4th March 2004, 10:46 AM
Yes, before seperation of church and state went out of control, religion was what kept a lot of kids from making bad choices. Of course, atheism should still be permitted and religion should not be enforced on anyone, but schools shouldn't focus so hard on completely abolishing religion, like with that whole thing in France. As long as the kids behave themselves and pay attention so they can learn and get good marks, then it doesn't matter what denomination they are or when and where they practice their beliefs.
Regarding condoms and sex, a lot of times, parents don't even know what's going on in their kids' lives. A child can go pick up free condoms from sex ed. or what have you and they don't even have to let their parents know. When a girl gets pregnant, though, her parents help her take care of the child and hardly even get mad. If the father is known, he hardly gets scolded either and can sometimes get himself out of taking care of the child. So, in addition to parents being too soft, they're also not informed enough about what's going on in their kids' lives. Laws have gotten softer too. In several parts of the country, sex before marriage has become perfectly legal, whereas in our parents' generation, it was not only good morality, but custom, for a couple to only have sex within wedlock. (Granted, there were cases of sex outside of wedlock back then, but the rate of teen pregnancies was almost non-existant compared to now. School was a much larger priority back then.)
In a nutshell, the softer society gets, the more corrupt the youth becomes--and the youth of today is the society of tomorrow, and at this rate, the youth of tomorrow is headed for the pits as well. Something needs to change before this youth takes control of our society.
Regarding condoms and sex, a lot of times, parents don't even know what's going on in their kids' lives. A child can go pick up free condoms from sex ed. or what have you and they don't even have to let their parents know. When a girl gets pregnant, though, her parents help her take care of the child and hardly even get mad. If the father is known, he hardly gets scolded either and can sometimes get himself out of taking care of the child. So, in addition to parents being too soft, they're also not informed enough about what's going on in their kids' lives. Laws have gotten softer too. In several parts of the country, sex before marriage has become perfectly legal, whereas in our parents' generation, it was not only good morality, but custom, for a couple to only have sex within wedlock. (Granted, there were cases of sex outside of wedlock back then, but the rate of teen pregnancies was almost non-existant compared to now. School was a much larger priority back then.)
In a nutshell, the softer society gets, the more corrupt the youth becomes--and the youth of today is the society of tomorrow, and at this rate, the youth of tomorrow is headed for the pits as well. Something needs to change before this youth takes control of our society.