Study: Houston leads in births under age 15

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

The church has been there for generations and its stance on pre-marital sex hasn't changed. Why is it suddenly the root-cause?

Who on this board hasn't noticed 15 year olds look a bit different than they did 20 years ago? If they're physically aging sooner, doesn't it makes sense that sex drive would follow suit?

Times change. If policies and education don't adapt, they'll be seen as dated and will become irrelevant. But to imply the church is somehow making teens want to have sex more is failure by desperately trying to pin the blame on some entity.

As it relates to this conversation its because over the past 20 years we've been invaded by Mexicans whom the majority of are Catholic. There is a direct connection there. The church leads the charge for abstinence only sex-education, which I feel is partially responsible for the rising teen pregnancy rates.

Why there can't be objective education is completely beyond me.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

As it relates to this conversation its because over the past 20 years we've been invaded by Mexicans whom the majority of are Catholic. There is a direct connection there. The church leads the charge for abstinence only sex-education, which I feel is partially responsible for the rising teen pregnancy rates.

Why there can't be objective education is completely beyond me.

Born Again Christians also teach abstinence only. I wonder what their rate of teen pregnancy is?

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Born Again Christians also teach abstinence only. I wonder what their rate of teen pregnancy is?

Stop with the logic.

We're talkin' about Catholics.

Dirty, Messican Catholics.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Born Again Christians also teach abstinence only. I wonder what their rate of teen pregnancy is?

Other Christian denominations don't put such an emphasis on not using birth control.

And Shmike is right, we're talking about dirty messicans here.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Other Christian denominations don't put such an emphasis on not using birth control.

And Shmike is right, we're talking about dirty messicans here.

No, they just don't talk about sex at all.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

As it relates to this conversation its because over the past 20 years we've been invaded by Mexicans whom the majority of are Catholic. There is a direct connection there. The church leads the charge for abstinence only sex-education, which I feel is partially responsible for the rising teen pregnancy rates.

Why there can't be objective education is completely beyond me.

That points more to culture than to Catholocism, wouldn't you think? They behave like those they're surrounded by.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

That points more to culture than to Catholocism, wouldn't you think? They behave like those they're surrounded by.

Yes, but I would contend that religious beliefs fostered the culture and that they are intertwined.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Yes, but I would contend that religious beliefs fostered the culture and that they are intertwined.

Fair enough. But was the teenage birth rate disproportionately high for Catholics in the US 20 years ago?

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Fair enough. But was the teenage birth rate disproportionately high for Catholics in the US 20 years ago?

Hell no, there weren't all the Mexicans.

This calamity has two components. Mexican + Catholic = Overpopulation.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Hell no, there weren't all the Mexicans.

This calamity has two components. Mexican + Catholic = Overpopulation.

Or, something else about Mexicans (income, education, value systems, parenting styles, beliefs about children) is the primary driver.

And then you have Texas' abstinence-only education policy.

Recipe for FAIL.