Sexual intimacy and the family

During the week we discussed sexual intimacy and the family we talked about the emotional connection people have with their spouse in regards to sex. one thing that we discussed which stands out to me is that the way sex education is taught in schools has shifted in some negative directions. for one the focus is not really so much upon the emotional connections associated with that level of intimacy, but rather upon the process of how it occurs and the functions of each partner in the process. also one of the shifts has been towards teaching "safe-sex" as opposed to abstinence before marriage. I remember in my own high school health class they passed around various forms of birth control in order to teach us regarding ways to have sex without having children. I was and still am appalled by that teaching. Sex is highly sacred and should not be mocked in such a way.