Educate for Life: Reproduction

(from 50 Ways You Can Be Prolife)
 

By Tony Campolo and Gordon Aeschliman

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There is a lot of controversy surrounding the question of "sex education." It is important to separate values

 education and physiological education when we approach this controversy. Both are important and both should be taught. But they are not the same. The first helps us undergird our sexual lifestyle and practices with a biblical ethic; the second helps us understand our bodies and take charge of what happens to them.

Let’s look at the physiological issues. It is quite astounding that in our modern day of technological knowledge, youth are so uninformed about the physiological specifics of reproduction. To know your body and understand how it reproduces is to gain power over it---and to gain respect and wonder for it. The body is truly a miraculous invention of God.

These are the aspects of the topic which we suggest you communicate to the youth of your fellowship or church. We would point out that you may need to gain the permission of parents for each attending child. Some parents are not willing to allow others to have a formal role in sex education. (Of course, this education is continually going on in an informal manner, whether or not it is accurate.)

It is our opinion that we harm youth if we do not give them enough information to prevent them from foolish decisions. And we feel that our culture’s open attitude toward sexuality makes an un- or ill-informed person all the more vulnerable to the misdeeds of others. If you need special help putting together a curriculum to train youth. . . talk with other parents who have already gone down this road and consult with professionals in your community (therapists, educators, physicians).

And don’t forget the parents who are a little uncomfortable having their kids join a group session on this subject. Hold a parents’ meeting (and even meet one-on-one when necessary) to discuss the kinds of resources they can use to educate their children in the privacy of their own homes.

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