Howdy XTC,

So..since kids will be kids..we should just throw our hands up in surrender ?

I don't think so !

We shouldn't be encouraging kids to engage in what should be adult matters,instead,we should hold them accountable,for their choices and decisions..there would be no teen pregnancies,if just one of the partners,was being responsible. If the teens were made fully aware of all the consequences,consequences which should include punishment,then maybe so many of them,wouldn't git tangled up in a mess,that's best dealt with,when they're adults..not children.

You ask: "Which leads me to an important question: where were these pledges when I was in high school? "

Well..I'd say,that it's most likely because you went to a liberal school,being run by secular humanists. When I went to school,it was at a conservative school system and they promoted abstinence..and it was run by conservative Christians..who don't believe in the sexual exploitation of children,in order to advance tolerance for sexually deviant behaviour,like the lefty secularists do.

I think it's obvious,that you believe there should be no boundaries for children..that in fact,they should all be treated like little adults..it's that kind of thinking..that has us in the mess,that we are in today. Children..should just be allowed to be children,not forced into making adult decisions about sex,or encouraged to explore sexually,children of Faith,should not be discriminated against and ridiculed by liberal staff,nor parental authority usurped..especially by the likes of liberal,secular humanists.

Have a good one...
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