tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post114570292685147520..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: "It's like OWL, except with drugs!"Chalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1145738862147931622006-04-22T16:47:00.000-04:002006-04-22T16:47:00.000-04:00As I've mentioned before, the real problem is peop...As I've mentioned before, the real problem is people's attitudes towards pain. <BR/>I would say that Tv commercials do as much damage to that as drugs do. Let's get rid of them....:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1145737866479562772006-04-22T16:31:00.000-04:002006-04-22T16:31:00.000-04:00CC wrote what direction she would like to see her ...CC wrote what direction she would like to see her YRUU group head in:<BR/>-snip-<BR/><I>With more religion. I think we're too much like a scout troop as is</I><BR/><BR/>CC,<BR/><BR/>You and youth from your congregation may want to check into the "Spirituality Development Conference" (SDC) opportunities in your district.<BR/><BR/>Here's the description from the UUA Youth Office web site:<BR/><BR/>Spirituality Development Conferences<BR/><B>Like LDC's (Leadership Development Conferences), Spirituality Development Conferences are small working conferences for youth and adults. An SDC focuses on ways to design effective, creative & meaningful worship services; ways to integrate spirituality more deeply into youth programming and the lives of the participants. SDCs work to bring youth and adults together to share common worship experiences. Of the Six Components of Balanced Youth Programming (worship, youth-adult relations, community building, leadership development, social action & learning) the first, worship, is often overlooked or saved for Youth Sundays. This training helps youth and their adults put the R back in YRUU. (The 'R' stands for religious.) An SDC can greatly transform the tone and culture of a local youth group and congregation; people return from an SDC inspired to integrate worship more deeply into their program and congregation as a whole.</B><BR/><BR/><B>An SDC provides experience and skills for those that are inexperienced in leading/designing worship services. They also give the experienced worship leader an opportunity to grow and stretch through exchanging ideas and inspiration.</B><BR/>http://www.uua.org/YRUU/training/index.html#sdc<BR/><BR/>This may be what you're looking for.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1145737437339427602006-04-22T16:23:00.000-04:002006-04-22T16:23:00.000-04:00CC wrote:-snip-But recreational drugs are bad for ...CC wrote:<BR/>-snip-<BR/><I>But recreational drugs are bad for everybody</I><BR/><BR/>CC,<BR/><BR/>That's a pretty big blanket statement to make. And it may not be that accurate either concerning all the legal and illegal mind-altering recreational drugs currently available for our youth.<BR/><BR/>There are some recreational drugs that have serious harm and can screw up your life ... perhaps even kill you (crystal meth, heroin, cigarettes).<BR/><BR/>There are some recreational drugs that affect some users are so severely that they are seriously harmed and perhaps even killed by them. But other users can ingest them with minimal harm (alcohol, marijuana).<BR/><BR/>And there are some recreational mind-altering drugs that are very low risk (coffee, chocolate).<BR/><BR/>When I was in college from 1977 to 1981 and afterwards before joining the military, I knew some students who occassionally used marijuana on the weekends. Some of these students could use this responsibly and eventually went on to become medical doctors, dentists, and lawyers. Some of these students could not handle it and left after one quarter in college.<BR/><BR/>Before you pass judgement on the field of harm-reduction education, you may want to look at some resources related to this area:<BR/><BR/><B>Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens, Drugs, and Drug Education</B><BR/>http://www.safety1st.org/pdf/safetyfirst.pdf<BR/><BR/><B>Getting Real About Teens and Drugs</B><BR/>http://www.safety1st.org/pdf/Getting%20Real%20(English).pdf<BR/><BR/><B>An Alternative to the "War on Drugs" (UUA Study/Action Issue Resource Guide, 2000-2002)</B><BR/>http://www.uua.org/csw/saig00/saig00.pdf<BR/><BR/>None of this harm-reduction health class issues address the reasons that YRUU event rules prohibit drug and alcohol use (with the exceptions of caffeine and chocolate of course).<BR/><BR/>Even if the drug use does no harm to the individual, it does have potential to harm the YRUU youth community as a whole.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1145716025342399302006-04-22T10:27:00.000-04:002006-04-22T10:27:00.000-04:00Eloquently stated, CC. It also amazes me that they...Eloquently stated, CC. It also amazes me that they don't spend more time talking about the unknown physical consequences than they do. After all, none of the seriously abused drugs were intended for human consumption- drugs intended to heal must undergo years of clinical trials and get FDA approval, while drugs intended for recreation get a free pass. Doesn't seem logical to me... I know people who worry terribly about "frankenfoods", and then ingest industrial solvents to party.Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1145715007849818042006-04-22T10:10:00.000-04:002006-04-22T10:10:00.000-04:00Brava, CC, for saying what no one wants to hear ab...Brava, CC, for saying what no one wants to hear about pot.PeaceBanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431551457505981195noreply@blogger.com