Chastity and sex talk can cohabit

9th February 2001, 12:00am

Share

Chastity and sex talk can cohabit

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/chastity-and-sex-talk-can-cohabit
KATE Figes believes that we cannot return to teaching chastity (TES, January 26). Instead she advocates plenty of talk about sex and respect.

Fortunately the new short courses in religious education offer an opportunity to do all this. The course I taught included a unit on marriage and sexual relations. This required me to teach chastity and the place of ex within marriage as part of understanding Christian teaching.

I found that my Year 11 pupils listened rather better than I expected. It seemed to me that they were fed up with a diet of free and easy sex and were ready to hear the very different message that Christian faith offered them.

Penny Thompson 14 Chestnut Avenue Crosby, Liverpool


Want to keep reading for free?

Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.

Keep reading for just £1 per month

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get:

  • Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content
  • Exclusive subscriber-only stories
  • Award-winning email newsletters
Recent
Most read
Most shared