L30: Renaissance44: Editorial – Abstinence Education Done Right – NYTimes.com

L30:  Renaissance44

Editorial – Abstinence Education Done Right – NYTimes.com.

The ongoing debate over sex education has been rekindled by a provocative new study suggesting that teaching abstinence can delay the start of sexual activity among inner-city youngsters — if it is freed from the moralistic overtones and ideological restrictions that were the hallmark of abstinence-only programs under the Bush administration.

To read the full article from NYTimes.com, click the link below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/opinion/08mon1.html

My commentary: What do you think about this new movement towards abstinence education? Personally, I think it’s a good move, as long as it does what the article says, and remains free of the moralistic overtones and focuses on the economic and educational implications of decision making.  I’m a Christian, however, often, as we know with teenagers, you can’t beat them over the head with faith-based rhetoric or many of them will shut down.  Combining that with hard-core education and letting students come up with the spiritual connection of decision making on their own should be the tactic.

Abstinence Education - A new movement