ng Season:
Parents are required by law to
make important decisions for
minor children. Parents must
sign consent forms for school
field trips, medical treatment and
even blood donation. The law
recognizes that teenagers are
not yet equipped to make certain decisions, not because they
are inherently ignorant or foolof dating, being alone without ish, but because they lack the
adult supervision, would have life experience. Why then, does
been considered scandalous society believe teenagers are
behavior in past generations. equipped to handle decisions
Previous generations were not about sexual behavior that can
prudish, but prudent. Common lead to far more life changing
sense demands we acknowl- consequences than say, piercedge a direct correlation to the ing an ear, which requires parenrise in teen pregnancy and STD tal consent? Parents must set
contraction to modern dating parameters to protect their teens
practices. Dating places unnec- from bad judgment and this
essary temptation in the way of includes limiting the alone time
teens, temptation enhanced by given to young people who are
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portant Journey
These God-given desires do
not change with the times, even
though many of the methods by
which people seek fulfillment of
those desires have changed,
as society’s morals and mores
have changed. Society’s shifting
views on sex and relationships
have also not altered God’s holy
requirements. The Christian
must not accept society’s standards when they conflict with
God’s commands. The very act
popular culture and Hollywood.