The free exercise of religion means nothing if, in connection with the ordinary events and circumstances of life, individuals are forbidden to act upon their religious faith. I believe that the court initiated prohibition of school prayer was only the symptom of a deeper problem in our educational system, which is the neglect of moral education and character formation. I would strongly favor and promote school choice approaches that empower parents to send their children to schools that reflect their faith and values. We must break the government monopoly on public education. Sex Education Human sexuality is primarily a matter of moral, not just physical health.
Sex education is the private responsibility of parents.
The government should not usurp this role. Where parents choose to encourage school based instruction, I would strongly support and encourage abstinence based approaches for young adults. On the whole, however, education regarding relations between the sexes should be home and church based, or at the very least conducted in schools and programs that reflect the faith and values of the parents. Since government schools eschew moral instruction, they declare themselves incompetent to instruct in matters such as this, which involve intrinsically moral reasoning and judgments. If we allow the government to consume too much of our earnings and resources, we erode the resource base of our freedom and our moral responsibility.