Sex Education — 3 VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 08/26/2010

Sex Education — 3

VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 08/26/2010 For a start, what on earth is wrong with Sex Education? Answer: Truth to say, there are certain major things wrong with it. Strictly speaking, to put “Sex” and “Education” together neither jibes, clicks nor sticks — so to speak. For one thing, animals do not get “education” but they do “sex” — naturally and responsibly even. Then there is the reality that the subject matter of sex goes beyond mere knowing which comes from “education.” Instead, the question of sex is the concern of learning which is obtained through formation — considering that the value system has much to say about sex. Simply knowing sex without the necessary right and proper value system learned through pursuant formation, is not only incongruous but also dangerous. Reason: Incongruous because sex is merely perceived as a piece of meat. And such are the core implications and implications of “Sex Education” in its strong innuendo and naked connotation. And woe to school children and youngster who thus get “educated” in “sex”! The truth is that a big number of this young people are now in effect “over-educated” in sex from certain movies they see and some “dirty” comics they read — plus the world of Internet pornography at their command.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100826com6.html

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