Should Churches Teach On Sex ?

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

I look terrible in yellow.My skin is olive.I don't like jean skirts.lol...I like
khaiki(spell?) I really like sport skirts but Academy only had shorter ones
today.Sorry I hijacked the thread but you can't talk sex and not talk

shoes

Originally Posted by Rhoni

You got that right!

[Sister Alvear]

I think churches should have seminars or some kind of teaching...the world teaches what they think so we should teach our people. (that is my opinion)

[Lucy Van Pelt]

I can come teach!

[Hoovie]

So we are fighting to shut the border and Bro Scott wants sex education!!

[H2H]

SOMEONE CALLED??????????????

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I think teaching about sexuality is okay, but I don't think speaking about the act of sex should be normalized in a church setting. There are venues where that type of teaching would be appropriate, but I would tread with caution tape, orange highway barrels, and flashing lights to warn the teacher and the students that the subject matter could take a turn down racy lane.

Honestly, this shouldn't be a primary focus of any church. Too much openness in group settings leads to too much openness in private settings.

I can see the benefit of men's meetings or ladies meetings on the issues. But some things shouldn't be broached in mixed company.

There is much truth in the old adage "familiarity breeds contempt". Think about that lingo for a minute. Hopefully it'll sink in.

I know of situations where men opened up in their men's sessions. One of the men goes home and tells his wife what one of the other guys shared about his own probs with porn. Wife tells friend. Friend tells husband and another friend and before you knew it it had been "shared" far and wide.

I think all this "opening up" isn't necessarily the best thing ....... depending.

Goodness gracious! This is the age of enlightenment. There's more talk and knowledge and discussion and movies and books written and open talk and joking about sex than ever before in history probably and still people don't think that there's enough talk about it.

I think we've crossed some lines that would have been better not to have crossed. Nothing is sacred anymore and I think that some things should still be and that not everything needs to be drug out into the open and "shared" and "talked about" because even with this the same problems still exist.

You've got women married less than a year talking about going to the Triple X sex shops so they can get something new and interesting to keep their huband's interest and to keep things exciting, and I'm thinking if they're into that kind of stuff now what are they going to do to keep things interesting 5 or 10 years from now?!

Sorry to be a killjoy here if that's what it seems like. Just my 2 cents worth and now you can all come along and stone me.

I'm here to say that sex can be great 30 years into marriage -- in fact better than at the start -- and that's without some of this junk some of these young couples think they need to make things "good" and "interesting" a year or 2 into their marriage.

[SoCaliUPC]

All I will say is that I think it does need to be taught...in it's proper context.

I also don't want someone making ignorant statements and stating their personal opinion. I have heard some WEIRD and just IGNORANT things stated in a men's session that was clearly a personal opinion...yet they were spouting off as it was gospel.

[Sister Alvear]

I agree...and it depends on who is teaching. I talked to my daughter in laws and one daughter today in our "family" class about very personal advice. They all thanked me. In fact I gave them a little Bible study to take home with them. We have been having family classes for a good while now...sometimes I talk to my boys and sometimes to the girls and sometimes together. From the viewpoint of a mother, a wife and a gospel worker. They were the ones that come to me and wanted some classes and it seems to be something we enjoy doing together. I love to share experiences and as they take more responsibility in the work they need more answers for people that come to them.
Sex is holy in the right confines with the right concept.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I know of situations where men opened up in their men's sessions. One of the men goes home and tells his wife what one of the other guys shared about his own probs with porn. Wife tells friend. Friend tells husband and another friend and before you knew it it had been "shared" far and wide.

I think all this "opening up" isn't necessarily the best thing ....... depending.

Goodness gracious! This is the age of enlightenment. There's more talk and knowledge and discussion and movies and books written and open talk and joking about sex than ever before in history probably and still people don't think that there's enough talk about it.

I think we've crossed some lines that would have been better not to have crossed. Nothing is sacred anymore and I think that some things should still be and that not everything needs to be drug out into the open and "shared" and "talked about" because even with this the same problems still exist.

You've got women married less than a year talking about going to the Triple X sex shops so they can get something new and interesting to keep their huband's interest and to keep things exciting, and I'm thinking if they're into that kind of stuff now what are they going to do to keep things interesting 5 or 10 years from now?!

Sorry to be a killjoy here if that's what it seems like. Just my 2 cents worth and now you can all come along and stone me.

I'm here to say that sex can be great 30 years into marriage -- in fact better than at the start -- and that's without some of this junk some of these young couples think they need to make things "good" and "interesting" a year or 2 into their marriage.

Whoa, where did this come from.....this is the first mention of sex shops and junk - - we've been talking about relationships.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Whoa, where did this come from.....this is the first mention of sex shops and junk - - we've been talking about relationships.

Yep - it was a mention. It came from the title of this thread and from some of the remarks made in earlier posts and then a conversation that took place at work this afternoon between a couple of the younger women - one newly married - less than a year. The other getting married next Sunday. That's where it came from.