KSL, had an artice on it's website today that I found interesting. Syphilis rates are up dramtically in Utah. Whenever we see this as a trend it opens up a debate as to whether we give more sex education to our children or we push abstinence. One method reduces infection the other has proven to not. The following comment was posted with the article and I found it disturbing:
No, this is NOT a health issue, it IS a MORALITY issue. And those who choose to use their agency incorrectly will suffer both the spiritual consequences and in this case many times the physical consequences. People can try to ignore the consequences of sin, but they can not change them. Many people have become so far desensitized they are almost "past feeling" and no longer remember what it felt like to be pure and clean and have almost fully adopted their fallen state of being as "normal" reality. To them, the world is dark and to them it seems normal. These are the voices who usualy speak loudest agains purity and righteousness because they can no longer see or feel it and to them it is as if it no longer exists. They find their daily feed in the media which helps them to reinforce in thier minds thier fallen state as a normal reality, which keeps them from coming to the Lord and repenting so they might be healed. Indeed, as Paul said, "of such, turn away..."
Really? I am not sure how you can use your agency incorrectly...you either use it or you don't. I wonder what the conversation will be at the poster's kitchen table when this poster's child comes down with syphilis or worse...HIV? Darling child you have a disease that was delivered to you by god because you ignored his teachings. Sorry you need to suffer because you were unclean.
COME ON PEOPLE! What are you thinking. Humans are sexual beings. It is in our DNA to have sex. Kids make decisions based upon emotion and desire. There is rarely any thought given to going to hell but tell them they could get sick....They will think twice about the method if nothing else.
Utah needs to pull its collective head out of the sand. Parents do not teach sex ed. They fail in that regard in every way in this state. When you combine religious voodoo with an ineffective policy you write a recipe for disaster. I believe the argument for comprehensive sex ed is the fact that your son might date my daughter!
Darling child you have a disease that was delivered to you by god because you ignored his teachings. Sorry you need to suffer because you were unclean.
ReplyDeleteSadly I think that would be the response at most of the tables of the devoutly religious.
I'm hoping that my kids choose somewhat wisely when it comes to sexual choices. Wisely based on the threat of STD's, pregnancy and other factors. Not because God will be mad if they do.
"the fact that your son might date my daughter!"
ReplyDeleteAmen! (ahem..)
The amount of fear amongst many fundamental religious folks cannot be understated. It is not just a matter of presenting a good argument, the fear and disturst must somehow be overcome before the reasoning can even be heard. I have been a part of health curriculum committees and it is mind boggling the conspiracies some members of the public would contrive. :)
Oh, I've had the, "Condom" conversation with my, good looking, atheletic, popular, 13 year old son. "You're daddy drives you to school in a new Audi. Use a condom, or I could lose it all." I think he gets it. But you are so right. Telling teenagers not to have sex does not work. I was one once. And it didn't work on me. It won't work on my son, or his friends. The, "R's" seem to thing if we tell them that, "God" wants them to do something, they will, actually do it! Bullshit.
ReplyDeleteI find KSL's comments section to be one of the most frightening spaces of unenlightened discourse on the internet. Occasionally I will set foot in there only to leave minutes later, dizzy from the disjointed crazy talk that goes down in there.
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