According to Terry Mattingly’s editorial in the Naples Daily News June 28, 2008, sex outside of marriage is only considered to be sinful by about half of today’s church attenders.  Nonbelievers find such a position as an excuse for avoiding church is.  They considered to be “old-fashioned and intolerant.”  The media and our pop culture have a stronger influence on the sexual attitudes and behavior of the American people than the church. Premarital sex and cohabitation have become widely accepted in our society as have divorce and adultery.

Consequently, young people and adults suffer lifelong consequences of careless and spur-of-the-moment sexual decisions.  Children and young people have very little opportunity in the home or at church to discuss the lifelong, and in some instances the life-threatening, consequences of sex outside of marriage.  Neither do they have the benefits of a lifelong dialogue with their parents about sex.  Almost all sexual information and influences come from outside the home and away from the church.

Isn’t it regrettable that these two institutions most responsible for informing and shaping beliefs about sex among our children and youth remain mostly silent on the subject?  All the while, our secular culture and its powerful media pour their influences into the environment that shapes our children’s views in this vital area of life.

What must happen to awaken parents and the church for their need to counter this destructive impact of our culture on the sexual future of our children?  My Parent’s First Kit offers a positive proactive response to this modern challenge.  For more information call: 330-715-5127 or 330-865-1403.