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First off, I don't think any public educational institution has any business teaching anything about anyone's sexual activity until at least freshman year of highschool. At that point, they should be emphasized the extreme risks involved with sexual activity in general, to the point where i think maybe a couple single teenage welfare moms should be brought in to describe to the class the hardships in their life, and maybe a person who's been tested positive for HIV should come in and describe whether the pleasure of their sexual experiences outweighed the consequence that now lies before them. After the risks have been assessed, students should be discouraged from any sexual activity until adulthood, told that the safest option is to not have sex until unioned monogamy (whether that be civil union or marriage), then explain how contraceptives work and stress that they be used in any situation which doesn't intend the end result of the sex to be human conception. Then the biology involved in the human reproductive process should be explained in technical detail, and it should be mentioned that some choose to perform sexual acts on partners of the same sex. There should be no morality or "tolerance" mentioned. It is up to the parents to teach their children what activities are acceptable, and what activities they should be "tolerant" of.galenrox said:So what do you suggest they teach instead of that?
shuamort said:When did tolerance start to equate to acceptance? These are two different concepts, folks.
Datamonkee said:Personally, and I know this is going to **** people off, I think children should have the reversible operations that sterilize them until they have the means to support children. If parents wont take responsibility for teaching their kids the value of life, and kids definitely don't learn it, it should be regulated. Stop these 12, 13 year old kids from having kids. It is ridiculous.
Oh, I agree. But imagine all the money the government is shelling out for abortions, welfare, WIC, social services, and health services. That could be turned around, put into a government sponsored temporary sterility measure, and still have millions left over to funnel back into education.vauge said:I like the concept, but can't stand the idea of govt being that involved.
Well, it wouldn't be the first time it's been done. At the turn of the 20th century, the eugenics movement was gaining hold and in Minnesota, the government actually participated in it. Back in 1925 a law passed to sterilize the insane and mentally retarded. Things moved on from there where it was just these two groups, to races, such as the Native Americans who soon become targeted even by President Roosevelt:Datamonkee said:Personally, and I know this is going to **** people off, I think children should have the reversible operations that sterilize them until they have the means to support children. If parents wont take responsibility for teaching their kids the value of life, and kids definitely don't learn it, it should be regulated. Stop these 12, 13 year old kids from having kids. It is ridiculous.
shuamort said:Well, it wouldn't be the first time it's been done. At the turn of the 20th century, the eugenics movement was gaining hold and in Minnesota, the government actually participated in it. Back in 1925 a law passed to sterilize the insane and mentally retarded. Things moved on from there where it was just these two groups, to races, such as the Native Americans who soon become targeted even by President Roosevelt:
"Some day, we will realize that the prime duty, the inescapable duty, of the good citizen of the right type is to leave his or her blood behind him in the world."
I understand the sentiment of people having children (breeding) only when they can support them, but it's the history of what has happened when these ideas are implemented that is scary.
Stherngntlmn said:First off, I don't think any public educational institution has any business teaching anything about anyone's sexual activity until at least freshman year of highschool. At that point, they should be emphasized the extreme risks involved with sexual activity in general, to the point where i think maybe a couple single teenage welfare moms should be brought in to describe to the class the hardships in their life, and maybe a person who's been tested positive for HIV should come in and describe whether the pleasure of their sexual experiences outweighed the consequence that now lies before them. After the risks have been assessed, students should be discouraged from any sexual activity until adulthood, told that the safest option is to not have sex until unioned monogamy (whether that be civil union or marriage), then explain how contraceptives work and stress that they be used in any situation which doesn't intend the end result of the sex to be human conception. Then the biology involved in the human reproductive process should be explained in technical detail, and it should be mentioned that some choose to perform sexual acts on partners of the same sex. There should be no morality or "tolerance" mentioned. It is up to the parents to teach their children what activities are acceptable, and what activities they should be "tolerant" of.
In the social studies or government classes of students, they should be taught the legal generalties of discrimination of all types, what discrimination is, and that they shouldn't participate in it.
No group should be singled out in any class and specifically promoted, whether it be by race, sex, religion, or sexual activities.
Stherngntlmn said:I'm not even saying people should hate. I'm just saying don't trying to brainwash kids into thinking that homosexuality is a perfectly acceptable lifestyle, and that there's nothing wrong with it... when that's purely a subjective point of view, especially considering not only the moral aspect but also the elevated health consequences and risks that are involved in such behavior.
Urethra Franklin said:You can be homosexual and celibate, or monogamous. You can be heterosexual and have unprotected sex on every street corner. Elevated health risks come with high risk behaviour, not with sexual orientation. You promote a myth about gay peoples' health which is based on no foundation. As for morals, they're personal. Keep yours to yourself, and nobody will try to persuade you that you shouldn't be heterosexual.
I pity your kids for the negative self-image they'll develop from the expectations you place upon them, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Urethra Franklin said:You can be homosexual and celibate, or monogamous. You can be heterosexual and have unprotected sex on every street corner. Elevated health risks come with high risk behaviour, not with sexual orientation. You promote a myth about gay peoples' health which is based on no foundation.
