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Panrich · 19-09-2011 3:28pm #1

A flyer for this just arrived home today in my 11 year olds school bag.

http://www.accord.ie/schools_programmes/primary_schools/

I can see the benefit of several aspects of this course but why do schools have to tie it in with religious bullsh*t.

liamw · 19-09-2011 3:48pm

To encourage healthy Christian relationships.

Dades · 19-09-2011 3:48pm

Panrich wrote: »

I can see the benefit of several aspects of this course but why do schools have to tie it in with religious bullsh*t.

Because they can.

19-09-2011 3:50pm

i love the "loving committed relationship i.e. marriage" bit.
:rolleyes: Loving committed relationships don't exist outside marriage. woe betide you, little child, if your parents are not married. That won't give you any complex at all...

liamw · 19-09-2011 3:51pm

bluewolf wrote: »

i love the "loving committed relationship i.e. marriage" bit.
:rolleyes: Loving committed relationships don't exist outside marriage. woe betide you, little child, if your parents are not married. That won't give you any complex at all...

Obviously they don't, ask Dead One :pac:

robindch · 19-09-2011 3:54pm

Panrich wrote: »

I can see the benefit of several aspects of this course [...]

Looking at the last para, I'd have thought that the church would be the last institution that parents would want to have lecturing kids on what a healthy relationship is.

Panrich wrote: »

why do schools have to tie it in with religious bullsh*t.

Because the church controls access to the schools, and the church wants to influence as many people as possible, while they're aw young as possible, so that in 25 years time, the country will still contain catholics.

Delirium · 19-09-2011 3:55pm

Because that's the way these sort of things have always been discussed, on the presumption that it's the Christian way or not at all.

Panrich · 19-09-2011 4:01pm

I've already butted horns with the school regarding the confirmation so we'll probably just take him out of school for the day.

oldrnwisr · 19-09-2011 4:08pm

Panrich wrote: »

I can see the benefit of several aspects of this course but why do schools have to tie it in with religious bullsh*t.

This and this.

I think this sums it up nicely:

Sex Education and Catholic Schools wrote:

Pope Paul VI, in an address on September 13, 1972, classed sex education along with erotic literature and pornography as one of the evils of the day.

Despite this wise stand on the part of the Church, some Catholic schools have followed the example of public schools or have bowed to liberal pressure and have put in sex education programs; and some Bishops have been persuaded to permit, and even to recommend, sex education in classrooms.

Since they're probably going to have to educate children on sexuality, the church figured that they'd put their own spin on it.

goose2005 · 19-09-2011 4:13pm

how sexual intercourse takes place in a loving committed relationship, i.e. marriage,

Does this imply that sexual intercourse takes place in a different way when you're not in a loving committed relationship? Like, you hold your ears up to each other?

Newaglish · 19-09-2011 4:19pm

goose2005 wrote: »

Does this imply that sexual intercourse takes place in a different way when you're not in a loving committed relationship?

Never happens outside of marriage so they don't have any examples to work off I'm afraid.

Except between priests and children, that's right, I went there

swampgas · 19-09-2011 5:57pm

Newaglish wrote: »

Never happens outside of marriage so they don't have any examples to work off I'm afraid.

Except between priests and children, that's right, I went there

The could ask (ex Bishop) Eamon Casey - he must know a thing or two about sex outside marriage ...

AhSureTisGrand · 19-09-2011 6:19pm

My experience of "liberal sex education" (hopefully things have changed in the meantime):

"Miss, what's a wanker?" the whole class knowing full well what it is

"A masturbater"

"What does masturbate mean?"

"Someone who touches themselves... for pleasure. look of pure disgust on fat woman's face. Did I mention she was fat? Well she was, and probably hairy also

MagicMarker · 19-09-2011 7:45pm

lol, they're promising a lot for a day program.

Also, wtf?

We hope, by the end of the day to have left the students with a better awareness and understanding of their own sexuality, thus encouraging a positive attitude to growing up and a greater insight into relationships both now and in the future.

Sounds like a ''how not to be gay'' course.

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