What should I do/say about this?

[tinfoil tiaras]

Okay, but keep in mind my school is private but still, they've always stressed that they have NO political affiliation (even though most of the school population is liberal...we're the most liberal school in the state)...we couldnt wear political buttons in 2004 exept on election day-otherwise we got in trouble.

Anyways.

Today was "Service Learning Chapel" where students tour a bunch of "service learning oppertunities". There was not one, but TWO blatantly anti-choice (i hate to call them pro-life because there is a difference between pro-war, pro-death penalty "pro-life" fundies and people that are genuinely pro-life through and through). I didn't go over to their booths (of course...anyways I got to school late so I went straight for the one that had candy :P -a hospice of some sort) but some of my friends did, just to see what kind of bull they told them. I think they were handing out the classic "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD EVERYDAY" pamplets... :puke: and some "abstinence only sex ed" bookmarks.

I respect the groups rights to be there and all, but I think there should have been 1 or 2 pro-choice groups there to balance it out. Having these two groups there and no pro-choice alternative is like, imho, having a Chimporor/Darth Vader 04 booth where you can campaign for them and get service hours....:puke:

[razors edge]

1. I wouldn't worry too much,

(I'm male so take that for what it's worth I guess)

But I think the political power in this country is about to shift, short of Rove going down in the history books as the all purpose king maker.

Even if they were to retain power after november they will immediately forget the people who put them there, and move to secure power permanently without that pesky election thing ever getting in the way again.

If that happens sex will be the last thing on our minds I fear.

[calimary]

2. Perhaps you could write a letter to the principal/administration

or ask your parents to do so?

I don't know. If it's a Catholic school, there may not be much of a way around the force-feeding they're going to do with you. The only way you can combat that is at recess, lunch period, other non-class time when you're sitting around with your friends and others within earshot, and in the process of your conversation with them, help to educate them a little. Encourage independent thinking.

I went to Catholic school myself, and there was a rigidity to their program, too. What we did was to encourage each other in our divergent thinking. A number of us wandered off the reservation - and stayed that way. As a matter of fact, one of my classmates noted the high school graduation of her son and said it started her wondering how the rest of us were and what had happened to the many of us with whom she'd lost touch. She and I remain close, but most of our class scattered to the four winds. We were kind of an independent, iconoclastic, contrary, go-your-own-way group anyway. She sent a questionaire around to those of us for whom emails and other contact info could be found. The questionaire featured the usual things, mainly to find out how our lives were since - oh - more than 30 years had passed. One of the questions was about religion, and whether we still had some sort of religion in our lives - since religion is what brought us all together under this roof. The answer: the VAST majority of us had left the Church and, while maintaining a level of spirituality, had LONG since abandoned absolute adherence to Catholic doctrine. Quite a few of us were no longer church-goers of any sort. Most of those of us who reported this said we'd been turned off by the religious fanaticism that's taken over our government.

There will be lots of indoctrination, and you may just have to grit your teeth and try a more under-the-radar type of guerrilla activism, educating your friends and fellow students - yourself. If they start listening to you and noticing how many facts you have at your command, and how much you know and understand about issues, elections, public officials, etc., they WILL start noticing, AND listening to you. You may well turn out to be the "authority" some of them go to, especially as they reach voting age. I still have friends who email me seeking my feedback, because I follow politics more closely than they do - they have demanding jobs, huge demands on their time, kids and elders to care for, and little time to luxuriate reading and researching the truth online at alternative news sites - as I often am lucky enough to do - old semi-retired bat that I am (and most of them aren't political junkies anyway - they have other things of greater importance in their lives). So they'll come to me and ask my opinion about some candidate or ballot measure or whatnot, and I try to help them with background info. YOU may become that kind of resource for your friends. And you WILL wise some of them up. You won't reach everybody. But souls CAN be saved. Not all of them will be interested. But some of them will be hungry to hear another side.

[tinfoil tiaras]

3. Its an Episcopal school

I know...Episcopals are all supposed to be really crazy radical liberals...:sarcasm:

I don't even know why they tried to come to the most liberal school in the state and expect to get a warm welcome... :shrug: Everyone like made fun of the "abstinence only sex ed" bookmarks...haha

But there are still some very sad people out there that wish to impose their personal values on the rest of us...:eyes:

[david_vincent]

4. Transfer to another school

like Goddard.

[tinfoil tiaras]

5. Okay, I can't

and I will tell you why:

The other private schools in my area are more conservitive than my ("liberal") school is. And the public schools in my area aren't good. And my mom is not going to homeschool me anytime soon. So I have to stay. Plus, besides all that crap, I like my school in general...alot of cool liberal people there...theres like 71 on facebook (Liberal/Very Liberal) and probably more that don't list political views..... :D