The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: on Families & Children


Vernon Jones: 1998: outlaw selling music with explicit lyrics to minors

In 1998, he filed a bill that would outlaw selling music with explicit lyrics to minors. During the debate on the House floor, Jones was blocked from playing some songs. Instead, Jones read choice lyrics out loud, self-editing wherever necessary. The bill did not pass.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2022 Georgia Governor race Aug 23, 2020

George W. Bush: Abstinence Ed should get funded as much as Sex Ed

Bush has long supported sexual abstinence for unmarried couples...announced that if he were elected president, the federal government would channel as much money into abstinence education as it spends on sex education. “The twin epidemics of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease are a major problem for the future of America,” Bush said.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jun 22, 1999

George W. Bush: Federal studies & grants for abstinence programs

Bush’s battle plan against premarital sex also includes an end “to hostile regulations and bureaucratic rules” that deter religious groups from seeking federal grants for abstinence programs, and a long-term study to measure the effectiveness of all abstinence programs.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jun 22, 1999

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