Saturday, April 26, 2008 Saving the Kids? POST A COMMENT That Gordon Lee case, (down in bumble-fuck-GA), is a good example of religious extremist abusing that "save the kids" motif. Lee (a store owner) was up on multiple charges in an incident where a minor, participating in a community Halloween celebration giveaway, got the Comic Book (pictured below). So, what's behind the multiple charges? That comic book in question featured a cartoon scene that illustrates the first meeting between a nude Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Lord forbid Junior steps inside the Museum of Modern Art and catches a glimpse of the painting with Mommy-Madonnas-tats on display...I think you'd find kids are a little more savvy these days...and cartoons ain't gonna taint their mental growth. Research now proves that stick-your-head-in-the-mud attitude fails our kids, and just plain wastes money that could be better spent to educate our children so they can avoid life's pitfalls. I'm talking about programs like the "abstinence program" -- that is now being shown not only -- "does not cut teen pregnancy rates..." -- but instead such stupidity of hiding-basic-facts: "ignores the fact that teenagers are sexually active and fails to give them accurate medical information or advice on safer sex." -- hence an upsurge in STDs..."They don't touch on subjects like sexuality, STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), birth control - it's not allowed because of abstinence-only education." Reported the BBC News. "Teens are curious and they want to experiment and if they know what's out there and they have the correct information, they're going to know how to protect themselves and prevent an unwanted pregnancy and an STD," adds Maryland high school student Melissa. Bottom line, if you want to save the kids, make sure they have all the tools to do the right things. Source BBC News Labels: Culture, teen abstinence posted by Henry Cruz at 3:52 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 .