The Return Of Mechasmack

Ed Bradley: "You're telling kids not to have sex. But some kids are going to have sex. What do you tell those kids. You tell them not to wear a condom?"

Denny Pattyn: "What I would say is if you chose to use a condom, don't think you're getting the protection you think you're getting."

Ed Bradley: "A kid's part of your program, and he comes to you and says, 'You know, I'm going to have sex. I've reached a point and I'm going to do this. Should I use a condom?' What do you say?"

Denny Pattyn: "My own daughter, my 16-year-old daughter, tells me she's going to be sexually active. I would not tell her to use a condom. I don't think it'll protect her. It won't protect her heart. It won't protect her emotional life. And it's not going to protect her. I don't want her to get out there and think that she's going to be protected using a condom."

Ed Bradley: "But wouldn't his daughter be more protected with a condom than without?"

Denny Pattyn: "Not long term."

Are you kidding me? Do you have a brain? Do you not understand how things work in the real world? It's one thing to promote abstinence to teens and that a good thing. But you have to show both sides of the picture because you're dealing with human beings with emotions and hormones and you can't control everybody's choices. So at least give them the facts. It's incredible that this guy would not tell his daughter to use a condom. That he would actually want her to believe that a condom will not protect her. Of course it won't protect her heart, but it will protect her from so much more. There's no guarantee that abstinence will protect her heart either. Is he going to tell her that?

I get so irate when I hear crap like this. Limiting knowledge from children is the real crime here. And on top of that our tax dollars are going towards this religious agenda. You wanna start a program to 'educate' teens, go ahead. But don't use my money to do it! Over a billion dollars have been spent on abstinence programs over the past 5 years. That's ridiculous. That money could have been used to invade another country. We need to get our priorities straight.