Jedi~Tank wrote:Abstinence education goes too far yes. However I do believe abstinence is a very good thing...unfortunately what we have in cases such as this is the government institutions stepping in and parenting our kids due to the incredibly large numbers of parentless or 1 parent kids. I hate to throw a negative twist on it BUT, this **Filtered** is nose diving into the ground rapidly.
I understand how having a one-parent household might be tough on the child, but why the hell should the government have to step in and "parent for them"? Just because someone doesn't like or agree with one's parenting method doesn't give anyone, government or otherwise, the right to parent their child for them.
Yes, abstinence is a great idea, but it's not promotion of sex to teach teenagers how to be safe in the future. Anyone think 25 yr old virgin brides are suddenly going to pick up a book and learn all the little health details before her wedding night? Get real. She's going to learn based off rumor and conjecture instead of hard fact. I would also bet preventing pregnancy is the last thing on the man's mind. Just because a couple marries doesn't mean either one of them is ready for kids.