Because education about sexuality comes from many sources in a young person's life, accurate information and loving concern are needed to counterbalance the distorted images received from peers, as well as from advertisements, television programs, movies, music, and other media. This course on human sexuality, God's Gift of Sexuality , has been designed to help young people put their sexuality into perspective. Leaders will respect their dignity and acknowledge the value of the opinions and beliefs they express. A good course about sexuality helps to reduce rather than increase adolescent sexual activity. When sex is talked about, put into perspective, and demythologized of its power, young people begin to see it as a part of life as God has given it, not as a god in life that must be experienced.
Sexuality is seen as a positive aspect of personality.
Sex is seen as a gift of God over which we are to be good stewards. Most values are formed at an early age and are derived largely through observation rather than through verbal instruction. The young people will come into the course with their values already in place. They will have been with their parents for about as many years as the course has hours. There is no way that this course can outweigh parental influence.