{"id":4020,"date":"2010-02-08T17:18:54","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T17:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/02\/planned-parenthood-treat-10-year-olds-assexual-beings.html"},"modified":"2010-02-08T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T17:18:54","slug":"planned-parenthood-treat-10-year-olds-assexual-beings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/02\/planned-parenthood-treat-10-year-olds-assexual-beings.html","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood: treat 10-year-olds as&#8221;sexual beings&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Um, yeah.<\/p>\n<p>That seems to be just one radical idea behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,585108,00.html\">this report:<\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nA new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex&#8217;s pleasures.<\/p>\n<p>The report, &#8220;Stand and Deliver,&#8221; charges that religious groups, specifically Catholics and Muslims, deny their young access to comprehensive sexual programs and education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Young people&#8217;s sexuality is still contentious for many religious institutions. Fundamentalist and other religious groups &#8212; the Catholic Church and madrasas (Islamic Schools) for example &#8212; have imposed tremendous barriers that prevent young people, particularly, from obtaining information and services related to sex and reproduction. Currently, many religious teachings deny the pleasurable and positive aspects of sex.&#8221; the report states.<\/p>\n<p>The report demands that children 10 and older be given a &#8220;comprehensive sexuality education&#8221; by governments, aid organizations and other groups, and that young people should be seen as &#8220;sexual beings.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> You can read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,585108,00.html\">here.<\/a>  And you can read the entire report at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/projects\/pdf\/020210_sexeducation.pdf\">this link. <\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um, yeah. That seems to be just one radical idea behind this report: A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education, including an awareness of sex&#8217;s pleasures. 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