Sex ed HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 06/09/2010

Sex ed

HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 06/09/2010 Sifting through a European journal I found in a hospital lobby many years ago, I chanced upon a photograph of children giggling through their experience of opening their first packets of condom and putting them in plastic castings of what looked like penises. I could still recall its caption somewhat vividly as it explained a country’s approach in sex education involving children as young as 10 years old. Advanced West has long been teaching sex education to their youth without questioning their morals, a touchy subject here but long accepted in many First World countries where sex issues are openly debated. The Philippines, long under Church rule since Magellan first set foot in the sands of Mactan and dying for that mistake, has never progressed in dealing with sex issues which our Church leaders conveniently hook up with morality.  The issue is again at the forefront as the Department of Education recently took a strong stand in instituting sex education in schools to expose our children to the realities of life as they are being prepared before they grow up. As it was before, the Catholic Church, however, is taking a bold stand in countering this government effort, saying teaching children about the birds and the bees should be confined in our own homes. But it’s like shielding truth with ignorance, not exposing our children at an age when they can already understand serious matters like human reproduction and leaving discussions solely in homes, where, in the more crucial realities of our more modern lives, parents are most often absent, either because they are working or they have to attend to even more serious matters other than discussing sex with their children.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100609com6.html

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