rastler000

Sounds like a good plan.

What form would this education take?

I agree with the family unit. But I have had the experience of living the otherside of that "family unit" picture as a kid (divorced parents), and later as a single dad (drug addicted mom), and in both instances the fault wasn't mine. So you make do. In your religion folks like me (sad but true) don't really fit in. As far as morals and values in general..... I wish your faith nothing but the best in instilling them. Seriously. But at the sametime all kids, and young adults are faced with "influences" and the stats bear out the reality of certain issues. Basically unless you want to live in a cut off commune.... that genie is out of the bottle and you have to deal with it

Wanderer - On the face of it what you say may seem to be the case. In reality by the time somebody is 24 there is an 88% chance they have not remained celibate. This may be a reason for folks to recommend getting married younger.

Witness the fight students have to have on high school campuses to have and participate in Christian clubs, while any other type of club is welcomed with open arms. This isn't true.... what happened was the Supreme Court ruled that the Christian clubs were allowed. The unintended consequence of this was clubs, like a gay club, were also allowed under the same ruling. If you allow the Christian club, then you have to allow the gay club. Which is why - as mentioned - Utah got rid of them all for a time.

In my family I teach the concept of waiting until getting married. But then again, as a secularist, I have a slightly different view of what is considered immoral, then do folks of this and other religions.... so from your standpoint I could why it might be bad. From my personal standpoint I also know that my experiences with my peers, and family, who had married when they under 21; that only about 10% are to their original mates now. Including my parents who after their divorce found long-term spouses much more suitable for them. I guess that is why I believe as I do.

In general do you believe things are happining as they should? Of course. Is life bringing to you and mankind meaning and purpose? For the most part mine is. Are you excited and happy about how things are turning out? I am excited about the stuff that is exciting and makes me happy. Less so about the other stuff.... but it is all just part of life. Is this the best world possible? Of the others I have seen pictures of, and the probable conditions of the ones that have been discovered outside our solar system, this one is the best. Or if you could change anything - what would it be? I can't, so I do not worry about it.

I think there is plenty of blame to go around but I do realize that a lot of folks need "somebody specific" to blame to help with the acceptance. As far as the question in general; nobody bailed me out when I went through some pretty tough times a few years back. So I am not a real fan of bailing anybody else out. Let the situation play out. If we have a recession, or even depression so be it.

Indeed.

I just say I am a secularist. I have found on religious boards over the years if I get more specific I get labeled (in a bad way) than if I just keep things generic.