Thread: Patrick Proposes Giving Up Abstinence-Only Grant Money
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Old 05-06-2007, 01:17 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vharlow View Post
Sheesh. Where did I invoke the name of God? Abstinence works every time it's tried. Punto.

I will have to disagree with you that we should not teach children to ignore SOME natural urges.... They do pick and choose when to defacate....they should be very much in charge of when to choose other bodily functions as well. What earthly good is free will if it's not USED?

We don't encourage them to TAKE whatever they want just because it's there...... That would be theft and wrong.... why not encourage them to control their own bodily urges for their own future good?
V, I DO teach my children to take the moral high road. To stand the moral high ground. I am their mother.

State funded programs cannot teach morality though. Because then you get into the debate of whose morality do we bestow on our youth at the expense of taxpayer's dollars? There IS wisdom in abstinence.
That is not in question.

And it ought to be covered in any sex education class for what it is. But not to the dismissal of other means of birth control and the prevention of STD's.

And there is a realistic approach that says that a high per cent of young people will explore their sexuality outside the moral principles that are held up to them at home or in church. So it is of benefit to everyone if they have an objective third party that educates them on the "what ifs" that far too many discover in ignorance because parents and churches are afraid to discuss birth control or encourage it, as if it is a free ticket to promiscuity.

Heck there is even a debate about whether to give an immunization to young ladies to prevent cervical cancer, as if it will encourage sexual activity if they know they need not fear the cancer. While so many so called Christians concern themselves with how they suppose some folk will go to hell if they aren't out there preaching the gospel and that if they do not preach that gospel , the blood of those who die not hearing it is on their own hands...I believe that they need to evaluate if the blood is on their hands for not sharing factual and informative views about sex and encourage the safeguards that medical science has made available.

OD