Home Page Dr Pravin Thevathasan's Reviews page  Dr Pravin Thevathasan's home page Book Reviews by Dr Pravin Thevathasan   Sex Education A Parents' Guide John Timpson CTS This is an excellent guide for parents. It covers a variety of topics including sexual relationships, marriage and chastity. The chapter on " Fathers and mothers taking a lead" shows that parents are the best teachers. It is precisely a "guide" because children vary and there is no one way to teach. When and how to teach varies from child to child. Surely this is reason enough to question the basis of class-room sex education. The guide also makes it clear that the foundation of good sex education is the Catholic Faith. A meditation on the biblical story of Tobias and Sarah leads us from the spiritual to the practical. A work for every parent.   Same-sex Marriage Can marriage be redefined? Peter D. Williams CTS The author is a speaker for the media apostolate " Catholic Voices. " He has written a very good introduction to the case against "same sex marriage" and puts forward several solid reasons why the traditional definition ought to be retained.The sections on the rights of children, complementarity in parenting and the importance of fathers are particularly illuminating.He also shows what the results of a change in the law would lead to. The section " What is marriage?" relies largely on secular sources. Presumably this is so that we may argue our case with non-Catholics. The one point of concern is when the author writes that "No same-sex couple is being stopped, by virtue of same-sex marriage not existing in a particular country, from declaring their relationship and their love for one another, and living together in a sexual relationship." The Church does not support same-sex civil unions. With this reservation, the work is informative and truthful. Copyright ©; Dr Pravin Thevathasan 2012 Version: 20th May 2012 Home Page Dr Pravin Thevathasan's Reviews page   Dr Pravin Thevathasan's home page