Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
Why would I care about christians? I'm agnostic.

The problem is that parents don't talk to kids about this sort of thing. If they did I guarantee you there would be a lot less need for sex ed. Many of the social problems we see today stem from poor parenting. It's not that I Feel it's bad it's that we need to not make it so easy for parents to let other people do their job.

So if we start taking away these services and force the responsibility back onto the parents I'm sure there would be much more benefit aside from being educated about contraceptives and safe sex. Parents don't seem to have time for uncomfortable conversation for their kids. They'd rather let someone else do it. It's not just sex ed, there are many other services I'd like to see put back into the hands of the parents just for the sake that they should be instilling values into their children. Being forced to teach your child about these things would help enforce those values.
I very much agree with you that overall it's the parents responsiblity to teach their kids about sex and how to have safe sex. The problem having the parents solely responsible is you don't know if the parents know any better. In addition, you are limiting the perspective of a child when it comes to sex education and life matters. Passing them the buck doesn't make them instantly knowledgeable or knows how to communicate properly those values. Heck their parents might be engaging in unsafe behavior as adults. That's why I don't mind having sex ed taught in schools. Prepare them for when the time comes. I also think total abstinence is a crazy concept. Sure there are times you should abstain and that's should be communicated when taking about contraceptives. But never should they taught complete abstinence because that's a disaster waiting to happen, whether kids engaged in unsafe sex, or kids are taught sex is an evil thing. Sex can be a beautiful act.