$170 million chastity belt

The current issue of Mother Jones has a fascinating set of quotes pulled directly from some of the abstinence-only education programs your tax dollars are funding. And by 'fascinating', of course, I mean 'fucking appalling.' Some samples:

“Hold up a beautiful rose. Talk about the petals and how they add color and fragrance to the rose. Hand the rose to a student, telling that student to pull off a petal and pass it on to another student who also pulls off a petal. Continue passing the rose around until there are no more petals. At the end, hold up the rose. Ask: Of what value is the rose now?… The rose represents someone who participates in casual sex.”
—Choosing the Best PATH

“The first player spins the cylinder, points the gun to his/her head, and pulls the trigger. He/she has only a one in six chance of being killed. But if one continues to perform this act, the chamber with the bullet will ultimately fall into position, and the game ends as one of the players dies. Relying on condoms is like playing Russian roulette.”
—Me, My World, My Future

That this kind of garbage is passing for education in our public schools renders me nearly speechless with outrage. Fortunately, Jill over at Third Wave Agenda is less tongue-tied.