March 22-2007:
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Should Sex Education Be Taught In Church?
Tonight on Paula Zahum's show on CNN, I witnessed a clip about a preacher and his wife, telling followers that sex is okay to have. A clip on this subject as it was being delivered by these two individuals was shown, and her two hosts, a Christian male, and female Moslem asked to give their opinion oabout this clip.
The Moslem woman felt that sex education is good, even in a church situation, if people are encouraged to abstain from it until marriage. And that even though it is a natural act, it also has to be indulged in responsibly.
Should Sex Education Be Taught In Church?
Tonight on Paula Zahum's show on CNN, I witnessed a clip about a preacher and his wife, telling followers that sex is okay to have. A clip on this subject as it was being delivered by these two individuals was shown, and her two hosts, a Christian male, and female Moslem asked to give their opinion oabout this clip.
The Moslem woman felt that sex education is good, even in a church situation, if people are encouraged to abstain from it until marriage. And that even though it is a natural act, it also has to be indulged in responsibly.
The male Christian felt that the preacher is using this message as a ploy, to lure people to his church. And he does not have a building either to do this work. And he feels that this is only a fad that will pass, like so many others before.
This Christian failed to realize that Jesus never had any building either, when he was conducting his ministry. He used the highways, byways, open pastures, or anywhere that people will listen.
This Christian failed to realize that Jesus never had any building either, when he was conducting his ministry. He used the highways, byways, open pastures, or anywhere that people will listen.
However, they both felt that marriage is the place where sex should be indulged in, and experienced for what it is, even the pleasure aspect.
CONCLUSION:
Incidentally, historically marriage is sanctioned by the church between two people. A male and a female. But it developed legality several centuries later as a necessity, to ensure commitment, legal rights after one party dies, custody rights for the children, property ownership, titles, and other personal belongings of the deceased.
Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.
1 comment:
According to what I read, that preacher has gone beyond stating that it's OK for married couples to have sex. He's stated that they should learn how to make sex more pleasurable and to have it more often, the reason being that doing so strengthens the marital relationship. In addition, he advocates using other than traditional positions if it increases pleasure.
I don't see why this should be a problem. Also, if it makes for better marriages and fewer divorces, why shouldn't people learn in church how they can improve their sex lives? Sex is not only for producing children; it also has a unitive function which helps to maintain close relationships.
The only problem is that it makes no provision for people who, or whatever reason, are unable to marry. That would include older couples who cannot marry without having pensions reduced, and people whose romantic interest is limited to the same sex.
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