08-20-2005, 08:38 AM
The more I think about it, the more I realize that this particular resolution is poorly concieved and poorly plannrd strategically.
As others have noted, there is a wide diversity of cultural and religious mores that get involved especially in nations that have a single ethnic, religious or cultural herititage. In such nations, one is going to find a single viewpoint on this topic which may or may not accept the mandate willingly that this proposal offers.
Had, however, this proposal been cast in a different light, such as HIV/AIDS or STD prevention.....which would have required the same subject matter in order to educate to avoid behaviors at risk for transmission of such disases apart from religious, cultural, or other viewpoints on sexual behavior, then this would have been a much more sustainable and viable proposal.
Why is it necessary for the UN to get into decisions that in many places are the decisions of local school boards, or even families? That is the weakness for the proposal The other weakness is the presumptions it makes about what sort of education does takes place, and the whole proposal becomes unsustainable.
I will be voting AGAInST the proposal for these reasons.
As others have noted, there is a wide diversity of cultural and religious mores that get involved especially in nations that have a single ethnic, religious or cultural herititage. In such nations, one is going to find a single viewpoint on this topic which may or may not accept the mandate willingly that this proposal offers.
Had, however, this proposal been cast in a different light, such as HIV/AIDS or STD prevention.....which would have required the same subject matter in order to educate to avoid behaviors at risk for transmission of such disases apart from religious, cultural, or other viewpoints on sexual behavior, then this would have been a much more sustainable and viable proposal.
Why is it necessary for the UN to get into decisions that in many places are the decisions of local school boards, or even families? That is the weakness for the proposal The other weakness is the presumptions it makes about what sort of education does takes place, and the whole proposal becomes unsustainable.
I will be voting AGAInST the proposal for these reasons.