SEX EDUCATION
(continued from PAGE ONE)
learn by doing. So it is only logical to expect they
will experiment in this, too.”
The over-riding objection to the program, how-
ever, was that itis “immoral” as it is ‘not based on
the scriptures.”’ The Rev. Tallent suggested that
the Supreme Court’s ruling that prayers in school
violate the traditional separation of church and
- state means that ‘‘a moral stand is not permitted in
school anymore.” :
The Rev. Pierson contended that “all morals
are based on the Bible, and even people claiming
not to be Christians abide by these morals. Al-
though there are no twisted facts in it (the film
series), there are no moral teachings either,”
The Rev. Warren Birdsall, pastor of Shickshin-
ny’s Bible Baptist Church, agreed. “It is impossible
tqgseparate sex education from the morals of the
Bible and there are no morals apart from the
Bible.”
The Rev. Thomas Bonham of the Calvary Bible
~ Chapel, Hunlock Creek, was even more adamant.
“Sex cannot be taught without morals and morals
+ cannot be found outside the Bible. Teaching sex
~ without the scriptures is teaching humanism which
_ is the same,” he suggested darkly, “as commun-
”
Who, then, should teach youngsters about the
ism
birds and the bees? Without exception, the minis-
- ters agreed that parents have the primary res-
ponsibility in this area. But while the Rev. Pierson
said that ‘‘only one family’’ in his congregation was
not; fulfilling this ‘opportunity and obligation,’ the
. Derrick quite candidly admitted that “many
parents just don’t live up to this responsibility.”
_, Should the Church, then, take an active part in
e(¥cating children about human sexuality? Well,
yes and no, the ministers replied somewhat
paradoxically.
Although the Rev. Tallent does not now conduct
classes in sex education for the youth of his church,
_ he said, “I have considered it, and when the chil-
dren in our church are old enough, I might very
well undertake such lessons.” He added that he
considers teenagers of 14 and 15 old enough for such
instruction and notes that he would be certain they
“know the dangers of not having the proper use of
sex. They should know that when sex is used im-
properly, the spread of venereal disease increases,
as do illegitimate births.”
‘The Rev. H. E. Bassett, pastor of Bowman’s
Creek Free Methodist Church, acknowledged that
while no sex education classes are held at his
church, “we do conduct such lessons at our youth
~cazap.’” He noted, “I do believe the Church has an
“ob¥gation to provide sex education for the young-
A
sters” and added that “when all this controversy
“clears, I want to give the kind of sex education that
we believe is necessary.”
Not all members of the
cledey interviewed believed sex
edi ation was a prerogative of
the Church. The Rev. Hilde-
brand suggested that if he were
to learn that parents within his
congregation were failing to ful-
fill their responsibility to their
children in this area, he would
"go to the pulpit and in a ser-
mon: bring out parables from
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the Bible that would apply to the
situation.”
The Rev. Bonham was of a
similar mind. “It is not our
position to teach such things to
the children but to admonish
parents to do so.”
Taking a different view was
the pastor of Sweet Valley's
Community Bible Church, the
Rev. Jack W. Cooper, who sug-
gested that ‘there is a great
neéd for sex education’ and in-
dicated that church-sponsored
sex education classes might be
a good idea ‘‘if there were
material available which was
not apart from the Biblical
view." Primarily, however, the
Rev. Cooper saw his duty as
“training parents, who would in
turn be responsible for training
youngsters.’
A fellow Sweet Valley col-
league agreed with him. The
Rev. E. P. Murphy, Church of
Christ, proposed a sort of adult
sex education class. ‘‘It
wouldn't be a bad idea for
schools to set up night school to
teach parents how to teach chil-
dren about sex. Many parents,”
he conceded, ‘‘are skeptical
about talking to their children
about such things.” Although
his church does not sponsor sex
education classes for their
younger members, the Rev.
Murphy conducts private
classes which deal with ‘sex in
marriage’’ for couples about to
be married, using materials
published by Family Life Pub-
lishers, Durham, N.C.
The Rev. Derrick, too, con-
ducts pre-marriage counseling,
although, in his words, “I will
admit that this is not done to the
extent it should be.” It is his be-
lief that ‘‘parents should answer
questions about sex as they
come up—but that’s all. Later,
fathers and mothers should take
their children aside’ for more
complete instruction. Most
important, the Rev. Derrick be-
lieves, the parents must con-
vince the youngsters that ‘‘sex
is not for young people, it is not
for the unmarried state.”
“We don't have classes
directly for the purpose of sex
education,” the Rev. Birdsall
said, ‘‘but the entire area of sex
education is handled as it comes
up.’’ He noted that he has, in the
past, distributed literature
based on the scriptures which
deals with human sexuality.
