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But, the reality is girls (and boys) this age are talking about and doing this stuff. We can either shelter them from it completely by keeping them at home, killing the tv, not letting them have any friends. Or we can confront the issues where they are.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not endorsing this work.

But, in my opinion, it's more dangerous to ignore these issues or pretend they don't exist.

OK - fair enough - lets wait til we see a legit source

That given - lets say it is legit - is it right to be included with God given Scripture ?

Yes these are issues we all need to discuss with our teens - but IMO - just as the Santuary is a revered holy place that weve set aside to worship our Heavenly Father, the Word is Gods as well....how can we pervert it, within the same cover

while this is not quite the same as pro's complaint of zondervan or Harper collins producing a satanic bible under a separate cover-

unless these additions exhalt God through identifying them as sin, I am concerned that the Word becomes adulterated when included in the same cover

rant aside - prayers for us this weekend.....boy scouts for food will drop several tons worth to be sorted - on top of that we are holding a new memebers class - so were kinda stretched thin LOL

That given - lets say it is legit - is it right to be included with God given Scripture ?

How are kids supposed to figure out how the teachings of the Bible relate to what they're facing in the world today? There is so much in popular culture that isn't specifically mentioned in the Bible, but clearly violates the teachings of God. Abortion, for example, is not mentioned in the Bible, and because of that, there are those who say it's not wrong because God never said it was wrong. That kind of stuff can be very confusing to teenagers who are bombarded with sinful messages throughout popular culture.

The Ten Commandments cover all the sins that one could commit, but unless someone goes through each one and points out HOW it covers them, who would know? For example, though shalt not commit adultery covers ALL the sexual sins, but who would think that upon just reading those words?

Folks DO need guidance, and I could see how this work could be useful IF it's covered with kids in discussion groups led by someone faithful to the Word, or by the kids' parents. You have to be careful to make sure that the kids understand what's being taught and WHY! You can't just let them create their own interpretations.