Comments on: The Abstinence Follies

The Nation: Those Who Preach Abstinence Are Often Hypocrites, But The Policy Itself Is Even Worse

[scorp79]

You know.. the start of this article says the american people were ahead of congress on the war, and the farse of abstinance. Human nature dictates that teens will engage in sexual behavior with or without *** education, and with or without religious morals. Its documented in study after study.

Christianity teaches us that we should turn the other cheek and the leaders use a "holier than thou" approach to preaching to the masses. Yet our leaders who are overwhelmingly christian will still war for frivilous and immoral purposes.

But I guess religion as a whole has its purpose. After all. Our leaders might just have told the truth and said we are taking out saddam for financial reasons rather than masking the truth with a moral lie..

Kids are ahead of adults just as the people are ahead of congress. kids won't will heed the calls of abstinance about as much as our leaders heed the teachings of christianity.. So I say.. if they are going to do it, the best we can do is educate them!

[ubrew12]

Christian conservatives never met a scientific discipline they didn't want to ignore and go with their divine inspiration instead: biology (evolution), climatology (global warming), counter-terrorism (Iraq Wars effect on the Islamic terror threat), *** education (abstinence). Put 'em all together and these people are costing society ALOT. Folks, we get the fact that you love God. But ignoring the advice of people WHOSE BUSINESS IT IS to scientifically study certain disciplines is wrongheaded and increasingly expensive to the rest of us.

Find another way to feel powerful about your conversion to Christ.

[kprom828]

Abstinence should still be taught in school's today, along with "safe" ***. One does not have to be religious to abstain, especially in high school where most teenagers are not ready for the responsibilities that come with an unwanted pregnancy.

Condoms and other birth control methods are not 100% effective. There is only one sure way to avoid getting pregnant, absitence. That is a scientific fact. Also it's really difficult to get a STD if one abstains.

Teenagers need to know that they have a choice, that they do not have to give into peer pressure. They need to know that their choices do come with consequences, be they good or bad.

I believe that parents should be the ones talking to their kids, and they need to start a lot sooner than they think. Unfortunately a lot of parents have dropped the ball on this one, so it's up to schools to fill in the gap.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[soldat44]

Yet another reason to ban religion.
Posted by roger3815 at 01:09 PM : May 12, 2007

Nobody's forcing you to go to church. Why do you even care to comment.It doesn't affect you.

[cozzicon]

This is so sad it's funny.

Abstinence should be in the curriculum along with modern protection methods. Information from the government shouldn't omit information because of the religious bias of anyone. This is information that saves lives. And for those who do not/or cannot abstain dispensing information in a biased manner is discrimination.

As far as prostitution goes... for Pete's sake let's just legalize it. We waste too much time in this country arguing about how many angels fit on a pinhead. Can we move on now?

It's always been fairly interesting to me that I can legally get a massage from a licensed therapist- as long as they don't touch me "there".

What two people do in private in a consensual manner doesn't seem to me to be something we should be legislating.