Monday, January 31, 2011

Debate

A couple of years back when Evan was 13 he was given an assignment by his school.  He had to take a position on abortion, and debate that position.  He had to take a side which was "Life," and he had to research the subject.  Now I'm no prude, but isn't this a little premature for a very young teenager?

Surely we gain nothing from teaching children the complexities of adult life before their time.  And it was at a Catholic school too.

We talked about the outcome and he told me that he ended up saying; "When you go home tonight, kiss your mother as she chose life!"  I thought that was quite good.

Bearing in mind the flavor of the school, I would have chosen a different tack: "So if you believe in abortion at all, you will go straight to hell and burn for eternity!"  I wonder what they would have said to that? 
Having lived in a society where abortion was illegal, no matter the protests they'll never get the genie back in the bottle, the alternatives are just to awful to consider.

I certainly believe a discussion on the subject is good for older kids, but I think 13 is just a bit too soon, don't you?

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