Sex and the Church
1. British lawmakers vote to abolish blasphemy laws
Sweet. Even a country with a state religion can legislate sanely.
2. Sometimes, frogs can be sad.
3. On the surface, House Bill 2211 (RTF file) sounds like a nod to religious freedom. A good thing.
If they can argue that one should be able to opt out of science curriculum due to religious freedom, then one should be able to opt out of using Standard English due to freedom of speech. If you're gonna go for one, go for the other. They use the same argument. Yet somehow I don't think the Spanish and non-Standard English speakers (who are mostly non-white) will get quite as much sympathy as the religious fundamentalists (who are mostly white).
Simplest solution: admit that learning Standard English and evolution-based science is a necessity for getting a job in this country. That doesn't necessarily mean the standard is better or more valid; it just means that it's endorsed by whoever's in power at the time.
4. “Kevin and Mandy had been married 18 months and worried that they had not conceived a child.
“It turned out they had never had full intercourse.”
Not to worry -- Church of England to the rescue!
Officials decided to write the book because of concern about the high number of divorces.
Well, lack of sexual compatibility can lead to divorce. But guess what can lead to lack of sexual compatibility? Abstaining from intercourse before marriage so you don't know if you're sexually compatible, perhaps?
5. The Vatican to the rescue: It's A Sin Not To Do It.
Another chapter likely to raise eyebrows unearths theological justification for post-coital masturbation for women who fail to achieve orgasm during intercourse.
Next thing you know they'll be advocating sex for non-procreative purposes!
Sweet. Even a country with a state religion can legislate sanely.
2. Sometimes, frogs can be sad.
3. On the surface, House Bill 2211 (RTF file) sounds like a nod to religious freedom. A good thing.
If they can argue that one should be able to opt out of science curriculum due to religious freedom, then one should be able to opt out of using Standard English due to freedom of speech. If you're gonna go for one, go for the other. They use the same argument. Yet somehow I don't think the Spanish and non-Standard English speakers (who are mostly non-white) will get quite as much sympathy as the religious fundamentalists (who are mostly white).
Simplest solution: admit that learning Standard English and evolution-based science is a necessity for getting a job in this country. That doesn't necessarily mean the standard is better or more valid; it just means that it's endorsed by whoever's in power at the time.
4. “Kevin and Mandy had been married 18 months and worried that they had not conceived a child.
“It turned out they had never had full intercourse.”
Not to worry -- Church of England to the rescue!
Officials decided to write the book because of concern about the high number of divorces.
Well, lack of sexual compatibility can lead to divorce. But guess what can lead to lack of sexual compatibility? Abstaining from intercourse before marriage so you don't know if you're sexually compatible, perhaps?
5. The Vatican to the rescue: It's A Sin Not To Do It.
Another chapter likely to raise eyebrows unearths theological justification for post-coital masturbation for women who fail to achieve orgasm during intercourse.
Next thing you know they'll be advocating sex for non-procreative purposes!
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