Condoms for teen agers

[denuseri]

I never said you couldn't teach them morality and ethics, thats not what the topic of the thread is even about anyway.

Again is simple logic that the knowledge of safe sexual practices should be available.


If anything we would be the imoral and unethical ones for making such things forbidden fruit.

[thir]

I never said you couldn't teach them morality and ethics, thats not what the topic of the thread is even about anyway.

Jumping in here for a moment: As the originator of the thread, I'd like to say that I do not mind if the discussion goes in that direction. These things - what to teach our children - are so darn difficult and good to get turned over now and again.

Again is simple logic that the knowledge of safe sexual practices should be available.


If anything we would be the imoral and unethical ones for making such things forbidden fruit.

Agreed unreservedly.

[Ozme52]

I never said you couldn't teach them morality and ethics, thats not what the topic of the thread is even about anyway.

Again is simple logic that the knowledge of safe sexual practices should be available.

Not that I wish to defend Duncan in this, but please don't expect anyone to think that the question of sex education and the distribution of condoms has to do with anything other than the perception of what is and isn't moral.

That is the crux of the question. If not, it would be a no-brainer for everyone. "Of course you give out condoms and avoid teen pregnancy."

But for so many people, that's tantamount to abandoning ones morals.

One thing to remember, this all stems from the catholic church prohibitting both sex before marriage and birth control... because they want people to have children and have them born into families that are obedient to the church. The more there are, the more powerful its influence.

If anything we would be the imoral and unethical ones for making such things forbidden fruit.

And proving my point, you think, as I do, it is immoral to allow children to make life-changing mistakes for the sake of a conservative, fundamentalist, perspective.

So yes indeed, this thread is exactly all about what is or isn't moral.

[DuncanONeil]

Interesting! And well put. I do have some minor difficulty with some of the ideas within, but as I said well put!

Not that I wish to defend Duncan in this, but please don't expect anyone to think that the question of sex education and the distribution of condoms has to do with anything other than the perception of what is and isn't moral.

That is the crux of the question. If not, it would be a no-brainer for everyone. "Of course you give out condoms and avoid teen pregnancy."

But for so many people, that's tantamount to abandoning ones morals.

One thing to remember, this all stems from the catholic church prohibitting both sex before marriage and birth control... because they want people to have children and have them born into families that are obedient to the church. The more there are, the more powerful its influence.

And proving my point, you think, as I do, it is immoral to allow children to make life-changing mistakes for the sake of a conservative, fundamentalist, perspective.

So yes indeed, this thread is exactly all about what is or isn't moral.

[DuncanONeil]

Knowledge and handing out condoms are two entirely different things!

I never said you couldn't teach them morality and ethics, thats not what the topic of the thread is even about anyway.

Again is simple logic that the knowledge of safe sexual practices should be available.


If anything we would be the imoral and unethical ones for making such things forbidden fruit.