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To: E who wrote (41224)	6/20/1999 7:27:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

I am very uncomfortable with condoms being given out in schools in which there are parents who believe premarital sex is immoral, although I myself don't believe that, because the distribution does appear to be a sanction, however hedged around with reservations. And I'm uncomfortable with the school not doing what it can to save the lives of those young people who are going to have sex (whatever their parents' position is) too immature to figure out for themselves and do it what they need to to not get AIDS. It feels very like a life and death issue to me. I don't know yet how I would resolve this issue. I am very uncomfortable with the gun situation in this country; but I (alone among our friends) believe the right to own a gun is guaranteed by our Constitution. Of course I believe in certain controls and constraints. My goodness, I agree with all of the above! What a relief--a moment of sanity here. I, too, am uncomfortable with the schools' handing out condoms, yet we have to be realistic: Some of the kids are going to have sexual relations and may be too embarrassed to go buy what might save their lives or at least prevent pregnancies. And I agree with you about guns.

To: E who wrote (41224)	6/20/1999 8:38:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 108807

Here are the Ten Commandments, E. You may not have any problem with them being posted in public schools, but I do. Murder, theft and perjury are already against the law. 1. "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before [1] me. 2. "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments. 3. "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. 4. "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. 5. "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. 6. "You shall not murder. 7. "You shall not commit adultery. 8. "You shall not steal. 9. "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 10. "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."