- While parents are the primary educators of their children, we have an obligation as a community to provide accurate information about sexuality to all youth in public schools.
- Sexuality education is a not just a public health issue. It is also a moral issue.
- Young people need medically accurate, age-appropriate information about all aspects of sexuality.
- The U.S. teenage pregnancy rate is nine times higher than the Netherlands, and four or five times higher than other European countries. Our teen gonorrhea rate is a shocking
74 times higher than France and the Netherlands. Feijoo, Ammie N., Adolescent Sexual Health in Europe and the U.S.—Why the Difference? (Washington, D.C.: Advocates for Youth, 2001).
- The U.S. teenage pregnancy rate is nine times higher than the Netherlands, and four or five times higher than other European countries. Our teen gonorrhea rate is a shocking
- Young people need adult help to develop their capacity for moral discernment. We want young people to learn about their sexuality not primarily from their friends, the Internet, or the media, but from reliable sources, including, parents, families, faith communities, and schools.
- Our faith traditions affirm that sexuality is one of life’s most precious blessings, but we need to be wise stewards of this gift.
- More than 10 religious denominations have policies supporting school-based sexuality education
- More than 20 religious organizations have joined the National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education
- People of faith support accurate and complete sexuality education in public schools
- Religious institutions support and provide comprehensive sexuality education in public schools out of deep commitment to their theology, their sacred texts, and their belief that they are called to serve the most vulnerable and most marginalized.
- More than 10 religious denominations have policies supporting school-based sexuality education