Abstinence Only?

http://community.sparknotes.com/index.php/2009/02/18/the-worst-sex-education-in-history/#1213124

I'm against abstinence-only programs. I went to Catholic School during my sex-ed years, and I was always thankful that they didn't pretend that all kids are abstinent. The problem with the conversation between abstinence-only education, and those who approve of sexual education is this:

Abstinence only debater: If you teach kids about sex, they will want it and have babies and STDs.
Sexual Education debater: If you don't teach them prevention, then they'll have unprotected sex and have babies and STDs.

The problem is that both sides have a mutual goal. They don't want pregnant 15 year olds, or people getting Herpes, HPV and AIDS. The problem is that sex isn't like touching a hot stove, it can be good. Most things that are considered good are things people try to attain. So if you dont teach kids how to protect themselves from the bad things in sex then there's a chance that they'll get involved in extremely risky behavior.

Abstinence only education only completely works in completely sterile areas where there is no access to people telling you the positives on sex. If you live in an area where teenagers aren't having sex, where there's a 0 percent STD/teen pregnancy statistic, then abstinence only is fine. However, a good idea is to tell them how to protect themselves and promote abstinence. Sex has major consequences and therefore early teenagers shouldn't be doing it, but if/since they are (and statistics show that there are teens having sex, just to be clear), here's a way to help prevent most of the negative consequences. I'm pro-abstinence, but anti- abstinence only education. Promote abstinence like crazy, but be sure to teach kids that condoms are useful in decreasing the chance of pregnancy and STDs. Teach kids to wait for mariage or a long-term monogamous relationship before having sex, but let them know about the effectiveness of Plan-B and birth control. I've never met a person who was turned on by sex-ed.

Regardless of what you tell them, some teens will still choose to have sex, and some will choose abstinence.

The Big Game

I predicted the Cards would win the division this year. I didn't predict the Cards being in the Super Bowl. I was rooting for them, as they were the underdogs, and they put up a respectable showing. Shame that they gave the end of the game away. They really could have won that game. I might start putting up some of my own pics on here.