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From: berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman)
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Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools.
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> > 
> > Besides, I don't belive in god. I don't want the schools teaching MY kids
> > about that at all. Too biased. If I want my kids to learn religion, I'll
> > send them to a special school for it. After all, they ARE my kids. We all
> > should have control over what they learn, espically in the area of religions.
> > 
> > -- 
> You should have control over what they learn, this is exactly why I'm against
> Planned Parenthood counseling.  I find it ironic that people are more against
> puplic institutions teaching religion than against private institutions 
> secretly cunseling kids on sex and secretely giving out birth control pills, 
> and secret-ly performing abortions. As you said, "after all they ARE my kids."
> 
I would object to that.  Parents should not have full control over education
of their children.  I would not like you to forbid your child to learn
arithmetic.  I presume that Planned Parenthood doesnot councel how to make
69, but advises on the most fundamental question of biology.
Of course, kids should be smart enough to buy whatever supplies they need
in a drugstore.  But that requires some information.  Many of the people
raise their children in such a way that they are ashamed to ask for
condoms in a drugstore (even as adults).
Teaching about sex and providing services for planning parenthood is not
propagating promiscuism.  It merely faces the problem.  I think that it 
may be much easier for parents to explain aspects of sexuality to children, 
when they may assume that the children know the basic facts.  You may explain 
to your daughter why it is not good to engage in sex, even if she may do it.  
But if you just say that kissing is a sin, do not expect that she will heed
your advise.  

Piotr Berman