Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll-Sex Education in America

the Kaiser Family Foundation, and HarvardÆs Kennedy School of Government finds that only 7%

of Americans say sex education should not be taught in schools. Moreover, in most places there

is even little debate about what kind of sex education should be taught, although there are still

pockets of controversy. Parents are generally content with whatever sex education is offered by

their childrenÆs school (see box below), and public school principals, in a parallel

NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School survey, report little serious conflict over sex education in their

communities nowadays. Nearly three-quarters of the principals (74%) say there have been no

recent discussions or debate in PTA, school board, or other public meetings about what to teach

in sex ed. Likewise, few principals report being contacted by elected officials, religious leaders

or other people in their communities about sex education.

However, this does not mean that all Americans agree on what kind of sex education is best.

There are major differences over the issue of abstinence. Fifteen percent of Americans believe

that schools should teach only about abstinence from sexual intercourse and should not provide

information on how to obtain and use condoms and other contraception. A plurality (46%)

believes that the most appropriate approach is one that might be c

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ring to rigid GFI directives. It's interesting that the obvious implication is that being aroused by women's clothing is perverse and negative, when in a healthy adult sexual relationship, being aroused by a spouse in intimate apparel can be a delightful addition to desire and sexual play! But to address the darker meaning of Ezzo's pronouncement, GFI is simply inaccurate; this type of perversion is known to develop when a substitute attachment object is needed because comfort, nurturing, and human contact are not sufficiently provided. It would be ill-advised not to factor in the dangerous component of the potential for sexual abuse concomitant with undisputed parental power, an inability of the child ever to say "no" to parents, and the secrecy inherent in this particular program; and please don't make the tragic mistake of believing Christians don't sexually abuse their children. As cited in an earlier section of this paper, the rates are actually higher than for the normal population. In my own practice, I have worked with a number of women whose sexually abusing fathers were everything from Christian college deans to pastors to elders. The horrendous tragedy of every one of these cases is that the fathers' exploitation of th
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