The disease, a rare form of chlamydia known as lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV, can cause serious illness, permanent disfigurement and fuel the spread of AIDS, according to New York health officials.
"LGV is a serious condition and its emergence in New York City reflects continuing high levels of unsafe sexual activity among men who have sex with men," said the city's health commissioner Thomas Frieden.
no foundation...55.1 percent of homosexual males in Shoreland -- known as Chicago's "gay center" -- have at least one sexually transmitted disease, researchers said.
It's part of parenting to instill proper morals in your children, teach them right from wrong. If I have the personal belief that homosexual activity is a moral wrong, then why would it be wrong to raise my child with the morals taught by my religion?Urethra Franklin said:As for morals, they're personal. Keep yours to yourself, and nobody will try to persuade you that you shouldn't be heterosexual.
So now expectations are inherently wrong? So it'd be wrong of me to expect my child to grow up to be an honest, law abiding, respected member of their community?Urethra Franklin said:I pity your kids for the negative self-image they'll develop from the expectations you place upon them, regardless of their sexual orientation.
The point was not to point out their promiscuesque tendancy, which is quite obvious. The point was that homosexual culture has a much higher rate of disease than heterosexual culture. Regardless of the amount of partners, male-male sex has a higher likelyhood of spreading disease because of the sensitive nature of the anal cavity membrane.galenrox said:What? Neither of those things prove that homosexuals can't be monogamous, and that straight people can't be promiscuous.
so you're claiming that if the american homosexual community is given the opportunity to create a government recognized contractual union, that the homosexual community's tendancy towards promiscuesque activity will die out?galenrox said:I mean, I am living proof that a straight guy can be promiscuous, and sure homosexuals may tend to get around more, but then that might be a product of the fact that they can't get married, so when they meet someone, they're not approaching the romantic aspect from the same angle because we're raised from day 1 that we're gonna get married at some point, while homosexuals have been working their hardest to get the right to get married and people who complain about their promescuity won't give them the right to settle down. It seems contradictory to me.
Teaching that homosexual sex is wrong doesn't teach hate. You can believe that someone does things that you would consider wrong, and make a conscious decision not to be associated with those things without hating that person.galenrox said:You raise an interesting point. Where should the line be drawn between teaching your kids religious morals and teaching them hate, something viewed as immoral by others?
I would view it as illegal, and as you would be teaching your children to break the law, yes I would consider that to be immoral.galenrox said:Think of it like this: I know you think smoking weed is immoral. If I was a rhastafarian, and so smoking weed was part of my religion, would you view it as moral or immoral to teach my kids to smoke weed?
My opinion is that when children are raised properly, with love and affection. They can be taught that it is foolish to rebel against the admonishment and teachings of their parents.galenrox said:It all depends of at what cost. If you're forcing something upon them that really isn't who they are, chances are you not only won't end up with a kid who is any of those things, but the kid will end up the exact opposite of what you want. Kids rebel against things that try to change who they are, and once you start having them you very well may learn that the hard way, or maybe you'll luck out and have kids who are the exact way you want them to be.
It's a thin line between teaching a kid morals and stifling their individuality, and it's a line a lot of parents accidentally cross, or on purpose if it turns out they don't like who their child is, but I'd reccomend being careful about that, I've seen a lot of kids spiral out of control because their parents crossed that line too many times.
Wrong.Stherngntlmn said:The point was not to point out their promiscuesque tendancy, which is quite obvious. The point was that homosexual culture has a much higher rate of disease than heterosexual culture.
Some are, some aren't. Can't put a blanket statement on people. I was in an 11 year relationship that ended when my partner passed away from cancer. We were monogamous and would have been married if we had the legal opportunity.Stherngntlmn said:Regardless of the amount of partners, male-male sex has a higher likelyhood of spreading disease because of the sensitive nature of the anal cavity membrane.
That IS teaching hate.Stherngntlmn said:Teaching that homosexual sex is wrong doesn't teach hate. You can believe that someone does things that you would consider wrong, and make a conscious decision not to be associated with those things without hating that person.
No, it's ignorant.Datamonkee said:Oi, I can't stand that. First of all, it does NOT teach hate to teach your kids not to do things. If you have moral issues with homosexuality that is fine.
It is a right but that doesn't make it "right". Teaching children to hate those different from them (or as it may turn out, the same as they are) is a parent's legal ability to do so. That doesn't make the parent's view right or correct. It just makes it the parent's ability.Datamonkee said:Teaching your children your personal views is your right.
And to me, that's a sign of being very close minded. A characteristic that makes me shudder.Datamonkee said:I think taking drugs is wrong. I don't hate people that take them, some of my best friends get high. I think monogamy is wrong, I don't hate married people. I think several religions are wrong, I don't hate those people that follow them. I won't ask them out for a beer, but I don't hate them.
