A Look at the Sexual Revolution in the United States
As professionals who teach the abstinence until marriage message we need to be strategic—we need to know our opponents.
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If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success. (Ecclesiastes 10:10).
In nurturing and defending traditional families we often find ourselves opposing those who want to change sexual mores. As professionals who teach the abstinence until marriage message we need to be strategic—we need to know our opponents. What motivates groups like Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Sexuality Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS) and the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) to promote radically new sexual "norms"?
An extensive survey of the major players in the sexual revolution reveals two motivating philosophies: "rights" and naturalism. Though the harmful fruits of sexual license have only recently ripened, these underlying philosophies have taken root and been growing for over 100 years. We must therefore examine these two philosophies and how they have played out during the last 100 years if we want truly to understand why sex education has taken its current path.
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