In the next issue of Good News, I'll focus on answers for those whose marriages are headed toward divorce. The National Sunday School Association's Youth Survey asked 3,000 teenagers what kind of help they wanted from their churches. Counseling for sexual problems ranked first among 21 items. Sexual pressure is at an all-time high. But it is sex without consequences, says Josh McDowell, who has spoken to perhaps 10 million college students in person.
Few hands go up.
I thought Mike really loved me, but last night we had sex for the first time and this morning he told my girl friend that he did not want to see me any more. Youths watching it laugh and cheer. The sex education offered in most public schools has actually helped push up the percent of sexually active teens. If we emphasize abstinence, we lose credibility with them. Instead, they focus on contraception, and do not take a clear stand on what is right or wrong.