Colin norris
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This not to ridicule believers per say but to highlite the quandary religion places them.
The 15 year old daughter comes home to inform mum and dad she thinks she's pregnant. Being still at school, but into her puberty, both parents never thought about it. They had no idea she was srxualbactive and contraceptives were never discussed because it wasn't appropriate.
What do they do.
Options are limited but the few which come to mind is adoption, abortion or rear the child while she finishes school.
Mum and dad are devout Catholics as is the girl. Both parents are hesitant to admit their failure to teach sex education is responsible. The thought of contraception implies their daughter could become promiscuous if she knows of no pregnancies. Good point.
Neither want to look incompetent in the eyes of the church but the whole has issue has closed off their options. The churches laws have been broken if any scenario is followed. Not a good look for a Catholic.
Do they exacerbate the problem by forcing an abortion?
Adoption requires the exposing the girl to ridicule by the community, as they usually do.
So they could think of rearing the child and not care about what people think.
My point is how do this family reconcile this to their God? What is father soandso gonna say when they resume Sunday church knowing they have broken church laws but rock up as if nothing has happened.
Alternatively, they could stay away for ever and suffer the embarrassment brought on by their only daughter but still yearn to attend church.
Is it appropriate they be forgiven and by whom? How do they know forgiveness was given? By email etc? The priest can't do it because the parents have done nothing, to be precise, but protect the girl.
This whole problem is exploded into mental anguish simply because of religion. That's ok, but should they be so rigid to religion under these circumstances?
So, the debating point is, as a believer of any faith, what would you do?
Personally, as an atheist, I have every scenario open to me without the guilt of religion persuading me in any direction.
Having said that, so should these parents but they can't because of their beliefs.
Make of it What you will. Its a scenario which hapoens frequently. What do you all think?
The 15 year old daughter comes home to inform mum and dad she thinks she's pregnant. Being still at school, but into her puberty, both parents never thought about it. They had no idea she was srxualbactive and contraceptives were never discussed because it wasn't appropriate.
What do they do.
Options are limited but the few which come to mind is adoption, abortion or rear the child while she finishes school.
Mum and dad are devout Catholics as is the girl. Both parents are hesitant to admit their failure to teach sex education is responsible. The thought of contraception implies their daughter could become promiscuous if she knows of no pregnancies. Good point.
Neither want to look incompetent in the eyes of the church but the whole has issue has closed off their options. The churches laws have been broken if any scenario is followed. Not a good look for a Catholic.
Do they exacerbate the problem by forcing an abortion?
Adoption requires the exposing the girl to ridicule by the community, as they usually do.
So they could think of rearing the child and not care about what people think.
My point is how do this family reconcile this to their God? What is father soandso gonna say when they resume Sunday church knowing they have broken church laws but rock up as if nothing has happened.
Alternatively, they could stay away for ever and suffer the embarrassment brought on by their only daughter but still yearn to attend church.
Is it appropriate they be forgiven and by whom? How do they know forgiveness was given? By email etc? The priest can't do it because the parents have done nothing, to be precise, but protect the girl.
This whole problem is exploded into mental anguish simply because of religion. That's ok, but should they be so rigid to religion under these circumstances?
So, the debating point is, as a believer of any faith, what would you do?
Personally, as an atheist, I have every scenario open to me without the guilt of religion persuading me in any direction.
Having said that, so should these parents but they can't because of their beliefs.
Make of it What you will. Its a scenario which hapoens frequently. What do you all think?