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Against this dark backdrop of moral chaos, the radical hope of experiencing the transforming work of Christ shines like a diamond on black velvet. For Christians, this could be our best opportunity to speak life boldly to this generation.

As one pastor in Rockdale County said, "These kids have so many things—;cell phones, pagers, and cars—;but what they are looking for is a path in life."

Paula Rinehart is a writer and Christian counselor in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her husband, Stacy, are the coauthors of Choices: Finding God's Way in Dating, Sex, Marriage, and Singleness (NavPress, 1996).

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See today's related article, "Sex and the Single Christian."

Frontline's Web site has reams of information related to its documentary The Lost Children of Rockdale County. The site includes reactions from experts, extended interviews with community leaders, health officials, and parents, statistics on teen sexuality, reaction to the documentary from Rockdale County, links to other Web sites, and video clips both from the documentary and about its creation. There's even a transcript of the show, or you can purchase the video.

Christianity Today recently interviewed Wendy Shalit about her book, A Return to Modesty.

Rinehart's Finding God's Way in Dating, Sex, Marriage, and Singleness is available at the Christianity Online Bookstore and other book retailers.

Christianity Today sister publication Campus Life, a magazine targeted at high school students, addresses issues of sexuality in every issue. See also its recent issue on "How Far is Too Far?"

Organizations focusing on teen abstinence include Project Reality, True Love Waits, Teen-Aid, National Abstinence Clearinghouse, Straight Talk, Choosing the Best.

Oprah Winfrey is also alarmed. See the summary of her February 7 show, which included segments on The Lost Children of Rockdale County, Talk magazine's "The Sex Lives of Your Children," quotes from teens, and advice from psychologist William Pollack.

Newswatch, a now-defunct media watchdog Web site, questioned the news value of Talk's "The Sex Lives of Your Children."

Good Morning America's site offers advice on how to talk to your teens about sex. (There's also a chat transcript with GMA's parenting contributor on the topic.)

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July 10 2000, Vol. 44, No. 8