Why are (most) social & religious conservatives so against proper sex-education being taught in schools...?

well i'm christian and i personally haven't seen any problems with that. yes abstinence should be taught so kids are aware about it. but they should also teach kids other methods. they cant stop them from having sex but they should tell them of what could happen with disease etc and help them make smart choses about waiting or using protection. and you would be surprised to know how many teens wait. it's great to hear that some of us are being responsible. not all parents are brave enough to tell our kids about it. i think the parents should tell their kids about the emotional stuff about it. sex ed is another subject of education. there are facts that need to be taught in schools. they should leave opinions out of school, and let their parents guide them with that.but that's just my opinion people think that schools just tell them that if they have sex they will go to hell but that is absolutely not true. i have never heard of that in my life. idk where people get that lol.

LOL @ the first answer.. :) Yeah, ethic would be a great idea, but I'm not too sure how interested kids will be in ethics. Personally i think teaching religion to everyone even if they are not religious, is just idiotic. But then with ethics, some kids will just claim they already know what's right/wrong. With religion it's more brainwashing and controlling simply because a supernatural being said so and it contains history (real/fake). Religious education should be optional in Australia, and not only Christianity should be taught. But I think religion shouldn't be "taught" in public school ever (unless it were a religious school). My school had a Christian club that a guy used to come in and talk to every lunch time on Wednesday. I think this is much more better than having religion etched into education.

Very good question with no easy answers. Until we become parents, we won't understand why the system is scared of their sons and daughters having such adult relations. I can understand why they preach abstinence only programs because they feel it's a morale thing and also sex mostly leads to more distractions for many young teens because it's such a different kind of relationship that truly can only be understood as your grow older. But, they should have proper sex education because teen pregnancy is not cute and a sure way to limit your potential as an individual. The truth is, not every teen adheres to the warnings of having sexual relations at such young ages and are not educated on how they can protect themselves. Diseases and pregnancies are all what a teen will get out of an abstinence-only program because there is no open dialog on how they can protect themselves from immediate dangers.

I had abstinence only education in a private Christian school and we were taught all about birth control, STI's, having a healthy sexual relationship in the confines of marriage, options in crisis pregnancy, etc.

Then I took a couple great human sexuality courses at my university, and I was AMAZED at how ignorant most university students were. I don't know what conventional public and Christian schools teach about sex, but it much be "how to put a condom on" or nothing at all.

So abstinence only education can work. It is unlikely it will work at keeping kids abstinent, but I do know a few in my class who saved themselves for marriage, and we haven't had any surprise pregnancies in my grade. Although we are all really close, and I am sure the girls would admit to a surprise pregnancy, they probably wouldn't talk about STI's, but I certainly practice safe sex so it worked for me!

I agree though, if they just preach abstinence only and overlook education about STI's, then it is crazy.

Well, because that is their religious beliefs, that abstinence should be the choice until marriage. Dont get me wrong, i dont necessarily believe that this should be the only thing that is told to educate children and teens about sex, but i also dont see it as my job to critisize and change their beliefs just because times have changes. I went to catholic school, and i will tell you that there are plenty of ways to learn about safe sex. The most important influence are the parents, families need to talk about sex and how one should take care of themselves, and to know to say no. I dont think its fair to say that teens are having sex, because not ALL of them are, thats generalizing and im sure many dont appreciate that especially if they work hard to make good choices. I remember being a teen and having the hardest time getting people to take me seriously because there were tons of teens who were out getting pregnant and doing drugs, but that doesnt mean that its what teens just do. TRUST ME these kids know what comes from having sex, some just simply dont realize that it only takes once, or they dont listen to the info given to them. I went to a catholic school and found plenty of ways to learn about precautions with sex. School and your religious community isnt the only place where you learn the facts of life...I learned mostly through my peers and older siblings.

The schools around here can't teach the kids to spell or write properly, haven't managed to teach them a single thing about what's going on in the world (other than global warming), and don't even have a rudimentary understanding of the Constitution to impart to the children---but I'm supposed to believe they'll do a good job of sex education.

I'd laugh if that weren't so sad.

I am a christian, and very religious, but I think that sex Ed should be taught in schools. abstinence only is THE BEST WAY to avoid STDs and unwanted pregnancies. however as you stated it is a fact (a sad fact) that many teens will have sex before marriage. therefore teens should be taught the "safe" ways, and birth control options. abstinence only though, is the ONLY 100% safe way.

I believe with my whole heart that it is WRONG to have sex outside of marriage, whether you intend to marry or not it is still wrong.

I agree with you. In our sex education at school they only teach us to wait until marriage, but that leaves gay people out of the picture. They feed us this bull that condoms only work 40% of the time and that abortions are the most dangerous surgical procedure. I wish they would teach us about safe sex in school because a lot of people in my grade are having sex, regardless of our 'education.'

i agree with you. thats why i love my school district so much. well i did anyways they started the basics in 5th grade and worked it up until 9th grade. but then they stopped that. the year after i left elementary and know there are like 100 freshman girls who are now sophomores that are pregnant. its dumb. and your right abstinance only is not teaching those kids anything

its just telling them that if they have sex before marriage they'll go to hell pretty much

these kids need to know every single gritty detail that could happen to them if they were to get pregnant or get an std. and they need to know how to protect themselves

Because most people (like my parents) think that if you teach sex ed teens will want to have sex.

I totally agree with your point. But abstinence works on sometimes, but rarely.