
Originally Posted by
giddyboy
No, in this particular discussion, I am using authority of Obama to justify s3x ed. and by justifying s3x ed, i am partly justifying the RH Bill.
Like I said, that is
Argumentum ad Verecundiam, and justifies nothing.
Yes, Obama nor Congress are not scientific experts but they rely on scientific experts. ay sus political favors are a given.
That's still NOT a logical argument. But you did
SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT AGAIN!
safer approach to s3x education based on Catholic dogma? remember, being predominantly Catholic doesn't make the Phils a Catholic country.
Have you forgotten how to read? Let me repeat:
THE SAFER APPROACH IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO CHOOSE.
but that is assuming all parents can well teach their kids that issue. Reality check: I don't think so. mao btaw naay concept of a 2nd home which is the school.
That's just your assumption. And it is irrelevant. You
can't take away parents' rights just because you, Lagman, and some NGOs
think they know better.
oh c'mon. I don't buy that scare tactic crap. even long before the RH Bill was even proposed, DepEd had already been bent on teaching *** education in the high schools.
You can make all the modules you like, but the point is
THEY SHOULD NOT BE MANDATORY!
People have different values and thus different ideas on what should be taught to children about s3x. You cannot and should not
IMPOSE JUST ONE IDEOLOGY on all schoolchildren. Parent's should be able to
CHOOSE. Let the schools make their own programs and allow parents to choose which ones they want (or even let them pull their children out if they don't agree with the programs).
I thought you were all about choice? So why are you suppressing choice now? That's hyprociritical. It seems you only want choice when people can choose what you agree with, and you won't hesistate to suppress ideas different form your own!
and as what somebody said here, just take observation from the Catholic schools in Cebu as an example...if you are a true blue Cebuano, you will know what I'm talking about...
Again, your anecdotes
CANNOT be the basis of sound public policy. It must be based on
scientific evidence, not your biases. I was born and raised in Manila where there are many worse examples than STC, but that is
NOT scientific evidence. Even if I were a rapist and you were a saint, that would not be relevant as far as determining what kind of education works. Our experiences are subjective and reflect only a very limited section of reality. That is why some people conduct scientific studies: to gather objective information. And the studies paint a different picture from what your prejudices give you.
When it comes to s3x education, parents should be allowed to choose.
As already noted, even supporters of the RH Bill object to the imposition of a single, mandatory s3x education program. Prof. Medalla is not a *****. I may not agree with everything he says, but at least thinks independently and does not swallow the pro-RH propaganda hook, line, and sinker. He and others have not been blinded by the RH ideology. He realized the totally wrong and coercive approach that the Bill's authors have taken when it comes to s3x education. And this shakes the credibility of your pro-RH side as well.
Parents do not have to be professional teachers to their kids. They can delegate that to teachers. But they should at least be allowed to inspect what is taught to their children about s3x and values and decide if they want their children to remain in a program or not. No one is saying that the Department of Education should not provide such modules, but they should not
FORCE parents to accept them.
We should defend our rights and our democracy by rejecting the coercive, anti-life RH Bill.
The real issue here is whether we should allow government to IMPOSE a SINGLE way of thinking about one of the most personal issues facing persons: s3x and values. The real issue is: should parents determine what we should teach children, or the government?
PARENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE FINAL CHOICE IN WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ABOUT S3X!
DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS! NO TO THE COERCIVE, ABORTION-PROMOTING RH BILL (HB 5043)!
Please sign the petition AGAINST the so-called Reproductive Health Bill (HB5043)