SEX ED INSANITY

A recent report indicates that Calhoun County is not looking hot in the teen birth department. In fact, our 252 reported teen births (not including those children murdered through abortion) between 2002 and 2004 indicates that we are in some serious trouble. Saying that this is “not good” would be an understatement.

So what is the answer? The not-so-Reverend Mark Pawlowski, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Michigan, insists that “continual [sex] education is necessary.” Yeah, Rev., looks like your “comprehensive education” has been hard at work! Unfortunately, it's just failed at producing the right results. Unless, of course, you are aiming for more pregnant teens. But hey, keep it up. I mean, what does it hurt to do the same thing over and over again only to get consistently negative results?

Then we have Commissioner Nancy MacFarlane, the CEO of Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan, giving us this gem of a soundbite:

“[I’ve] tried to encourage people to look at this as more of a medical and health issue than a moral issue. We give a lot of knowledge about other areas of our health and physiology to our children… we’re just not prepared to do that about sex.”

Well, Mrs. MacFarlane, turning the tide on the age old “sex is a moral issue” opinion may take a little longer than you think. And try telling the Joneses that when they catch little Jimmy and little Sally doing the wild thing in their room that it is not really so much a moral issue as it is a medical issue.

It may not be long before we start hearing people encouraging parents to leave condoms in their childrens lunchboxes. They are good for their health, right?