World News and Trends: Underage sex in Britain
According to a government-funded study of sexual habits in Britain, the average age at which British teenagers first have intimate relations is 16, the lowest level ever recorded.
Analysis of the available data indicates that a third of teenagers indulge in illicit sexual relationships before they reach 16. This government study went on to show that one in three underage teens engages in sexual activity.
Millions of pounds of tax money have been spent in dealing with this problem, which naturally results in countless unplanned pregnancies and helps send rates of sexually transmitted disease soaring.
The human cost to society in needless suffering is incalculable. Competent sex education is important in dealing with the dilemma, but even that can prove counterproductive if it is not accompanied by sound moral teaching from the Bible. If you do not yet have a copy, please request our free booklet The Ten Commandments. (Source: The Sunday Times [London].)
An Article from:
Good News Magazine: January - February 2002
Course Content
John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
Melvin Rhodes
Melvin Rhodes is a member of the United Church of God congregation in Lansing, Michigan.
