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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I agree that it shouldn't be taboo, BUT if a child is a minor (under 18), their parents should have a say in what they're taught, IF at all. Secondly, there are a LOT of church Sunday School teachers whose views on sexuality I would NOT want taught to my children, even from the point of their interpretation on an approved curriculum.
So even if I thought the curriculum was okay, I still might not want my child to hear it from certain people, because the curriculum will always have the slant of the teacher.
Bottom line, though, the church staff does not have the right to teach on sensitive topics (to minors) without the permission of the parents. Period.
I do agree that these things need to be discussed, and from a biblical perspective. But parents are NOT the enemy, and should never be left out of the equation.
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Exactly. I think parental approval is needed for 18 and up as well if they're still in the youth dept. As a SS teacher, I would never think of doing this! I am shocked and appalled that they would teach a series on this a) for WHAT purpose?! SS is for teaching Biblical principles and b) with no parental or pastor approval. Those teachers should have been reprimanded and banned for every teaching SS again! I agree that there needs to be more of a discussion on this in the church from a positive point of view (w/in marriage)for the older youth. But it should all be done very cautiously, with parental and pastor consent and probably taught with a married lady teaching to the girls, a man to the guys, etc. But not in Sunday School....think about the visitors! And someone taught positions?! That sounds very, VERY perverted and suspicious! That is totally inappropriate converation for teenagers.
I get nervous at Christmas when we teach on Mary giving birth to Jesus before she was married. I teach the younger ones and I don't want any questions! Thankfully our SS literature omits the word "virgin" from the books for the little ones.
I know I had sex ed in high school in a co-ed setting but it was not explicit...more factual with lots of emphasis on what STD's do to you. And we had to watch a video of a woman giving birth.
