Hi shmelke,

I saw this a few days back and thought it was interesting as well. I have two teens right now, which makes the subject a little more personal.

What I remember of high school, the churched kids behaved just like the non-churched kids. I think they just hid it from thier parents better is all. Not only that, but of all my class, the churched girls ended up having far more abortions than the others, which always puzzled me, considering that xians tend to be really anti-abortion. So, when I had read about this study, I thought it sounded about right.

I don't really know what the "answer" is as far as keeping my kids safe - I pray for them alot and work hard to have an open honest relationship with them. I'm always trying to find religous teachings and resources that appear to be relevant to what they are going through, and I try to be a good example for them.

Religion aside, I'm sure we're all just trying to do our best.