Saturday, January 30, 2010

Alaska School Authorities: Watching a Documentary Film More Dangerous Than Having Abortion

Alaska is an amazing place. I saw 6 moose today in my travels, 4 of which to and from Adoration. The laws here are also pretty relaxed and therefore personal freedoms don't face as many restrictions as other states, for the most part. Yet, there are some anomalies in the statutes, and it is by no means perfect.

One of the worst laws is the ability of a teen to have an abortion without parental consent. This is actually codified in statute. (This means that as opposed to case law, it is more firm and therefore difficult to repeal.) We know that such a law should be removed; we also know of the hypocrisy of such laws in light of other restrictions on teens. For example a lot of states prevent ear piercing without parental consent before a teen is 18.

The following article blows that out of the water. A recent documentary on energy and global warming is being circulated in Alaskan schools. The film: Not Evil Just Wrong, takes a look at the "costs" of the climate change debate is having on our country and world. Not just economically, but socially; the climate change agenda is affecting more than just the wallets and economies of the world. So Alaska seems like a perfect proving ground for the movie. (A state where energy is literally the life blood of the state) The film is circulating in the same schools where An Inconvenient Truth by: Al Gore has been shown time and time again in several circumstances and instances.

This time though, Not Evil Just Wrong required a PERMISSION SLIP from the student in order to watch it. It just shows the double standard we have in our society; movies about science are REGULATED but the murder and reproductive actions of our children can rest solely in their discretion.

So I ask this: "What exactly do we hold as the pinnacle virtue or right that we are protecting and defending in these situations?"

I guess it is just another example of the "culture of death."

Read the original article here:
Alaska School Authorities: Watching a Documentary Film More Dangerous Than Having Abortion

AK for Parental Rights:
http://www.alaskansforparentalrights.org/

-Posted by: Joe

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