winning Streak
     3.  Groundbreaking Study Proves Abstinence Education Works

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1.  PATRICK HENRY COLLEGE OUT DEBATES THEM ALL, AGAIN!
WND.COM, 1/19/2010

  Patrick Henry College is just 10 years old and has 350 students.  It has won its fourth national debate championship in six years.

  The Virginia evangelical Christian school, founded by the leading Christian homeschool organization, is the only college or university to win the American Collegiate Moot Court Association national cham-pionship more than once. 

  Other schools competing include Harvard, Syracuse, Holy Cross, Baylor University, Miami and Fitchburg State College.  Patrick Henry College sent eight teams the maximum number to the 64 team competition at Florida International  College of Law in Miami.  They placed first, third, ninth, 11^th, 13^th and 17^th! 

(Not bad for homeschoolers!)

  The school also won national Brief Writing titles.

  Patrick Henry’s moot court coach and college chancellor, Michael Farris, reveled in the victory before a cheering crowd of students on campus Monday.

  “Our goal is not simply to win a national tournament, but to carry Christ and His message into everything that we do. Doing your best in a moot court round is simply the foundation for serving Christ to the best of your ability in the future,” he said. 

  Last year, the school was one of just 18 from 300 around the world to be granted the Outstanding Delegation award at the National Model United Nations Conference.

2.  TEN COMMANDMENTS ON WINNING STREAK
Bob Unrun, wnd.com, 1/16/2010

     The head of Liberty counsel, a firm that litigates on civil and religious rights issues, says a decision from the 6^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has extended a winning streak for the Ten Commandments that dates back to 2005.

      The organization successfully argued on behalf of the legality of a display in a public building in Kentucky that included the Ten Commandments among other historical references.  The 6^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that reversed a lower court’s opinion that said the Ten commandments were impermis-sible.

     “The Ten Commandments are as much at home in a display about the foundation of law as stars and stripes are to the American flag,” said Mathew Staver, Liberty Counsel’s founder and chairman. “The Ten Commandments are part of the fabric of our country and helped shape the law. It defies common sense to remove a recognized symbol of law from a court of law. [The Ten Commandments are listed on the wall of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.].

      The ACLU might not like our history and might run from it, but the fact remains that the Ten Commandments shaped our laws and may be displayed in a court of law. I am sure the ACLU will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review this case. The ACLU has been running from the Supreme Court since 2005 and has taken loss upon loss on the Ten Commandments,” he said.

3.  Groundbreaking Study Proves Abstinence Education Works
by Abstinence Clearinghouse

"Abstinence programs show kids there are too many great things riding on their future to risk it to STDs, pregnancy and broken hearts. Abstinence is a message our kids want to hear…"

(Sioux Falls, SD)—A new study released today (02/03/2010) shows that abstinence education is highly effective in reducing sexual activity among youth. It also showed contraceptive sex ed. programs to be ineffective.
     The decrease is note-worthy; the study followed students a full two years after completion of the abstinence class. One third of students showed a decrease in sexual activity, compared with those who did not participate in the class. Whereas, condom-promoting programs didn't affect youth behavior at all. Students in these programs showed no reduction in sexual activity and no increase in contraceptive use.

The study, involving black middle-school students, appears in the February 2010 Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, publish-ed by the American Medical Association. It was compiled and released by Drs. John and Loretta Jemmott from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Geoffrey Fong from the University of Waterloo and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in Waterloo, Ontario.