I hope you are all having wonderful summers. If you are looking for a way to make your blood boil this afternoon, try reading this article:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/07/sex_and_state_power.html
Of course, this inflammatory style of writing and aggressive ignorance are no news to any of us, but given the fact that the subject matter is so large a focus of WSA and the fact that someone really truly posted this on Facebook this morning in agreement with its message (prompting me to believe that large numbers of Americans feel the same way), I thought I would pass it along to you.
For the sake of argument, and because some people seem to agree with it, I will briefly entertain the main point of the article. The author posits that, in introducing programs into schools that aim to end sexual harassment, promote individual expression, and provide comprehensive sex education, the Evil Government is stripping children of their individuality (?) and control of their bodies. I will interpret this as saying that the children in question are being encouraged (or forced, depending on your reading) to be homosexual and promiscuous, rendered incapable of "choosing" the heterosexual, saving-it-for-marriage lifestyle God intended for them.
Obviously, this article's main fault is its horribly contorted attempt to shape the means (i.e. the argument) around the ends: that is, the author's prejudices and discomfort with the fact that the world is changing. He appeals to our inner Western imperialist, comparing this oppression of our children by the government with the oppression of women under Islam, and goes on to make several racist remarks about Muslims (uncultured barbarians!). I am not versed in identity politics, so I feel unfit to comment on the situation of Muslim women, but nevertheless the allusion seems a bit pointless, foremost since it makes no sense.
Though there are many highlights, one of my favorite parts of the article is the author's utter horror that there was a program in an eighth grade classroom that taught proper use of a condom. (As an aside, there was a similar program in my schooling when I was about the same age. New Hampshire kinda rules sometimes.) Par for the course as far as fantasy-world sex ed. goes, but still worth acknowledging, as always. Then of course we have the infallible nuclear family being threatened through mere critical thinking. The author strongly condemns the health curriculum of a Helena, MT elementary school, saying it "veers wildly between respect and advocacy." He goes on to quote the curriculum: "[u]nderstand media often presents an unrealistic image of what it means to be male or female, what it means to be in love & what parenthood & marriages are like." That sure sounds like "advocacy" (of what, using your mind?) to me.
As society continues to evolve, it has less and less in common with the traditional "Western Christian" model; as we continue to become more integrated, more in tune with each other, and learn more about the human race, it becomes more and more obvious that our societal model needs to be revised. If you want your child to receive a "traditional Judeo-Christian" education, send them to a "traditional Judeo-Christian" school and not a public one. From there, you can feel free to decry social progress as social decay and leave the rest of us out of it.
(Please understand I am not a writer, nor am I a debater in any capacity. Feel free to point out any holes in my argument or anything I've missed.)
