We welcome the government’s reiteration of its support for the important principles underlining SRE, which emphasise that schools continue to have the legal right to determine the content of what is taught in PSHE within their schools and that governing bodies retain the right to determine what is taught, and must determine this in line with the ethos of the school.The Times reports on the sex-ed proposals in its article: (Pupils to be forced to have sex education under age of consent). Here is an extract:
Mr Balls said: “It is open to faith schools to teach what they believe, according to the tenets of their faith, that pupils should not have sexual relationships outside of marriage.”There does seem to be some confusion here; are Catholic schools going to be forced to give information about contraception or not? (It is interesting, by the way, that Ed Balls speaks of contraception outside of marriage. This shows how far we have come since Humanae Vitae and the debates of the sixties which were all about contraception for married couples.)
But faith schools would not be allowed to refuse to teach about contraception on the grounds that they do not believe in sex before marriage, he added.
“You can teach the promotion of marriage, you can teach that you shouldn’t have sex outside of marriage — what you can’t do is deny young people information about contraception outside of marriage.”
Jackie Parkes has comments from Eric Hester in her post: CESEW responds to proposals relating to Sex and Relationships Education and parental rights (5 November 2009). There we have another Government quote:
“PSHE education will therefore be a foundation subject in the national curriculum in Key Stages 3 and 4, with the existing non-statutory programmes of study forming the basis for a core entitlement that all pupils should receive.”and you can bet that part of the National Curriculum PSHE "core entitlement" will be to learn how to put a condom on a banana.
See also:
John Smeaton: Compulsory sex ed is government exploitation of schools
Gerald Warner: The most widespread child abuse in Britain is perpetrated by the Government
David Vance at the Tangled Blog: Sex Education for all!
"But our wise rulers, who know so much more than any parent, will now ensure that sex education is FORCED upon our kids. Totalitarian swine."
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Another shocking and disgraceful move, yet not surprising. It makes one realise how urgent the need is for true application of reason and the development of philosophical skills of argument is for young people. When fed lies what hope do they have unless a more powerful force for good which stands the onslaught of untruth prevails? The insidious work of the devil and perverted philosophies of Hegel and others are ever apparent. May Our Blessed Lady, Virgin Most Pure pray for us.
"what you can’t do is deny young people information about contraception outside of marriage.”
With the proposed plans to force homeschoolers to register and submit to Government monitoring, ostensibly so the Govt. can satisfy itself that children are receiving a suitable education, will H/S parents also be forced to provide 'information about contraception outside marriage'?
Perhaps we should look at what underlies this state action. Firstly it seeks to homogenize diverse views in human sexuality (rich from a government that promotes diversity) and secondly the state wishes to be the moral arbiter of right and wrong and seeks to undermine all other moral authority parents, religion etc. The state has decided not to serve us but we are coerced to serve the state keeping it's moral laws via regulation and statute. What concerns me is that the Church needs to respond at episcopal level but I am afraid this is unlikely. I am recalling the Birmingham archdiocese sex ed programme which critics found flawed and the change in sex we following clause 28's repeal where episcopal support was not lacking. The dye was caste some time ago we are to reap far more.
Honestly, having been battling with this now for some twenty years I say - 'to hell with the whole flippin' lot of them'!
"Catholic Education Delenda Est".
Home schooling has got to be the way forward - you can't trust anyone anymore.
St Michael the Archangel defend us in this hour of battle.....
Dr.Philip Ney, a Canadian Child Pyschiatrist detailed, point-by-point analysis exposing the truth about the integrity of the human person and why sex education has failed abysmally, and has wreaked havoc with our youth and parents who were taught it in school.
Sex education inhibits pair bonding.
The more sex education, the more sexual self-consciousness.
The more sex education, the more sexual activity.
The earlier the sex education, the younger children explore sex and try various sexual techniques.
In preventing disease and pregnancy, sex education has been a failure.
The idea of "safe sex" has failed.
The reliance on condoms has been dangerously misleading.
There is nothing in sex education that cannot be part of a more effective general health education.
The sex industry profits from sex education.
Sex education creates mind-absorbing conflicts and preoccupations.
Sex education tends to result in mental images that interfere with the appreciation of nature and art.
No sex education teaches the beauty and hazards of pair bonding.
There is an agenda behind sex education, to destroy marriage and the family.
If you are looking for some good resources on this check out these two options:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21394614/Finding-Love-in-a-Superficial-Age
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20401049/Providing-Sound-Teaching-on-Contraception
best regards,
Robert.
I believe in turning lemons into lemonade.
Well, "balls!" to mister Balls.
Welcome to Fascist England, the little brother of Fascist Europe.
Please tell me that the titles of these two consecutive postings of yours are totally coincidental!
See also the string of comments upon Fr Ray Blake's thoughtful piece on his "Saint Mary Magdalen" blog (his thread, started two days ago, about the CES statement).
Australia looks set to follow Britain down this path:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/row-over-sex-education-20091107-i2sl.html
Bleak times in the classroom.
And in Mr Ball's own words,
"religious schools would be forced to give details about sex, contraception and homosexuality. You can teach the promotion of marriage, you can teach that you shouldn't have sex outside of marriage, what you can't do is deny young people information about contraception outside of marriage.
The same arises in homosexuality," he added. "Some faiths have a view about what in religious terms is right and wrong - what they can't do though is not teach the importance of tolerance."
There you have it from the Director of the Department for Children, Families and Schools, who can't even put together a sentence or two in the Queen's English! And he wouldn't know 'tolerance' from a hole in the ground!
I can only conclude that this man is not normal, as his one and only mission as Director of such an important and imposing Department in the UK seems to be to sexualise our children from the age of 5 onwards. Surely this constitutes nothing other than sexual abuse. This is perverting and twisting the minds of the innocents. Preparing them (actually 'grooming' is a better term though more disgusting and sinister!) for the paedophiles appears to be his mission.
Perhaps a CRB check would be in order? What is the matter with this Country???
As for removing my kids at age 15 from the governments warped, dysfunctional, intolerant and slanted views on sex - just you watch this space!
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