There was a programme on BBC2 tonight about Abstinence in the USA and I was once again amazed by the underhanded way the Christians were pushing faith under the shield of something else, ie, abstinence in this case.

Ok ok, speaking about religion is always a bad thing but the older I get the more I realise how sneaky and underhanded various religions are.

Anyway, back to this programme....

It starts off with the crew pulling up to what looks like an airport terminal. It's actually the "Silver Ring Thing" home base. The US Government gave this "Business" $700,000 to help its cause.

Now at the heart of the American constitution it demands the separation of church and state. The Silver Ring Thing cannot spend Bush's bucks on God. So the first place we see them visit (with their $80,000 of sound and lighting equipment) is preaching both. The M.D (Managing Director as he should be called) claimed that because he was dealing with the meeting in the past it doesn't count. Hmmm, ok, if you say so.

Forwarding on the end of the programme we see the M.D seeking a further $3.5 dollars at the White House and shortly after that appearing at a discussion meeting where he flew in a Doctor and the American beauty queen (He did offer a private jet for the doc, wasn't that nice) and they were up against this poor women on her own but she still fought bravely. S.R.T wants to promote abstinence only in schools and not get into safer sex issues.

Now as a teenager your body is changing constantly. The correct thing to be doing is given the teenagers a talk on both. Why can't you promote abstinence and also safe sex for those who just won't have the will power to stick to abstinence.

Religions just seem like one big business and the "Silver Ring Thing" seems only concerned with grabbing as much $$$$ as they can to promote Christ and keep themselves nice and rich.