What the Bush administration wants is abstinence taught with the rest but of course, the ACLU does not want that. With them it is OK to teach condoms, oral sex and homosexual sex but if you teach abstinence you are going too far.

We have too many children who can not read, write or do math. They need to spend more time on that and less time on things that should be taught at home. At home children will get the values the parents want them to have and not have items they might not agree with forced upon their children as happens in school.

The problem is that very few children have the same guidance from their parents. It’s a shame that more and more schools are becoming responsible for the education of more than just the basics of our youth. I certainly value the influence of my family however dysfunctional.

It’s also my understanding that the Bush administration only wants abstinence taught (which interestingly is what was the only thing taught at my school) and nothing else. I haven’t looked into what you’re saying about the ACLU, but as I said, I believe in teach that there are safe options.

I mean, I made my choice because it was right for me. I don’t expect anyone else to make the same choice, though it’s taken me quite a long time to not be judgemental of those who didn’t make the same choice. Sometimes, even now, there’s a little twinge of judgement in there, but I work on it.

Well, then you should pat yourself on the back, because you’re doing better than (to hazard a guess here) about 95% of Americans, who seem to put judgement only slightly behind baseball as the national pastime.

What the Bush administration wants is abstinence taught with the rest

O RLY? That’s not what I’ve seen. Where are you getting your information? The Bush Administration most certainly wants to teach abstinence only (infused w/ a heavy dosage of shame, for good measure).

Well, then you should pat yourself on the back, because you’re doing better than (to hazard a guess here) about 95% of Americans, who seem to put judgement only slightly behind baseball as the national pastime.

When my college roommate got pregnant and I watched how her parents and his reacted, I realized that I could put a lot of energy into judging her for what they did in the room next to mine or I could offer her the support she needed. Turns out I got to buy kiddie clothes the latter way and shopping is always more fun than being judgemental…

Still I know it’s something I struggle with from time to time, but really what business is it of mine? I don’t want to discuss with the folks in my real life about my non-existant sex life nor do I wish to discuss their sex lives…so no need to judge something I don’t want to know about and really have no business knowing about.