Teaching Abstinence Is The Best Choice Letter Of The Week: From July 11

I would like to respond to the letter, “‘Virginity’ ad devoid of virtue.”

I went through one of those so-called “balanced” sex education programs in high school. What I got out of the program was, abstinence before marriage was a great thing for our parents but is not something that people live by today. I felt as if they didn’t believe young people have self-control. Since you will be sexually active, here are the tools you will need.

It’s been six years since high school, and I am still dealing with the negative effects of that “balanced” program. I was cheated out of the truth, which is that abstinence is the best choice until marriage.

Young people need to be motivated to believe they can reach high goals, not be taught that they will fail. Linette Schmaltz Spokane

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