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March 1993 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'We have higher goals for our children! To the Editor: If Ms. Louise Farr, Durham Board of Education chairman, was totally honest in her letter to the edjtor last week she would have indicated that not all parents were happy with the Lake Vista Presentation on Sexuality. In fact, one mother, morally outraged, with-drew her son and called the Family Action Council to stage the picket in protest over obscene material made available by the Board of Health. (Parents work and can't always make social events--like pickets) If the "Condom Fair" was so well received, why did the Board of Education order the removal of the very pornographic pamphlet we were protesting---three days after the picket? As pareuts, we find it very difficult dealing with a bureaucracy that insists on communicating in partial- truths Parents wanting Abstinence Teaching as a compulsory, separate unit of study have articulated very well to the Durham Board, yet trustees like Louise Farr insist on muddying the waters of understanding. So, once again, we will say as parents, we want 'an Abstinence Program---a course designed for each grade level starting in grade 5 and continuing through high school; a program separate from spermicides, ccndoms and other birth control devices. Lumping Abstinence into a "condom fair" is ludicrous and does nothing to impart values of chastity--the only healthy choice for children in a world of AIDS. Mixed messages and double standards don't work for kids. You can't go left and right at the same time. Concerned Parents of Durham Region are requesting the Board teach Abstinence as a Life-style, not a contraceptive-option. 180 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 985-2818 Gish SNO sions OPEN! Port Perry Newest PIZZA & Super Subs Hot Subs Salads Deli Sandwiches suB SHOP We deliver to 4 AM, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 2 for 1 PIZZA gw Lasagna Spaghetti Whole BBQ Chicken 985-2818 THE PIZZA PLACE located at THE MEATING PLACE 180 Queen Street, Port Perry As this kind of option, a girl could find herself in the back seat of her boy-friend's car saying "let me see now, what should I use--Abstinence, condoms, spermicide?" If taught as a life-style, the girl would not find herself on a dark road in the back seat of a car because she has been taught how to avoid these situations. We have this program, let's use it. Most parents as indicated by the Ministry of Health, do not want their children sexually active, yet our Board seems determined to "condomize our children." Just last month, grade 7 and 8 students were bused in from feeder schools to Dunbarton HS to be taught a drama presentation that condoms are their right. The scene was a typical drug store with a young teen examining the different brands--his pleasure, her pleasure, ribbed, fruit flavoured, chocolate. After making his selection, he jumps on the counter shouting to the audience of 13 and 14-year olds that "condoms are my right." What kind of message was communicated to those young children? It was a toxic message spewed from this drama that promiscuous sex is his right What has been obviously over- looked here is the child's right His right to be left comfortable with abstinence has once again been violated by the very people who clap to have his best interest at heart--yes-- even to be an extension of his home. A national survey released in February stated 81 per cent of women said they had been subjected to sexual, physical or psychological abuse by a dating partner. Why are our "enlightened ones" not teaching sex respect to our children; respect for their own bodies and others. Tells girls that virginity is not a dirty word and that their bodies don't have to become a parking lot for every bum (and associated risk) that happens along. Instead, condoms become the centre-piece for sex education, assaulting children's modesty and value of chastity through books, videos and now drama. They are sold the line that teen- age sex is inevitable (their right) and using a condom is responsible. Children are viewed by these "safe-sex gurus" as alley cats in heat ready to copulate the moment they reach fertility. As one mother put it "the old cop- out 'they're going to do it anyway' has been ornamented on a white surrender flag." As Scugog Concerned Parents, we have higher goals for our childrer. so that they can live their lives free from the worry of pregnancy, disease and death. There is no down side to chastity. We are not against sex education as it applies to anatomy, biology, puberty and reproduction, but to invite our children to play Russian Rouletté with a rubber where one in six will die is unthinkable The condom does not work in Family Watters MacKEY - HEURKENS i Massman officiated Sharpe, son of the bride. Mary Christine Heurkens, daughter of Joseph Heurkens of Oshawa and Mary Fines of Port Perry and Philip Robert MacKey, son of Robert and Joan MacKey of Whitby were united in marriage on Saturday, February 27th, 1993 in St. Gregory the Great, Roman Catholic Church, Oshawa. Father Brad Attending the bride as matron of honour was Carol White, sister-in-law of the bride. Bridesmaid was Megan Heurkens-Sharpe, daughter of the bride. Best man was Dennis White. Ushers were Ted MacKey, son of the groom and David Heurkens- Following their honeymoon in Florida, the couple will reside on their farm at RR#1, Oshawa completely preventing three of the most serious STD's--herpes, a highly contagious disease of painful clusters of blisters that often means hospitalization and recurs up to three times each year. The condom cannot protect from HPV which leads to cervical cancer and has killed more women to date than AIDS (Dr. Stephen Genius--Risky Sex) And with AIDS virus being smaller than the smallest holes in the latex construction of the condom, Masters and Johnson are now advocating abstinence until marriage and then to remain in a monogamous relationship with. an un-infected partner. That's not archaic or politically incorrect. That's just life. Carol Switzer, Port Perry. NAFTA a bad deal To The Editor: Please allow this opportunity to explain my view on why the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, is another bad trade deal for Canada, and especially for our community. We don't need another trade deal that weakens our social programs, threatens our environmental protections and destroys jobs. We can't afford another trade deal like the last one. Nor can we afford another government that is willing to see thousands more Canadian working women and men put out of work. The NAFTA also robs Canada of the chance to implement a strategy that looks out for Canadian working men and women, whether they have a job right now or not. It blocks the chance for high-skill, high-wage jous and an economy that can sustain them. U.S. corporations are relying on the folks who brought us the last trade deal to push through the new agreement. It is time to stand up to the Americans and their wealthy, powerful friends and say no to NAFTA. It is time to take back control of our own economy and restore Canadian pride. We need an economic strategy that revives our economy and gets Canadians back to work. Sincerely, Lucy Rybka-Becker Durham Federal Candidate me NDP Watch for the A) (e] 7.7, |») OPENING of the WINDOW WAREHOUSE Over 20 Years Experience Serving IVETE Tae] Surrounding Area.