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Aids—
Galileo Crisis
(FMA Letter to Irish
Independent)
In relation to the accusation that lies are
being told about the ineffectiveness of
condoms in preventing the spread of Aids
(Letters, March 23), perhaps it is time we
heard from the experts.
In a research paper presented at the
Medical Institute of Sexual Health in
Washington DC, Dr Edward C. Green of
Harvard University’s Centre for Population
and Development Studies stated that : “20
years into the pandemic there is no
evidence that more condoms lead to less
AIDS.” See a recent book by Dr Green
entitled Rethinking AIDS Prevention –
learning from successes in developing
countries. Praetor Publishers, Connecticut,
2003.
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Clockwork Orange Society—
Toxic Airwaves
(FMA Letter to The Irish Times)
Madam, - In response to Denis Staunton’s letter (The
Irish Times), I would like to pose the question: should
our fears of becoming a "Clockwork Orange" society not
prompt us to focus on preventative measures rather
than the eroding of civil liberties
The harmful effects of violent media images upon
the developing minds of children are well established
(see 'A longitudinal study, Douglas A. Gentile et al.,
American Psychological Society, May, 2004), while
recent anecdotal evidence (‘You Tube’ etc) has been a
dramatic wake up call for some.
The ‘air’ which children are forced to breathe today
is toxic, and any genuine concern for children’s welfare
will not fail to address this reality.
Clearly defined rules, eliminating the harmful
exposure of children to media violence and
pornography, is demanded by a society which truly
values children’s rights.
If we fail to uphold children’s right to a safe media
environment, what sort of future “Clockwork Orange”
society are we to expect Can we be surprised when
the visual imprints of the media violence and
pornography we have bombarded them with, are
reflected back at us in antisocial behaviour. Let’s have
‘clean airwaves’. - Yours, etc.,
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Answer: Pop Star Madonna
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Dr P. B. Marwood whose article ‘AIDS a
Conspiracy of Misinformation’, was published in
(the British Journal of Hospital Medicine (Vol. 37,
1987), has stated: “Church leaders proclaim
abstinence as the only real protection. I fear that
they are correct. It would seem that virginity
and faithfulness will again soon become
fashionable.”
Given the unequivocal position of experts
such as these—who have no particular religious
axe to grind—why has there been so deafening
an outcry when an attempt was made to bring
important related findings to public attention
Are we witnessing a new ‘Galileo crisis’ where
facts have become an inconvenient challenge to
the anti-scientific attitudes embodied in the PC
Movement.
Grooming—
on a Grand Scale
(FMA General Letter/Text/E-mail)
Does the sort of pornographic material on view to children
in newsagents, on television and in the media generally,
not constitute a form of grooming on a grand scale