A progressive political blog that highlights the infringement of religion upon today’s government.

Gee, I hope you haven’t gotten too angry at me in all my comments on this fairly obscure (no offense) blog.

Anyway…

I love Laurence Britt’s article! Gotta say that it really got me thinking about our horrible “Führer.” and his admin in a new light. They are fascist indeed!

First, I don’t agree with schools teaching sex education of any sort. That is something parents/guardians should do instead of abdicating their responsibility to others.

Frankly, I would like the government out of the sex ed game. They shouldn’t fund abstinence education or safe sex education.

I would be overjoyed if it could balance our enormous budget and end the insipid Iraq/Afghanistan wars.

Second, how did promoting abstinence become a religious endeavor? I know that is why there is so much resistance to this way of life. Abstinence has nothing to do with religion.

Not everyone believes in Christianity and it is not mandatory that they do so. The same could be said for abstinence-only or comprehensive sex ed.

I’ll say it again: it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to teach their children about sex - not the government, the church, or any other organization.

Too bad abstinence has become such a religious hot-button issue, though. This method is the only one that works 100% of the time, if and only if, those who choose it don’t give into temptation.

Someone breaking their vow of chastity does not mean abstinence doesn’t work. It means that person broke a promise to themselves. As long as they’re breathing, they can ALWAYS give abstinence another try.

Think about it: if you’re not “doing it” you don’t have to worry about diseases, pregnancy, birth control, condoms, abortion, etc.

Third, I believe Jon Stewart was joking about the dry humping thing. Even so, I wouldn’t recommend doing that either because it’s too easy to get carried away with it.

Then what? Back to square one and doing damage control.

Abstinence is about respecting yourself and others AND it is about staying physically and emotionally healthy.

It seems to me abstaining from sex is a common sense approach to avoiding the pitfalls of premarital sex.

The point of abstinence is not to discourage anyone from having fun. You can have fun without dry humping, masturbating, and having oral or vaginal sex.

The point is to retain your sexiness without giving up your body to do so.

Many people are making that very wise decision and I applaud their efforts.

This is really sad. You didn’t read my post at all, did you?

We obviously got off on the wrong foot because your response seems downright vitriolic.

Calm down, take a deep breath, and…

Tell me, because I would sincerely like to know, how and by whom did abstinence education become a religious issue, in your opinion?

It sounds like you have bought into someone else’s thoughts about the issue and are vomiting them onto your blog.

I can see you would rather have comp sex ed funded by the government so safe sex proponents can shove their agenda down our children’s throats, instead.

Plus, dude, your math is flawed.

You admitted yourself abstinence works 100% of the time. If 99% of Americans are having premarital sex (according to you), that leaves 1% who are successfully maintaining their abstinence - not 0%. 100 - 99 = 1

This issue does not have to be divisive, even though you and others with warped agendas want so very much for it to be that way.

It is about allowing people to make better choices.

I know from experience that abstinence is the only alternative to preventing health and emotional trauma.

I’m a red-blooded American woman who chose to indulge in sex for several years. I thought it was making me happy - it wasn’t.

Now I have chosen abstinence and I have successfully abstained for three years - and I’m happier now than I have ever been.

Abstinence is realistic for me not because I am ignoring my human nature. It’s real because I have made the decision not to give in to it.

I choose not to smoke cigarettes, as well. It doesn’t mean I can’t do so if the opportunity presents itself.

See the difference? It’s called self-control. A dirty little word Americans seem to despise. Just look at how obese our nation has become and how much debt we have incurred, for example.

I’m not foolish enough to believe that abstinence is for everyone. For a long time, it wasn’t for me either.

But for those who may be on the fence about how to handle sex, I will continue to promote abstinence.

You disagree with my stance. Unlike you, I’m okay with that.

If more people who are passionate about their beliefs would stop fighting each other, there would be less confusion for people who may struggle with which decision is best for them.