<p>Serenity Jade - I know there’s a lot of propoganda out there that states that…I tend to think there’s a stronger correlation to MONEY than religion. </p>
<p>I grew up in a Christian household, and raised my kids in a Christian household and know lots of Christians…most of us are on birth control - me from age 16.</p>
<p>Free birth control is available here. The education is present. Look at a poverty map.</p>
<p>If your D believes that this girl is in a downward spiral- she should probably alert the RA.</p>
<p>However, having sex with multiple people or drinking does not mean she’s drowning.</p>
<p>OP, thanks for clarifying. It’s true that parents should be aware that sponsorship by a church doesn’t mean that a college is “faith-based.” More research is needed. Of course, even at the most Christian college in the land, you might get an awful roommate.</p>
<p>And for those who care about such things: <a href=“http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/teen-pregnancy-higher-red-states-blue-states[/url]”>http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/teen-pregnancy-higher-red-states-blue-states</a></p>
<p>I note in passing that Utah has a low teen pregnancy rate–perhaps BYU might be one school where students practice what the school preaches?</p>
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It’s true that parents should be aware that sponsorship by a church doesn’t mean that a college is “faith-based.”[/unquote]</p>
<p>Very true. If often means only that there’s going to be a theology or religion requirement in the gen ed.</p>
<p>Utahs teen pregnancy rate went up 12% between 2005 & 2008.
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But overall the rate is declining.</p>
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If that–often it’s just a historic affiliation.</p>
<p>“The delaying of this perfectly natural act until age 18 or marriage is nothing more than arbitrary rule-making imposed by some elements of society.”</p>
<p>Where is your evidence that society’s laws about the age of consent for sexual activity are arbitrary?</p>
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But it does matter. People with different values make different decisions. Of course, not all will do so, but I’d bet you any amount of money that the percentage of students who graduate from ORU as virgins is substantially higher than those who do so from Cal.</p>
<p>Ultimately, this is yet another failure by college admins to exercise control constructively. The reality is that they make it hard for abused roommates to have the chance to move to a better quarter. In this case, the OP’s D should be moved or the active one forced to move ans suspend her activities until one is moved. </p>
<p>The bottom line is that the cost of room and board are high enough to allow for a minimum standard of comfort and privacy. That colleges such as that sordid sex case at Rutgers indicated are simply too casual in allowing sex guests into what should be shared private rooms. </p>
<p>Students should have the right of speaking up and the school the obligation to respond to similar problems within …hours. All they need to do is matching students who share similar views on promiscuity, gender issues, and other personal choices.</p>
<p>Brigham Young University is the only college I can think of where you could send your child and the odds would be high that their roommates wouldn’t be having sex. The reason I say that is that they have an honor code which includes:</p>
<p>No inappropriate sexual activity (no sexual relationships outside of marriage)</p>
<p>I think they can expel you for having sex if you are caught.</p>