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Originally Posted by Rekna
Host this whole thread is based on the premise that the government wanting to teach abstienence is a sign that the religious extreamists are taking over America but I have yet to see a correlation let alone a causation between the governement wanting to teach abstience and the religious right.
I think there is a tendancies these days to take anything the government does that the religious right would agree with and blame the governments action on the religious rights influence.
What comes next do we blame tighter DUI laws on the religious right?
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I see your point about abstinence being the original example that I used to establish my perception of the "problem" of religious extermist influence on the public sector.
I apologize for my "rant", Rekna, it is I who should have started a new thread, since I wanted to discuss the validity of allowing the "ex-gay" message and therapy "choices" in schools.
I think that you used a poor comparison...with DUI laws.
DUI is a social problem that is a mainstream and a secular issue.
As far as I can perceive, the "ex-gay" concept, reparative therapy, creationism, intelligent design, and "young earth" theory, and exlusively teaching "abstinence education", in lieu of instruction of birth control options and safe use, STD prevention, safe and responisble sex practice, and the option of abortion, are only introduced into public shcool curriculum because of the influence and pressure of religious extermists.