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Oh, come now, being educated is hardly akin to being lecherous. I have viewed much worse on the net after reading about one wacko group after another (NEA, PETA, ACLU, NARAL, ad nauseum) -- yes, it's difficult to read but we must know the enemy and it's wiles. And yes, I have felt the need (and followed through on same) to pray after reading some articles or visiting some lunatic site.

We at FR are 'free thinkers' -- are we to ignore what's going on in our culture? Are we to hear O'Reilly, Rush or whomever we listen to say 'NAMBLA is bad - really, really bad. They promote...whatever...on their website.' and then not see for ourselves? The sheeple do that - not me.

Yes, I've seen a lot of junk in the course of that - but I have also learned what my precious child could possibly encounter before it's too late. In time to address not only drinking and drugs and premarital sex -- but also the dangers of porn and other activities.

I've also seen outrageous opinions and values upheld by people/companies/organizations about which I gasped, 'I had no idea they endorsed that!!!' and I've been able to immediately take action.

That said -- of course I wouldn't want my child to read it -- but any young person intelligent and concerned enough to frequent FR has probably already seen much more than parents would want. Curiosity leads to quality learning every bit as often as it KOs the feline.

BTW, I'm only on cuppa-coffee #1, so please forgive any typos.

I agree with you, Kimmie. It's better to learn about these things for what they are (pragmatism), from their proponents, than to live in an idealistic, isolated world detached from reality.

It's no accident that "the preacher's daughter" too often becomes the most odious, the most rebellious, the most wicked girl in school. Having been shielded her whole life, she sees an opportunity to distinguish herself from her parents by embracing what is thought an intellecutally defensible and liberating life of licenteousness. In all her strict catechetical upbringing, she never learned where to place evil in her worldview.