Commentary

Abstinence-centered or safe-sex education?

In the midst of an emotional-charged presidential election year, each political party has a strategy to secure the presidential victory.

Prabu David Prabu David, Ph.D., has a strong interest in religion research.

This question is timely for me, as I recently watched the 2010 documentary Let's Talk About Sex, which, "takes a revealing look at how American attitudes towards adolescent sexuality affect today’s teenagers." The film examines how American society's attitudes toward sex–and specifically sex education–are hurting our young adults.

It seems to me that abstinence is unrealistic.

I am very much in favor of teaching abstinence