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]]> By: Sunnyday http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1572 Sunnyday Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:36:25 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1572 The reception that the teens got was indeed disappointing. But I hope they won't give up after that experience! Just think of how the tides have been turning as regards the abortion issue in America and other countries. The media has a lot to do with this. If we get our message out there, more people will know the truth, more people will know that many others still believe in the sanctity of human life. More people will realize that every human being is precious -- whether he hasn't been born yet, or whether he is sick or disabled or very old. The same way with sex education and the abstinence option... I hope more teens go ahead and carry out their protests and let their opinions be known. That "I'm worth waiting for" sign says a lot; that is a very strong message, especially for teenagers who tend to succumb to peer pressure and are so impressionable of what they see on tv and the movies. So congratulations to these teens and everyone else involved in abstinence programs! And keep it up! =) The reception that the teens got was indeed disappointing. But I hope they won’t give up after that experience!

Just think of how the tides have been turning as regards the abortion issue in America and other countries. The media has a lot to do with this. If we get our message out there, more people will know the truth, more people will know that many others still believe in the sanctity of human life. More people will realize that every human being is precious — whether he hasn’t been born yet, or whether he is sick or disabled or very old.

The same way with sex education and the abstinence option… I hope more teens go ahead and carry out their protests and let their opinions be known. That “I’m worth waiting for” sign says a lot; that is a very strong message, especially for teenagers who tend to succumb to peer pressure and are so impressionable of what they see on tv and the movies.

So congratulations to these teens and everyone else involved in abstinence programs! And keep it up! =)

]]> By: Lucy http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1570 Lucy Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:42:50 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1570 This is the impending problem. The organization has the right to assemble. They also have the freedom of speech. The freedom does not exist for one group to interfere with the rights of another. The phrasing of the article above indicates that the organization had made arrangements, therefore making an effort to secure a spot at a specific time to gather for their purpose. If the protest was interfering with the right to their arranged assembly, and the protesters had not registered to protest in the same fashion, then they are not actually having any rights violated. If members of the organization behaved in an immature fashion this is unfortunate. Experience suggests that the abstinence teens may or may not have been the angels displayed in the article above. The messages they were carrying disturb me as well. An unaware observer would be of the impression that the options available are either abstinence or forced sexual activity. Comprehensive sex ed would not create a situation in which these teens were not able to choose to wait until whenever they chose. I do appreciate however that I am now either stupid, blind or simply plain nuts. :) This is the impending problem. The organization has the right to assemble. They also have the freedom of speech. The freedom does not exist for one group to interfere with the rights of another. The phrasing of the article above indicates that the organization had made arrangements, therefore making an effort to secure a spot at a specific time to gather for their purpose. If the protest was interfering with the right to their arranged assembly, and the protesters had not registered to protest in the same fashion, then they are not actually having any rights violated.

If members of the organization behaved in an immature fashion this is unfortunate. Experience suggests that the abstinence teens may or may not have been the angels displayed in the article above. The messages they were carrying disturb me as well. An unaware observer would be of the impression that the options available are either abstinence or forced sexual activity. Comprehensive sex ed would not create a situation in which these teens were not able to choose to wait until whenever they chose.

I do appreciate however that I am now either stupid, blind or simply plain nuts. :)

]]> By: Pansy Moss http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1559 Pansy Moss Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:38:24 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1559 <i>Clearly, it doesn’t work, but they just keep pushing the same agenda. They must be incredibly stupid, blind or just plain nuts.</i> Or their agenda is not the agenda they speak of (trying to stop teen pregnancy and STDs), but something different altogether and it's working. Clearly, it doesn’t work, but they just keep pushing the same agenda. They must be incredibly stupid, blind or just plain nuts.

Or their agenda is not the agenda they speak of (trying to stop teen pregnancy and STDs), but something different altogether and it’s working.

]]> By: mary kay http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1558 mary kay Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:33:06 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1558 The problem is that if they encourage their children to follow abstinence only, then they would have to follow it themselves. My mother and I were discussing how low television has become since the days of Lucy and Ricky with their separate beds. I watch the golden girls alot, simply because it's fairly innocuous, but even on that show everyone is sleeping around. Even Sophia was in bed with some guy last week...I don't know. It just seems insurmountable sometimes. Going back is never easy. They say the definition of insanity is doing the same behavior over and over and expecting different results. Pushing birth control, hoping to eliminate unplanned pregnancy, when the birth rate of unwed mothers has skyrocketed since the "condom era", just seems like madness to me. Clearly, it doesn't work, but they just keep pushing the same agenda. They must be incredibly stupid, blind or just plain nuts. MK The problem is that if they encourage their children to follow abstinence only, then they would have to follow it themselves. My mother and I were discussing how low television has become since the days of Lucy and Ricky with their separate beds. I watch the golden girls alot, simply because it’s fairly innocuous, but even on that show everyone is sleeping around. Even Sophia was in bed with some guy last week…I don’t know. It just seems insurmountable sometimes. Going back is never easy.

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same behavior over and over and expecting different results. Pushing birth control, hoping to eliminate unplanned pregnancy, when the birth rate of unwed mothers has skyrocketed since the “condom era”, just seems like madness to me. Clearly, it doesn’t work, but they just keep pushing the same agenda. They must be incredibly stupid, blind or just plain nuts.
MK

]]> By: Pansy Moss http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1557 Pansy Moss Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:49:11 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1557 <i>Don’t they realize these kids will be voting soon? To blow them off was a really dumb move.</i> They always blow off voters with strong moral stances, and then can't figure out why Bush won. If they will not teach abstinence, do you think they will at least boil down sex ed to this statement: "Don't have sex with anyone you don't want to have kids with" It's not very moral per se (which they would like), but practical and "realistic". Don’t they realize these kids will be voting soon? To blow them off was a really dumb move.

They always blow off voters with strong moral stances, and then can’t figure out why Bush won.

If they will not teach abstinence, do you think they will at least boil down sex ed to this statement:

“Don’t have sex with anyone you don’t want to have kids with”

It’s not very moral per se (which they would like), but practical and “realistic”.

]]> By: rosie http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1556 rosie Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:19:26 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0615/abstinent-teens-booted-from-us-capitol/#comment-1556 Don't they realize these kids will be voting soon? To blow them off was a really dumb move. Don’t they realize these kids will be voting soon? To blow them off was a really dumb move.

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