Monday, October 22, 2007

Attribution Of Blame And Associated Guilt - The Modus Operandi Of The UN.

The rapid spread in Latin America of the virus that causes AIDs is made worse by the Roman Catholic Church's stand against using condoms, a UN official said.

The Catholic Church, which holds sway in Latin America despite the rise in evangelical churches, opposes all forms of contraception and instead promotes abstinence as a way to avoid spreading Aids.

"The fact young people start to be sexually active between 15 and 19 without sex education contributes to the spreading of the virus, as well as the fact that the evidence shows abstinence is not working," said Alberto Stella, the UNAids Coordinator for Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Sooo ... if the Catholic Church said 'use condoms,' all would be well?

But wait ... the Church is promoting abstinence and obviously only few are listening. How can one assume that the majority will listen to additional/different dictum or recommendation? Should they also be conducting sex education lessons for the 15-19 year olds? How much sway does the Catholic Church really hold in Latin America?

Alternatively, how effective is the UN Aids Coordinator? Time for a change?


The process of endeavouring to attribute cause for a problem to a defined group of people, associate this with the notion of 'wilful neglect' due to the 'harm done unto others' from this omission or stance (as a means of engendering guilt) and trying to gain momentum in a direction that has no definite evidence of effect ... is becoming synonymous with the UN. It is from this self-serving arrogance that their self proclaimed expertise derives.
It really is passed time that governments, the general public and the churches began replying with the succinct emphatic dismissal their 'well intentioned' arrogance deserves.

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