Blinded Lovers of Death
Q: The opposition to science seems to have a number of strains, many religious. You write about how the Administration is vehemently opposed to “any drug, vaccine, or initiative that could be interpreted as lessening the risks associated with premarital sex.” Do policymakers have some other rationale, or is this more of a straightforward agenda?
A: Well, the Bush Administration is squarely on the record in favor of abstinence as the main approach to issues such as H.I.V. and abortion. Few groups, by the way, oppose abstinence as an approach, and many see it as an excellent first line of defense. Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t always work, and, when it does, it rarely works for long. Nonetheless, the Administration—and many of its allies among conservatives and the religious right—places far more emphasis on abstinence than on teaching children other methods of birth control and protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
From the article in The New Yorker and The Daily Dish:
"Religious conservatives are unapologetic; not only do they believe that mass use of an HPV vaccine or the availability of emergency contraception will encourage adolescents to engage in unacceptable sexual behavior; some have even stated that they would feel similarly about an H.I.V. vaccine, if one became available. 'We would have to look at that closely,' Reginald Finger, an evangelical Christian and a former medical adviser to the conservative political organization Focus on the Family, said. 'With any vaccine for H.I.V., disinhibition' - a medical term for the absence of fear - 'would certainly be a factor, and it is something we will have to pay attention to with a great deal of care.' Finger sits on the Centers for Disease Control's Immunization Committee, which makes those recommendations."
Not happy enough hurting themselves with their own stupidity, the Bush nutcases actually prefer that all people contract diseases and even die. Why is it that the religious right = idiots? They could do a lot better with some basic education in humanity.
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4 Comments:
"Why is it that the religious right = idiots? They could do a lot better with some basic education in humanity."
How fucking studip are YOU? Maybe we should all feel like you do, and encourage every one over the age of 10 to screw whoever they want whenever they want, with no consequences whatsoever! CHILDREN should be taught abstinence. It is not healthy for children to be engaging any type of sexual activity.
I will teach my kids to be responsible, on my terms, when they are ready, not by some hippie leftist faggots, that would have them experimenting with anal plugs at 12 years old.
It is not the place of the schools or society to teach MY kids about sex. Some of us have a little bit more morality, than to teach them its OK to do what you want, or do whatever feels good.
Thats one of the biggest problems of the world today. People spend so much time wondering how they are going to getoff next, instead of trying to make a diffence in the world!
By Anonymous, at 3/10/2006 10:24 PM
Maybe the post was a little harsh. Sometimes it seems to just flow uncontrollably. The reality remains that not all people believe as the religio-right does. Efforts to impose their strict religious views on the rest of our society are just plain wrong. Abstinence is fine and should be taught, denial of vaccines is totally amoral and is being used to make a religio-political point. That's what the post was about.
By James Roberts, at 3/10/2006 11:23 PM
It's funny you would use this quote in your profile. He says, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered...."
Only people on the religious right believe in a true literal hell.
By Anonymous, at 3/11/2006 12:34 AM
Well, here's an issue that certainly needs a lot of debate.
I have to agree with anonymous #1..."CHILDREN should be taught abstinence. It is not healthy for children to be engaging (in) any type of sexual activity."
In fact, I think we should revert back to our pure religious ancestors methods of dealing with these things...
Let's take these children who dare have premarital sex, bury them up to their necks and stone them to death. It may only take a few public stonings and the rest will get the point.
At this stage of humanity a literal following of the 1st Century Bible may be just what's needed. Oh, I forgot, most Christian, Muslim and Jewish fundamentalists do still rely upon those ancient values from not one, but three different Gods.
Good Grief!
By Anonymous, at 3/11/2006 8:53 AM
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