Colorado Gov. Bans Abstinence-Only Sex Ed, Permits Homosexual Adoption

LIfeSiteNews ^ | 5/16/07 | Gudrun Schultz

[wagglebee]

DENVER, Colorado, May 16, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law Monday two bills legalizing homosexual adoption and banning abstinence-only sex education.

Ritter defended his decision to sign H.B. 1330, which permits homosexual couples to adopt, by claiming the law would “strengthen families and provide children with as stable an environment as possible,” The Colorado Springs Gazette reported.

Jim Pfaff, president and CEO of the Colorado Family Institute, told Focus on the Family’s Citizen Link that both bills were examples of paybacks to financial supporters.

“Both bills show that this was a Legislature that was willing to pay back its benefactors,” he said. “Their agenda is to expand rights and legal acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. What we need to be doing is strengthening the capability of mother-and father households to adopt.

“It’s a clarion call to the Church, that we need to be addressing the adoption issue.”

Pfaff said Ritter’s support of a ban on abstinence-only sex education will take moral teaching out of the classroom and undo the success already apparent with abstinence-only programs currently in use in the state.

“It’s a radical reversal of what has been working in Colorado,” he said. “We have seen a noticeable decrease in out-of-wedlock births among teens. Now, all that progress has been wiped away with the stroke of the governor’s pen.”

Both laws were strongly opposed by the Colorado Catholic Conference, Catholic News Agency reported May 15. The law permitting adoption by homosexual couples or unmarried heterosexual couples bypasses the normal legal review process of adoption, the CCC warned. It “fails to recognize the intricacies of adoption law and processes, and is not in the best interests of the children or people of Colorado.”

As well, the law “clearly circumvents the expressed will of Colorado voters who rejected Referendum I in November of 2006. Referendum I would have allowed same-sex couples the possibility of adopting children,” the CCC pointed out.

The law requiring all sex education courses to include contraceptive instruction will undercut the effectiveness of abstinence-only teaching, the CCC said. “Although this law does address the need for abstinence education it also mandates the teaching of contraceptive methods and practices. This legislation will eliminate a public school district’s ability to retain local control over the content of human sexuality courses taught in their schools.

Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali recently told the U.S. legislature that “so-called ‘comprehensive’ sex education programs that mention abstinence within the discussion of premarital sexual experimentation is not an appropriate alternative.”

“‘Comprehensive’ sex education,” he said, is “more accurately described as compromised education. The abstinence message is mentioned, but then undermined with the false message that premature sexual experimentation does no real harm if steps are taken to avoid pregnancy.”

Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput challenged Ritter in January to be sure his actions as governor reflected his professed Roman Catholic faith--Ritter ran as a pro-life candidate in last fall’s election. Catholics and pro-life groups in the state expressed disappointment with the governor’s decision in March to sign a law requiring all Colorado hospitals, including Catholic institutions, to offer information on abortifacient drugs to victims of rape.

See related LifeSiteNews coverage:

Catholic Colorado Governor Signs Bill Mandating Catholic Hospitals Give Information on Abortion Drug
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/mar/07031602.html

[wagglebee]

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[princess leah]

Wow and I thought our Gay Governor here in AZ was BAD!@

[darkangel82]

Disgusting.

[silverleaf]

every Colorado legislator who thinks this provides a stable family should consent to be “adopted” (honorarily) by a homosexual couple.

[Guenevere]

We fought very hard for abstinence only in our county schools...

..to this day, it still stands, and that was back in 1992!

What a heartbreak for the good people of Colorado who have to have children in public schools.

[Uri’el-2012]

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ran as a devout Roman Catholic.

Another stealth Marxist.

[Hardastarboard]

claiming the law would “strengthen families and provide children with as stable an environment as possible,”

George Orwell is smiling, but it's a grim smile.

[taxcontrol]

Possible violation of the State Constitution.

Article IX

Section 15. School districts ­ board of education. The general assembly shall, by law, provide for organization of school districts of convenient size, in each of which shall be established a board of education, to consist of three or more directors to be elected by the qualified electors of the district. Said directors shall have control of instruction in the public schools of their respective districts.

This law appears to violate the last sentence as it removes from the directors the control of the instruction.

[Pinkbell]

Indeed it does. The sad thing is, this guy claims to be Catholic. As a Catholic, I am sick of people who trample the teachings of the Church assuming that title. He went against the Church three times by requiring Catholic hosptials to provide contraception and now forcing schools to teach contraceptive methods and permitting homosexuals to have innocent children. These politicians need to be excommunicated if they won’t refrain from Communion themselves!

[wagglebee]

Are you saying that devout Catholics are actually Marxists?

[Pinkbell]

It’s proven to work! It decreased AIDs and STDs substantially in Uganda. There have also been recent studies posted on FR about its effectiveness in America.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Thanks Bill OWENS for giving the state of Colorado this lying rodent sack of $hit.

[fwdude]

Something tells me that this insidious law not only “permits” homosexual adoption, but holds it on par with traditional heterosexual adoption. In other words, a married, stable man and woman could be given NO preference over two homosexuals in vying for an adoptable kid. If you don’t think so, just wait until a homo couple is denied an adoption over a normal couple - the lawsuits will be dizzying. Truly tragic!

[padre35]

Hmm Catholic in name only a CINO.

[50mm]

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ran as a devout Roman Catholic.

Devout Catholics don't support abortion, homosexual behavior or homosexual adoption. Ritter isn't a devout Catholic, he is what is referred to as a Cafeteria Catholic - someone who picks and chooses the beliefs of the church that he finds to his liking and rejects those he doesn't, as if going through a cafeteria line choosing different food dishes.

Cafeteria Catholics generally go to church only on Easter Sunday and Christmas and - surprise, surpise - are usually dhimmicrats.

Cafeteria Catholics of note: Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Joseph Biden (D-Del.)

[A.A. Cunningham]

Your thanks is misplaced. You should be thanking that egomaniacal POS Marc Holtzman.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Government making it easier for aberrants to get sex slaves.

At one time, children were a treasure to be guarded and defended to the death, now they are party favors to be passed around and exploited by elected officials to buy votes.

Filthy bastards.

[Balke]

Wait, are you referring to abstinence only education, or contraceptive education? I don’t know anything about Uganda.

[muawiyah]

Beyond that, it's incredible that we have a Governor in a major state in this country who would appear to not know how babies are made.

Is it possible he brew up under the regime of a sex-ed program that put condoms on cucumbers or something?

Have that badboy take a course in biology or something, or visit a horsefarm.

It's simply not rational to have folks in positions of trust who don't know that you you don't just have to have sex all the time ~

Who elected this putz?