Condom Nation: Blind Faith, Bad Science [Paperback]

Richard Panzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

The fact that an untested prevention strategy is being advocated doesn't bother them. Why should it? It replaces Sexcual Victorianism with "Sexual Pluralism." Mission accomplished. Who cares if it works? The Condom Nation is nothing if not slick. In a world of latex, content can be be replaced by style, by "cool." Questions about content are covered over by packaging, by labels, like "abstinence-based," which mean the opposite of what is implied. Words that once hasd clear meanings are made to serve whatever purpose the reigning ideology of sexual "diversity" demands. Words that cannot be reengineered are banished and replaced by nice-sounding terms that obscure the original meanings. Studies are said to support the exact opposite of what they conclude. Much of the public is lulled into feeling of complacency by termsl like "protected sex," assisted by a docile, cooperative mainstream media that often follows a "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to government proclamations of "fact." Parents and groups who question content are vilified, forever banished outside the great latex wall that surrounds government-approved arbiters of reality.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Center for Educational Media (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188893302X
• ISBN-13: 978-1888933024
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,041,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disoriented work of (humorous) fiction, May 22, 2011

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Lauren E. Feig (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Condom Nation: Blind Faith, Bad Science (Paperback)

This book somewhat succeeded in terms of humor. I had quite a few laughs and I recommend it to those who believe in science and thus can treat this book as a work of humorous fiction. The "facts" are so distorted and out of context that I am shocked this is not categorized as a work of fiction. I guess Mr. Panzer is not familiar with third-world development and that the primary mechanism for progress in these developing nations is birth control. Come on now Mr. Panzer, stop skewing the facts for some particular ideology you want to promote in the name of self-interest. As a so-called "academic" I expect more responsibility and validity on your part. Shame on you.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative response to the culture of sexual promiscuity, October 5, 2002

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PW, sort of - See all my reviews

This review is from: Condom Nation: Blind Faith, Bad Science (Paperback)

Richard Panzer gives us in this small book an informative response to the culture of sexual promiscuity and sexual stupidity. "Condom Nation: Blind Faith, Bad Science" offers both anecdotal and statistical evidence that many programs to prevent or contain sexual disease transmission and teenage pregnancy are counterproductive and inferior to those promoting the decrepit notion that sex should be reserved for a man and a woman who are married to each other. Perhaps the greatest revelation to me was that many are confused about the meaning of sexual "abstinence," thinking it refers only to refraining from coitus. The book also supplies interesting tidbits about condoms and condom-related behavior.

My biggest complaints are not so big: charts using three-dimensional bars rather than two-dimensional bars are unfortunate (see Edward R. Tufte's "Visual Display of Quantitative Information" for why). And I didn't like the layout of the text. But I quibble.

As a further step, I invite those appreciating "Condom Nation: Blind Faith, Bad Science" to investigate the offerings of The GIFT Foundation or the works of Janet E. Smith regarding Catholic teaching on birth regulation.