Faith & Spirituality Statement
Sex Ed for You
Believes that an individual can be sexually informed without abandoning their faith or spirituality.
Supports and protects individuals who have chosen to walk away from a religious environment that caused sexual dysfunction or harm.
Validates the positive aspects of faith while identifying sex-negative beliefs in order to help clients overcome religiosity based sexual dysfunction. (Dale & Keller, 2019)
Understands the difference between legalism and spiritual discernment.
Rejects the church’s history of anti-intellectualism and anti-science ideology that leads to willfully withholding important health information through abstinence-only education.
Helps clients distinguish between the sustenance they draw from their faith and the harmful beliefs contributing to their sexual issues. (Dale & Keller, 2019)
Affirms that an individual’s faith or spirituality can play a part in their sexual healing, if they so choose.
Does not judge or belittle an individual’s faith or spirituality.
Approaches sexuality education from an open and welcoming place where all people can learn to convey their bodily desires, set appropriate boundaries, and respect the boundaries of others.