There is a lot going on and I understand that most don’t want to include their faith into the current issues of the day. I also admit that it is not a one to one. There is not always going to be a bible verse that Jesus said written in “red” that goes with the current issues of the day. That is a bit trite.
Being a Christian does not exclude you or I from life’s issues and points of views. We have all arrived here due to sex. None of us are exempt but discussing it, doing or being involved in it is where the problems and honestly the discomfort come into play. Even in writing this post, I am aware of my wording and phases. That is how far our puritanical reach has gotten us to behave and feel.
Now, I have no problems in discussing sex and speaking about it with the respect and honesty that it deserves. It is a precious thing in my mind but I know that it is not that way for all. When I am trying to have this conversation with teenagers it usually stirs toward health and consent/decision making.
I remember getting my mom to sign off on the permission form for my school to discuss sex education with us. I remember very little from that time and mainly it was also focused on health and birth for the ladies, not sure what the guys got over there. But as a Christian, I was taught that my body is a temple, is reserved for marriage and is a gift from God. As an adult, I can understand this concept and the nuances of what all those statements mean, but as a child I needed something more definitive and specific like health and birth. Those are things that can be understood for a young mind.
In my pretend sexual educational class, I would make this a part of “life skills” classes. The way that as a college freshman we spent like 50 minutes learning the library, perhaps it would have also been helpful at that time to dive further into consent and health around birth control and OBGYN visits. These are practical skills that I and other women during my life would be using for their whole lives.
As I look back over my life and the educational pieces that I was given and that I freely bought with my time and money, Most were a waste of time and money. Period. I have never used most of those skills and that is pretty sad honestly.