tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post116005128876590291..comments2023-05-01T11:44:04.490-03:00Comments on D for Disorientation: Shoot the birds, smash the bees!Pablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-11049942672319757892008-08-02T19:02:00.000-03:002008-08-02T19:02:00.000-03:00This is an old post but the message holds. Dear An...This is an old post but the message holds. Dear Anonymous, I think (like you do) that the school should give individuals basic tools for everyday life. That clearly includes knowing what's going on with their bodies, and how to deal with it. Just as children are taught about digestion, flu and vaccines, they should be taught about pregnancy, STDs and condoms. No big deal, not necessarily graphic detail.<BR/><BR/>The difference between the Church and the state is that the state must strive to contain all views and balance them with an eye on public good, while the Church supports and (when possible) imposes a single view on everyone, sometimes when that view is plainly harmful (i.e. preaching that using contraception is evil). And then the state has no business telling people how to go about their private lives, but the Church assumes that's their solemn right and obligation.<BR/><BR/>"To each his own" is a nice principle, but the Church has never believed in it.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-90281380409901867632008-08-02T15:33:00.000-03:002008-08-02T15:33:00.000-03:00I really take no side on this as I think the schoo...I really take no side on this as I think the schools should be sticking to producing individuals with the tools to function on a basic level in daily life (able to read, perform arithmetic, and write). Forming "whole" individuals is not the job of a grossly underpaid teacher. That is primarily the parents job.<BR/><BR/>However, saying that the Church's influence on what people think about sex is the problem (blaming one institution) and then saying government should influence what people think (just another institution) makes no sense to me. What is gained by teaching this to children unless it's part of a health class on how human reproduction works? <BR/><BR/>What happened to to each his own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com