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Originally Posted by Boanerges
This is a good thread and all parents should discuss it with their kids- moral values should be taught at home and not dictated by secular decree.
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Dear Boanerges,
May God be with you!
In his Encyclical "Humanae Vitae" Pope Paul VI stated that "parents are the primary educators of their children." This seems like a no-brainer except when you look at our public schools and see how parents have turned over their children to the dominion of our secular society wholesale!
It is very scary! And the Catholic Church has not been immune either. In an effort to prevent the homosexual and pedophile scandal a few years back, the US Bishops demanded that all parents, teachers, Priests of course, and volunteers go through rigorous training on child molesters. This has been good to a point. However, it only addresses child molestation and not the homosexual issues which were far more prevalent. And worse yet, it dragged our innocent children to be potentially brought through a program that was totally inappropriate for pre-school through 5th grade.
In Minneapolis, several great parents and priests got together and formed an organization to educate other parents and parishes about the dangers of the "talking about touching" program. Many of us were successful in educating our Priests and parishes to use a different program that brought in God first and Chastity and leaving the bulk of the education of our small children to the parents where it belongs.
As parents, we cannot expect others to care for our children to the same degree as we do. We must always be aware and fight for what is right and good under God for our children.
God bless you!