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- From: smithw@col.hp.com (Walter Smith)
- Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.homosexuality
- Subject: Re: Sexuality
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 15:12:35 GMT
- Organization: Colorado Springs IT Center
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- rj24@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Robert Johnston) writes:
- > Walter, you seem to be missing the point. A child's personality and
- > biases are largely set by about the age of six. starting to teach such
- > matters in high school will have limited effects at best. If such
- > matters are to be taught, they must be taught early on in life.
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- So what do we teach? Do we teach that homosexuality is good, or
- bad? Or instead, why don't we teach that all people should be
- respected and treated equally, period? Then, as kids confront
- those who are different from them in the future, they have that
- base to fall back on?
-
- Walter
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