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• Cigarettes in Kids Movies, In Life, at Grandma's

  I can kind of sympathize with Eric Alterman's rage in this post on Media Matters. He's pissed because he took his two 9-year-olds to see "Definitely, Maybe" which, according to him, wound up being cigarette porn instead of a nice father-daughter family flick. He says the movie glamorized smoking, especially for young females, and also made it appear to be easy to kick the habit. Also:   Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 03:34 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: teens, smoking, tweens, Smoking prevention, teen life, adult play, tween, teen trends, teen smoking, teenager, teen, adult movies

• School Can't Tolerate Gay Tolerance Club

  As if gay high school students don't have it rough enough, a Florida school district banned a gay-straight tolerance club, arguing it amounted to a sex club and violated the school's "abstinence only" policy. There's a bright spot, however, in this story about being intolerant of a tolerance club. The ACLU sued on behalf of the club and won an injunction to allow the club to continue meeting on campus while the case works its way through the court system. But there's something even brighter. Read More... Posted Apr 10 2007, 09:33 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: high school, gay, gay teens, teen life, gay issues, gay kids

• BattleCry To Teens: Be A "Stalker of God." Whatever That Means...

  BattleCry is a roving evangelical festival - a Christian Lollapalooza, if you will - that is gripping the religious youth of the nation.  Just this past weekend, over 22,000 teenagers gathered at San Francisco's AT&T Park to pray, sing, and listen to Christian bands. Kids came from as far away as Los Angeles to participate in the cross-cultural gathering, which also included speakers (a "former Islamic terrorist" among them), and stand-up comedians ("What would an atheist praise song be?  'Who gives us reason to live? No one!'). BattleCry founder Ron Luce believes teens today are barraged by sex, violence and immorality at every turn, and that they need a Christian alternative.  BattleCry's website roars "A stealthy enemy has infiltrated our country and is preying upon the hearts and minds of 33 million American teens. Corporations, media conglomerates, and purveyors of popular culture have spent billions to seduce and enslave our youth. So far, the enemy is winning."  But, Luce reassured his young San Francisco audience, "We will not allow the enemy to steal this generation!" Read More... Posted Mar 12 2007, 10:27 AM by Alisyn with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: christianity, BattleCry, teen life