I asked this question earlier today, but I would still like to know what people think. Here's the story:
http://my.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20071106/47314650_3ca6_1552620071107-1136043645
Is it time to write to Congress and tell them to stop wasting our money on "faith-based" programs which obviously don't work, and start teaching our kids the truth?
2007-11-07 09:07:10 · 13 answers · asked by link955 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is too much money involved for the abstinence groups to back down.
I am all for teaching abstinence, but kids also need to be informed about what to do in the very likely event that they to succumb to temptation.
Edit: The programs have been proven not to work so personal opinion is just a matter of being informed or ignorant. Teens who participate in abstinence-only sex ed are no less likely to have sex but are a third less likely to use contraception when they do. The rate of sexually transmitted infections and HIV has increased since these programs were implemented, with 4 million young people in the U.S. contracting sexually-transmitted diseases each year. If people can not understand the implications that this is having on our society then there are allowing their ideology to get in the way of medically and scientific data.
2007-11-07 09:15:48 · answer #1 · answered by alana 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am pagan and have no problem with sexuality however abstinence can save people from a lot of heart ache. If a person does not want to be abstinent then that is their choice, however they need to be careful though and be safe or as safe as possible.
I do not see promoting abstinence as a Faith program. I am just glad I am married and have a good marriage. If not I don't know what I might end up with. I never was one big on abstinence but it is safer.
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2007-11-07 09:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's been a while since I paid attention to this stuff so I don't have a reference link handy, but the verdict's been in on abstinence-only education for about fifteen years and it very clearly doesn't work. It makes for unwed teenage mothers, mostly, because they never learned to respect birth control. The rates of venereal disease are irrelevant, tho. Kids screw other kids and the STDs haven't yet had time to penetrate the population.
2016-04-03 00:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kids who would abstain will abstain whether they hear it in class or not. Let's cater to the other kids who need to know how pregnancy, STDs, and contraceptives work.
Otherwise, why have "sex ed" programs anyway? Couldn't you just put up posters saying "Don't Have Sex" and use that money to pay teachers a little more? Seriously, how much can there really be to an abstinence only sex ed curriculum? Why does it need millions of dollars?
2007-11-07 09:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Abstinence is the higher road -people just need to be patient and actually get to know each and commit to each other (marriage) before having sex.
Sex can actually be better than what a one night stand or what short term relationships give you.
Sex is only one part of the relationship -it's not meant to be the center . . . which is where we are told mistakenly to put it.
I don't think the programs are a waste of time.
2007-11-07 09:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by Bob T 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it's time to ditch abstinence-only programs. That money could be much better spent educating young people about safe sex, not just preventing pregnancy, but also preventing STD's. It's time to keep it real people. Young people are having sex, whether we like it or not.
2007-11-07 09:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by Miss Brown 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes it's a waste. Promote waiting till adulthood to have sex. But, don't expect people to wait forever to have sex. People marry very late compared to the times when this system of waiting developed.
2007-11-07 09:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by 354gr 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree. People will have sex anyway so wasting money that could better be spent teaching children proper science and mathematics, as well as grammar, is idiotic.
2007-11-07 09:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I absolutely agree.....kids nowadays are going to engage in sex regardless, it's part of being young and curious, it would be better served to have programs that educate safe-sex practices and the usage of contraceptives.
2007-11-07 09:11:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Considering that all 4 of my sister's children are failed forms of birth control, I'd say abstinance may be the only sure way.
2007-11-07 09:13:26 · answer #10 · answered by Robin Runesinger 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