Forming the Conscience

Forming the Conscience : 

Forming the Conscience By Mann Rentoy

Who is forming your son’s conscience? : 

You? Media? Peers? Church? School? Who is forming your son’s conscience?

Historically... : 

Historically... Pernicious Environment Insidious Clandestine

Assault on Today’s Children : 

Assault on Today’s Children Video Games Your Son Violence in Media Pornography Materialism Hedonism

Assault on Today’s Children : 

Assault on Today’s Children Religious Indifference False Heroes Softness Divorce Alcoholism Moral Relativism Drug Addiction

“Values” According to Modern Environment : 

www.mannrentoy.com “Values” According to Modern Environment Killing is okay if for entertainment purposes only. Violent Video Games Violence in movies

“Values” According to Modern Environment : 

“Values” According to Modern Environment Virginity is only for losers.

“Values” According to Modern Environment : 

“Values” According to Modern Environment Suffering has to be avoided at all cost. Pleasure is supreme.

“Values” According to Modern Environment : 

“Values” According to Modern Environment It’s okay to cheat, for as long as you don’t get caught.

“Values” According to Modern Environment : 

“Values” According to Modern Environment Rock Stars and Athletes are the role models and standards of excellence.

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo Most influential to respondent on sexual issues Person or group of persons most helpful to R in what he/she knows about sex Before got married, % said most helpful in what they know about sex (for married adolescents) At present, % who said most important in what they know about sex

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo “... Parents who are perceived to hold a liberal attitude increases the odds for the adolescents to engage in risky social behaviors.” * risky behaviors include smoking, drinking, drug use, commercial sex and pms.

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo ...those who view their parents to be more permissive are expected to eventually adopt a more liberal attitude and thus are more likely to engage in risk behaviors as well. * risky behaviors include smoking, drinking, drug use, commercial sex and pms.

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo “...the protective impact of family prayer (as an index of family control) is shown by the lesser likelihood of engaging in four of the five risk behaviors (except commercial sex) among those who claimed their family prays together” * risk behaviors include smoking, drinking, drug use, commercial sex and pms.

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo “... Adolescent who view their parents to have a stable marital union are less likely to engage in the 4 of the 5 risk behaviors (except commercial sex).” * risky behaviors include smoking, drinking, drug use, commercial sex and pms.

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo “... Adolescents who perceive their parents to favor smoking and drinking are more likely to adopt the vice themselves. About 9 out 10 adolescents who thought either their father or mother approved of smoking have ever tried smoking as compared with 3 out of 10 among those who thought their parents disapproved..”

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo : 

Family Influences on the Lifestyle of the Filipino YouthGrace T. Cruz, Elma P. Laguna and Corazon M. Raymundo “... With the increasing westernization of mass media which threaten traditional values inculcated by the family, its increasing appeal to the young poses serious implications. It is worth noting however, that family values and parental guidance continue to show significant influence in trying to neutralize the effects of media and peers.”

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 : 

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 ... and the McCann Erickson Inter-generation Study of 2006 ... tell us that the 16.5 million Filipino “youth” below the age of 21 are “technocentric”: spending an inordinate amount of time in front of either the computer monitor or the TV set, surfing the Internet, text messaging or playing computer and video games.

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 : 

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 ...This generation of Filipino youth looks primarily to celebrities as their role models.

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 : 

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 But even more alarming, the Inter-generation study showed that there is a severe loosening of moral values among adult Filipinos, and this is reflected in what young people consider right and wrong.

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 : 

McCann Erickson Youth Studies of 2000 and 2005 As a consequence, about half of them do not consider as “wrong” such acts as casual sex, premarital sex, using a prostitute, getting drunk, gambling, hazing, abortion, homosexual relationships, and suicide.

Slide 38: 

February 8, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI

Slide 39: 

www.mannrentoy.com Thank You !