Press conference about sex education in TX schools. TX Freedom Network .

[madfloridian]

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There are other parts of the press conference at this link.

Texas Freedom Network: Just Say Don't Know

Some school districts apparently use materials provided to them for free by religious groups like Focus on the Family and Southern Baptists

Eighteen districts use materials distributed by Focus on the Family and one uses True Love Waits, distributed by the Southern Baptist Convention.

Other districts use "homegrown" programs, like Wonderful Days, used by three Fort Worth-area districts, which advises students that they can be "born again of The Almighty Himself." The program also counsels that "you will be amazed when the 'sperm' of His Spirit connects with the 'ovum/egg' of your spirit and you become a 'new person' with his character" and points them to supporting biblical passages. A handy letter encouraging school districts to adopt Wonderful Days explains the program's name: the two best days of a woman's life, her wedding day and the day her first baby is born -- in that order, of course. Another district reported using Motherwise, which is intended for church use to "equip mothers worldwide with God's truth that transforms the family."

Here is an example from the TFN executive report:

Abstinence speaker Pam Stenzel (whose videos are used
in three districts) provides an example of the distortions
common to fear-based instruction about sex – in this
case, HPV:

"You’ve found this girl you love, I mean this is it, all
those other girls, they were just messing around.
This is the real thing. Pull out that diamond, look her
in the eyes, if you’re really cool guys you get on your
knees, you say marry me, by the way I’ve got genital
warts, you’ll get it too, and we’ll both be treated for
the rest of our lives in fact you’ll probably end up
with a radical hysterectomy, cervical cancer, and
possibly death but marry me. (page 28 of report)"

Here is a video of Pam Stenzel speaking from the Feministing blog.

Meet Pam Stenzel, she's lying to your kids

There's no doubt that abstinence-only educators do harm. But some do more harm than others. Unlike the Leslee Unruhs of the world - who wear their crazy on their sleeve - abstinence "educator" Pam Stenzel is an engaging, convincing, fun speaker. A speaker who tells kids that birth control could kill them and that abortion makes girls anorexic, depressed and suicidal. And she does it with aplomb.

[Turbineguy]

1. Power to the Stupid!

The world must be made safe for ignorance!

[HopeHoops]

2. Actually, I wouldn't have a problem with these people never having sex again!

It could only have a positive impact on the collective intelligence of the region.

[burning rain]

3. What about those...

whose religion requires knockin' boots?

[madfloridian]

4. Two more findings from the report.

"Finding 3:

Sexuality education materials used in Texas schools
regularly contain factual errors and perpetuate lies and
distortions about condoms and STDs.

Regardless of one’s personal opinions about sexuality
education, we should all be able to agree on this point:
students should not be taught incorrect information
in school. Unfortunately, the numerous examples of
blatantly incorrect and misleading information in
classroom materials make clear that many Texas public
schools fail this most basic test."

Finding 4:
Shaming and fear-based instruction are standard means of
teaching students about sexuality.

Rising rates of teen births and STDs clearly highlight
the potential health consequences of sexual activity
among young people. Informing youth about these
legitimate risks is a necessary component of any
responsible sexuality education program. Unfortunately,
our research shows that students enrolled in Texas
secondary schools are likely to hear a variety of
exaggerated, distorted and even outright false
information about the consequences of sexual behavior."

http://www.tfn.org/site/DocServer/ExecSum-SexReport09.pdf?docID=982

[madfloridian]

5. Dr. and Professor David Wiley details some of the errors, use of shame and fear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12gJqtvH69g

[prostock69]

6. Leslee Unruhs needs to get laid. n/t

[pattmarty]

7. That's why a lot of the "southern" states have kids that.............

.........can't add, don't know their states capitol, can't find Africa on a map, and believe "Jesus" will save them and in his spare time help them get a "double-wide". Most on this board know that the only thing the US is first in anymore is prison population.

[scytherius]

8. Can't we PLEASE let TX declare it's independence? n/t

nt

[DFW]

9. NOOOOOO!!! You would leave us to these crazies on our own?

Round them up and let them found Jonestown II at Guantánamo or something (provide free
Koolaid as part of the deal). Besides, they have metastasized into other states already
anyhow, so radical surgery alone won't save the patient. Reason and sanity will work
better than chemo--they're just a little harder to administer.

[stlsaxman]

10. Not ONE SINGLE REC in the first 24 hours this video was posted?!?!?!?

Shame on you, DU'ers.

Shame on you all.

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