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WANT TO INTRODUCE you to the Sexuality Infor-
mation and Education Council of the United States
(SIECUS). More than likely, you have never heard of this
organization, but if you have a child in the public school
system, you are being impacted by its curriculum. For over
a decade, SIECUS has published Guidelines for Comprehen-
sive Sexuality Education: Kindergarten–12th Grade to help
educators teach a robust sex education curriculum. SIECUS
claims, “Guidelines [for Comprehensive Sexuality Education]
have become one of the most influential publications in the
field and a trusted resource for educators, curriculum devel-
opers, and school administrators.” SIECUS states, “It is our
hope ... to ensure that all young people receive the compre-
hensive education about sexuality they need to become
sexually healthy adults.”
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The words “sexually healthy adults” should catch your
attention. What is a sexually healthy adult? According to
whose standards? And on what authority? You’ll soon see
that a sexually healthy adult defined by SIECUS looks very
different from the sexually healthy adult who follows God’s
teaching in the Bible. SIECUS encourages children to seek
pleasure, explore desire, reject external ethics, and decide
for themselves what is right.
The following are short excerpts taken from over 100 pages
of sex-education material and are examples of concepts that
children are taught in public schools across the country. 1
Take a moment to explore what children are being exposed
to and at what age. It is critical that you know the messages
being communicated so that you can counter those messag-
es with the life-giving truth of God’s Word.