Salty, you have been a kind person so far, and I hope that you can remind one after this. You blatantly fail making some points (of course they're up for discussion), but these are the ones that got caught in my eye the most.
Well, if governments would put just a little more money into sexual education instead of the ridiculous anti-sex campaigns, maybe you would get your teen pregnancies down in the U.S. Just a thought. Having babies is not cheap, not to mention if you are to raise one yourself. But to teach how to protect yourself from unwanted pregnancies is so much more important than trying to say to young people that Jesus wants you to save yourself until marriage. Promiscuity is not a bad thing, if you know how to keep yourself from getting pregnant or how to avoid deceases.
And "immoral sex lives"? WTF? Sex is supposed to be enjoyed, only some weird dudes, who don't know squat about sex can say that it's immoral. Sex is about the best thing humankind came up with, we're supposed to enjoy it, no matter the gender, race or age (if people say that they're ready to have sex).
And just what is wrong with taking medication, if you need it? Chemical imbalances can be well treated with medication nowadays. Some "illnesses" have the same percentage of getting well with medication as placebo does, but who are you to say that it's a bad thing to take medication? If all you need is a small pill once a day to keep your health stable, I say take it. No one should be ashamed of taking prescribed pills for whatever condition they might have.
(September 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm)salty Wrote: I speak to them about sex and what it means to be married [...]have immoral sexual lives
Well, if governments would put just a little more money into sexual education instead of the ridiculous anti-sex campaigns, maybe you would get your teen pregnancies down in the U.S. Just a thought. Having babies is not cheap, not to mention if you are to raise one yourself. But to teach how to protect yourself from unwanted pregnancies is so much more important than trying to say to young people that Jesus wants you to save yourself until marriage. Promiscuity is not a bad thing, if you know how to keep yourself from getting pregnant or how to avoid deceases.
And "immoral sex lives"? WTF? Sex is supposed to be enjoyed, only some weird dudes, who don't know squat about sex can say that it's immoral. Sex is about the best thing humankind came up with, we're supposed to enjoy it, no matter the gender, race or age (if people say that they're ready to have sex).
Quote:While others around them will take medications
And just what is wrong with taking medication, if you need it? Chemical imbalances can be well treated with medication nowadays. Some "illnesses" have the same percentage of getting well with medication as placebo does, but who are you to say that it's a bad thing to take medication? If all you need is a small pill once a day to keep your health stable, I say take it. No one should be ashamed of taking prescribed pills for whatever condition they might have.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
