The culture and religion are obviously (to me) American Christian Fundamentalists, who like to blame everything wrong with the United States on Liberal views and lifestyles and not their own Republican, Conservative, money driven greed and misguided value system.
In my opinion these guys have interpreted the Bible as well as Osama Bin Laden has interpreted the Koran, they like to blame all of America's problems, and even some things that aren't problems (like condoms in schools) on the more liberal American set, who aren't in power and are having a very difficult time getting any of their agenda through the government.
I personally find the Abortion bit funny since most of the United States doesn't allow abortion anyway. (whether you agree with or not, I personally am pro-choice, but I hope this doesn't turn into an abortion issue cause that's a real dangerous can of worms).
In Canada we teach religion in history class, after we teach Creation we teach Evolution (at least I was) that way children are given both sides of the story. There is no prayer in school because prayer in school is segregational, I'm sure Lili, Aisha or MJ would hate having to do the Lords Prayer before class.
As for condoms, even the Vatican has said they are acceptable now. I think its far wiser to teach safe sex in schools than ignoring that teenagers may have sex. An example from when I was teaching here in Doha was 16 year old girls thinking that you can only get pregnant if you are married. In this day and age, regardless of your reilgion and personal values, that kind of thinking is dangerous. Sex education is not just about teaching kids to use protection, it's about health issues and options, so if kids are preassured into having sex outside marriage, they at least won't end up in trouble.
And as for shootings in schools! LOL, most of those occur in highly Christian areas of the United States, because these people truly beleive in the 2nd Amendment and the right to bear arms and teach their children to use guns without teaching them that its wrong to shoot others.
September 11 was brought about by globalization and the fact that traditional sects can't handle the influence of the US (whether rightly or wrongly) and the inability of the United States to keep it's nose out of the sands of someone elses desert and someone elses culture.
Christian fundamentalists are like fundamentalists everywhere, they misinterpret the Bible to suit their own beleifs, whether its banning the teaching of evolution in schools or shooting doctors who preform abortions, or hanging black people from trees.
The culture and religion are obviously (to me) American Christian Fundamentalists, who like to blame everything wrong with the United States on Liberal views and lifestyles and not their own Republican, Conservative, money driven greed and misguided value system.
In my opinion these guys have interpreted the Bible as well as Osama Bin Laden has interpreted the Koran, they like to blame all of America's problems, and even some things that aren't problems (like condoms in schools) on the more liberal American set, who aren't in power and are having a very difficult time getting any of their agenda through the government.
I personally find the Abortion bit funny since most of the United States doesn't allow abortion anyway. (whether you agree with or not, I personally am pro-choice, but I hope this doesn't turn into an abortion issue cause that's a real dangerous can of worms).
In Canada we teach religion in history class, after we teach Creation we teach Evolution (at least I was) that way children are given both sides of the story. There is no prayer in school because prayer in school is segregational, I'm sure Lili, Aisha or MJ would hate having to do the Lords Prayer before class.
As for condoms, even the Vatican has said they are acceptable now. I think its far wiser to teach safe sex in schools than ignoring that teenagers may have sex. An example from when I was teaching here in Doha was 16 year old girls thinking that you can only get pregnant if you are married. In this day and age, regardless of your reilgion and personal values, that kind of thinking is dangerous. Sex education is not just about teaching kids to use protection, it's about health issues and options, so if kids are preassured into having sex outside marriage, they at least won't end up in trouble.
And as for shootings in schools! LOL, most of those occur in highly Christian areas of the United States, because these people truly beleive in the 2nd Amendment and the right to bear arms and teach their children to use guns without teaching them that its wrong to shoot others.
September 11 was brought about by globalization and the fact that traditional sects can't handle the influence of the US (whether rightly or wrongly) and the inability of the United States to keep it's nose out of the sands of someone elses desert and someone elses culture.
Christian fundamentalists are like fundamentalists everywhere, they misinterpret the Bible to suit their own beleifs, whether its banning the teaching of evolution in schools or shooting doctors who preform abortions, or hanging black people from trees.