It is the Rev. Nelson's belief
that ‘‘we must minister to the
parents in God's word, then
they in turn will talk to their
children in their own way as all
families are different and must
handle the problem in different
ways." He recommended using
the Bible in teaching such mat-
ters. ‘The Bible is very plain on
sex,” the Rev. Nelson stated.
“It explains everything we need
to know about sex; it tells all
about refraining.”
Counseling from the Bible is
also advocated by the Rev. Wil-
liam Howie, Reyburn Circuit of
the Bible Protestant Church,
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EXPRESSWAY
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was in favor of the Cross Valley Espressway, a
contrary position held by Mr. Marianelli and his
group. “But I am concerned about the procedure in
this matter,” Rep. Flood continued.
Mr. Marianelli, when asked if he would con-
sider an alternate route for the expressway, ex-
pressed an unequivical ‘‘no.”
Mr. Marianelli told NNI that should his appeal
fail to stop the expressway in its current planned
route, he would attempt to launch another attack
against the roadway from the standpoint that the
state is acquiring the land with state funds, with the
anticipation of later attempting to enlist federal
money as the project moves forward. “I think this
will be a new surprise for them,” he said, explain-
ing that he would consider trying to show that due
process had not been carried out by contending that
federal regulations had not been fully met with the
expressway taking part of the recreational and
park areas.
“The President has cut everything,” Mr.
Marianelli said, ‘‘except recreational expansion.
He has cut education, road building, the defense
budget and welfare. But he has added $100 million
for recreational purposes, and it doesn’t make
sense that the federal government would put this
highway across these park areas if they knew the
facts of the case,” he continued.
The meeting last week was for the purpose of
outlining phase three of the planned development,
the last step before construction begins.
In the $450 million planned highway system for
the entire Wyoming Valley, from Carbondale to
Nanticoke, the Cross Valley Expressway is con-
sidered a high priority project. Planners, in their
study of growth potential for the entire valley, have
placed the Wyoming, Back Mountain and Moun-
taintop areas as three of the highest.
The transportation study report covering a
time period from 1970 to 1990 was developed as a
cooperative effort by local, state and federal
agencies. The Lackawanna-Luzerne Transpor-
tation Study was organized to plan a highway
system for the improvement of auto, truck and bus
Shickshinny. While he empha- sion are to be found in Romans,
sized that ‘parents have the which also warns us about such
main responsibility in instruct- actions by telling us about the
ing their children in such mat- fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.”
ters,” he added that ‘‘when While psychiatrists dealing
parents in my church tell me in child development, pediatri-
they do not feel qualified to do cians, and even other clergy-
this, I send their youngsters to men may consider “A Time of
Cmypwife, who has’ raised thregi {¥our Life’ as” an intelligent, -
children. She sits with them and’, honest, and warnily human at-
counsels them individually tempt to educate the young peo-
from the open Bible. The testa- : ple foward an understanding of
ment of one man for one woman themselves, there can be no
can be found in Genesis, and doubt that the 11 ministers with
whom The Post talked harbored
no such feelings for the pro-
gram.
Paul's letter to the Corinthians
deals with keeping one’s body
as a temple. The evils of perver-
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transportation. The planning effort satisfies a con-
dition for obtaining federal funds for highway
improvements in urban areas.
When the transportation study was initiated in
1964, there were 453,000 people living within the
boundaries of the urban area defined for the study.
By 1990, the study indicates, it is estimated there
will be a population of 633,000 or a 40 percent in-
crease. The number of jobs in the area will increase
by 52 percent, from 180,000 to 273,000, the study also
shows. But urban travel will grow even faster.
By 1990, according to the report, it is estimated
there will be 83 percent more cars in the area, up
from 145,000 to 265,000. The number of vehicle trips
made in or through the area on an average day will
increase 71 percent from 760,000 to 1,300,000.
Aven HREE
weed
control
The State Highway Depart-
ment has announced it will
control and eradicate weeds
along the roadside this year
with a special formulated spray
that will reduce “drifting.”
The directive to control
chemicals sprayed along the
countryside is one of a number
of environmental steps taken by
Highways Secretary Robert G.
Jartlett
In 1969. the department
sprayed approximately 21.200
acres of roadside to control or
cradicate undesirable plant and
weed growth at an average cost
of $10.75 per acre.
Mr. Bartlett said that the
Commonwealth maintains
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the wild cat, wild dog and wild
‘bear families not previously
banned.
By resolution, the commis-
sion declared, ‘‘It shall be un-
lawful for any person to release
for any purpose on any lands,
private or public, within his
commonwealth, or to bring into
the commonwealth for the pur-
pose of release, the following
species: lynx, bobcat, cougar,
ocelot, jaguar, leopard, tiger,
lion, coyote, fox, wolf, bear.”
The commission said that re-
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