| Colo. school system takes crucial step in sex ed |
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But starting last fall, my old school district began teaching its newly revamped Human Sexuality Curriculum, which emphasizes abstinence but also teaches contraception, safe sex and other aspects of healthy human sexuality to students 7th grade and above. When I was one student, it was the typical sex-ed program left over from the 1950s. Abstinence was the focus (required under state law), and STDs were emphasized in their cruelty toward the soft flesh of genitals, possibility of permanence and ease of transmission. ... |
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| Penn & Teller - Bullshit - The Complete Fourth Season |
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| In season four, the magical duo looks at some of latest quibbles that have been rubbing them the wrong way. First, they begin with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which is troubling because of their overly traditional and strict rules for admission. They do not allow homosexuals and atheists into their ranks, because, well, they make "bad" leaders. The episode consists of Penn and Teller investigating the matter by interviewing an eagle scout and three individuals who have one beef with the BSA's anti- policies. The episode outlines how absurd the restriction is and ends with one test that only supports Penn and Teller's claim that the BSA are wrong. ... |
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