And that's your choice to do.Datamonkee said:When or if I ever have children, I will teach them responsibility and try and instill in them the ability to make their own choices when they are old enough to understand the repercussions of those choices.
Not in and of itself, no. Of course,that statement is contingent on what one considers moral and ethical. If you think that suppressing minorities and lynching black folk is moral and ethical, then yes, you ARE teaching hate.Datamonkee said:Teaching morals and ethics does NOT teach hate.
Using your example from above, let's say you thought it was moral and ethical to teach that to your children. You see the problem here?Datamonkee said:Now, if, while teaching your children, you say "See that silly f aggot, Jonny? Yeah, the one that swishes when he walks. See, he's going to catch AIDS because he's an evil sinner, and he's going to die and burn in hell." That would be teaching hate.
Post hoc drawing of the lines. You lumped in a group of things you didn't agree with and then summed up your paragraph by saying that you wouldn't have beer with these people. If any twisting is around, it's yours or I'll grant an inability for cohesive writing.Datamonkee said:Wow, thanks for twisting what I said all to hell and back. Talk about intolerance. Follow the flow of the post.
"I think several religions are wrong, I don't hate those people that follow them. I won't ask them out for a beer, but I don't hate them."
I won't hang around with religious people that I don't agree with, but I don't hate them. I might engage them in debate (like now), but that has NOTHING to do with hate. I don't hang around my friends when they get high. I respect their right to do this, and they respect MY right to not get involved with it. This, again, has nothing to do with hate.
And as said, he can do what he wants and teach what he wants. He puts those opinions on a public forum and he's opening himself up for critique and criticism. I strongly disagree with the way he would raise his children and told him my opinion. I speak from experience being on the end of "homosexuals are ok, but the sex, that is wrong".Datamonkee said:Everything that Southern Gentleman was talking about was done in a very polite and non-hateful manner. He expressed the point that homosexuality was wrong, that is his right. He expressed the point that he would teach his children that it is wrong. That, again, is his right. Not a single time did anything indicate in his post that he was going to teach his children to hate gay people or that he, himself, hates gay people.
Pfft. You haven't seen me be inflammatory.Datamonkee said:The only inflammatory comments were made by you, shuamort.
It's a GOOD thing I am not the elected leader of the gay community. My opinions are MINE and not to be ascribed to whites/ gays/ left handed/ blue -eyed/ Minnesotans/ or any other group I may have an attribute in common with. To say that Bush represents all republicans or you represent all (insert subgroup here) is asinine and lazy.Datamonkee said:It is a serious problem within the gay community to associate disagreement with hatred.
Good thing none of my comments came close to saying anything like that.Datamonkee said:Not everyone that disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle picks up a baseball bat and beats the nearest gay person.
We agree there.Datamonkee said:It is a small group that ruins it for everyone. Just like it is a small group of homosexuals that wish to legalize pedophilia. And yet we are known by the ignorant few, we are judged by the ignorant few.
When did you check?Datamonkee said:The last time I checked, you did not attain deific status.
Yup, and I learn everyday, and occassionally I'll change my opinion as well.Datamonkee said:You do not know what is absolutely right and wrong. You have your opinions and I have mine.
No. Is this going to be a strawman? (Disappointedly, it looks like it by the comment below)Datamonkee said:Do you hate heterosexual people?
Really? Can you show me where I disagree with heterosexuals? Seriously, that's a fine strawman you've got there. So far, I'm just disagreeing with you and Sthrngtlmn. I actually don't know/care what your or his sexuality is. And then there are posters like JustineCredible whose sexuality I share but we've come to loggerheads on other issues. Does that then mean I hate her or her sexuality or does it just mean that I can seperate the wheat from chaff, that I can disagree with one position and not throw the baby out with the bathwater as you're suggesting.Datamonkee said:You obviously disagree with them, you obviously have a different set of morale guidelines you live by.
Future strawman? Allusive syllogism? Pot hoc ergo propter hoc.Datamonkee said:No one has yet to accuse you of teaching hate because you feel you are right and he is not.
I never said it did. It must be fun debating something else in this thread and ascribing the imaginary debates to me, but it's getting a bit tiresome.Datamonkee said:Him teaching his children to not live the homosexual lifestyle does not oppress you or any other minority.
:roll:Datamonkee said:Nor does anyone else teaching against the practices of the homosexual community.
And your point has your own ambiguous line. Somewhere in the realm of the hate field. And that's MY opinion.Datamonkee said:If he teaches his kids morality by using the example I gave, then he is teaching hate. And THAT was my point.
Yes, drugs aren't people. If you wanna get all Tom Cruise here, that's your business.Datamonkee said:I can say "drugs are wrong" and it's not hateful.
More hyperbolic than anything.Datamonkee said:I can also say "If you take drugs you will turn into a dirt bag, fail at everything in life, and end up with AIDS because you are going to eventually be stupid enough to share needles with some OTHER dirt bag", and that is hateful.
Well, that AND the matter presented.Datamonkee said:It is about how you say things.
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