You've Got To Be Kidding Me...

First and foremost, watch this video, which occurred at a Planned Parenthood meeting on November 20, 2007. Obama was describing a jab from Alan Keyes about his sex education policies during his run for Senate in 2004. Enjoy.



Are you serious?! Kindergarten?! One, sex education should not be a school's responsibility. That is a parent issue all the way. Two, Kindergarten?! Girls have and always will have cooties, but Kindergarten boys are more susceptible to contracting cooties than you're typical adult male. Three, "age appropriate...science-based sex education" rather than abstinence? Is there such a thing for children of that age? I seriously doubt it! The mere existence of this statement appalls me. Also, I find it entertaining that he throws his opponent's statement out there as if it's false, then confirms it! Listen to the laughter! "I remember him, uh, using this in his campaign against me, saying, 'Barack Obama supports teaching sex education to kindergartners.' (laughter) And, you know, which -- I didn't know what to tell him. (more laughter). But it's the right thing to do. (nervous laughter from 3 people who still think it's a joke, but the rest of the room is silent)." These are his supporters and even they don't know how to react!

The Illinois bill was S.B.99 (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0099lv&DocTypeID=SB&GA=93&print=true). The bill is scary because it allows all grades from Kindergarten to 12 to learn the same curriculum. The bill doesn't specify "x" grades should learn "y" material. "All course material and instruction in classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate." That is an incredibly vague statement. Who chooses what is "age and developmentally appropriate?" If it's the same people who believe: evolution should be taught as scientific fact, creationism is the view of ignorant religious fanatics and memorization of the Periodic Table is necessary, then to say that my trust in their judgment is severely lacking is about as unnecessary as saying a squash fruit roll-up is gross; it goes without saying. Granted, parents can prevent their kids from learning the curriculum without fear of suspension or expulsion, but the possibility of 5-8 year-olds learning about rape scares me.

People will argue that kids will learn all the information by watching television anyway, but should teachers really shoulder that responsibility? In many cases, should teachers be trusted with that responsibility? Should Mary Kay Letourneau be teaching kids sex education? I find the thought of a 34-year-old pedophile teaching the importance of sexual restraint to potential victims disturbing. Heck, there are a lot of teachers who lead shamelessly irresponsible sex lives. I wouldn't want any of them teaching my future kids about sex either.

"Course material and instruction shall be free of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual orientation biases." Interesting. The first topic that comes to my mind when I see this is: homosexuality should not be taught as wrong. They may not promote kids to be homosexual, but it will not be considered a sin either. This leaves a lot of elbow room for teachers to "broaden" a child's perspective on current sexual views and trends. If a teacher is gay, I can pretty much guarantee that he or she will feel inclined to push their agenda. However, the same can be said for Christian teachers as well. The fact of the matter is 100% human objectivity is a pipe dream. I will always have an opinion about _________ topic. The chances of me teaching children that homosexuality is a normal and acceptable sexual orientation are nonexistent. If I were gay (and I assure all readers that I have never played Devil's Advocate to such an impossible and extreme degree as I am now), then I would have a difficult time not teaching kids to accept my sexual orientation. That's the way the world spins. If one has an opinion on the subject, then one is biased in one way or another. Anyone who says otherwise is either naive, suffering from denial or lying through their teeth.

It's amazing how my view of Obama continues to decrease as I learn more about him. The man is utterly devoid of biblical morality. Heck, he's even devoid of worldly morality. The fact that people (especially Christians) are willing to entrust the future of our country to this man is frightening to say the least. His moral compass puts a helicopter to shame. He has the potential to strip much of the country of any sort of decency. Morality, despite popular belief, is not a fluid concept when compared to God's Word and teaching a generation of children sex education in tandem with reading and coloring is wrong.