For hundreds of years it has been understood that children, during their sexual development, go through what is commonly referred to as a 'latency' period. This is a time, during their pre-adolescence and adolescence, when questions regarding sexual-related matters are neither at the forefront of their concerns or experience nor do they form part of their overall 'daily' experience. This has been recognized (by psychologists and child development experts) as a period of time during which children can be successfully exposed to many other areas of learning. If, however, explicit sexual-related instruction were to be given at this time it would tend to misdirect the focus of the children's attention. Their normal and healthy inquisitiveness would tend to become more concentrated in sexual matters to the detriment of their normal and wholesome development. (1)

Over the last thirty to forty years, however, a new school of thought has taken root in our society. This is a school of thought that teaches that children are "sexual from birth" and that since children's sexual capacity is present since birth, then it is normal and beneficial to expose children to sexual matters at the earliest possible age. The result of this line of reasoning is that in many school districts throughout the United States, comprehensive sex education from kindergarten to twelfth grade have been implemented.

In light of these developments several questions come to mind. How is it that our original understanding of childhood sexual development could be so overwhelmed in a relatively short period of time by a new philosophy? What new information or research has provided us the justification to discard the "latency" model for this new "sexual from birth" model?

It is time to break away from society's blindness and set our sights on Jesus Christ, "who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age". (Galatians 1:4) Therefore, it is of utmost importance that we as individuals come to know the full truth about the philosophy that shaped sex education programs in America and even in many other "developed" countries of the world, a philosophy that has begun to corrupt the third world, also.

Before immersing ourselves into an analysis of Kinsey's work and his "findings"; it is important to mention the book responsible for exposing Alfred Kinsey and his research: Kinsey, Sex and Fraud - The Indoctrination of a People, by Dr. Judith A. Reisman and Edward W. Eichel. Unfortunately, however, after the publication of this book and other attempts at revealing the monstrosity committed by Kinsey, both the book and its authors have been generally ignored and ostracized from the academic community.

Many of us will be dumbfounded and surprised to discover that what has served and is serving as the basis for public school sex education (and is even being used in many Catholic schools), has its roots in scientific fraud and corrupt, immoral activity. What has occurred could be best described as a massive effort at the indoctrination of millions, of which the primary targets are innocent children. Most of this could be credited to one individual: Alfred C. Kinsey and his colleagues Wardell B. Pomeroy, Clyde E. Martin, and Paul Gebhard. Their research and studies have undoubtedly shaped current attitudes and perceptions concerning human sexuality. These perceptions have ultimately worked themselves into the current sex education programs not only in developed nations, but also in many third world countries.

Who Was Alfred C. Kinsey and What Did He Do Where it Concerns Today's Views on Human Sexuality and Sex Education?

Over forty years ago, Alfred C. Kinsey was the world's leading expert in the area of taxonomy and professor of Zoology at Indiana University (I.U.) Later he served as coordinator of new marriage courses that were established at I.U. In the course of his involvement in the university's marriage courses, he began to question students about their sex lives and offer advice in matters of sex and relationships. He simultaneously began compiling detailed documentation of several of these "sex histories" for his own personal interest. Little did anyone know that it was just the beginning! He would ultimately alter what society had for a long time considered normal human sexuality. Yet, it is questionable how someone with such minimal knowledge of human sexuality and psychology, could have such an effect on society's understanding of human sexuality.

Kinsey's philosophy included concepts that ranged from the unbelievable to the most twisted, definitely even surpassing Freud's wildest dreams. With some minor reservations, it could be said that Kinsey picked up where Freud had left off. What is most horrifying was how Kinsey went about acquiring scientific evidence in support of his theories, and the motivation behind his research efforts.

Alfred Kinsey considered animal sexual behavior as the model for human sexual behavior; the only difference being that animals act uninhibited and by instinct alone. However, various cultural conditions are imposed on human beings, according to Kinsey, that unjustly inhibit and even criminally prohibit "natural human sexual behavior". "Being involved in all types of sexual activity would represent freedom from the cultural conditioning which society imposes and which leads to artificial distinctions such as right and wrong, licit and illicit, normal and abnormal, acceptable and unacceptable in our social organization" (2), Kinsey's Male Report states.

Anything Goes!

The most famous and widely used Kinseyan concept is the notion of the sexual outlets. This notion subscribes to the principle that there are six possible forms of sexual release, which are the following from the male perspective: masturbation, nocturnal emissions, heterosexual petting, heterosexual intercourse, homosexual relations, and intercourse with animals of other species. (3)

Since all of these constitute sexual release, they are all equally acceptable and normal, according to Kinsey. In reference to sexual release, there is the concept that bisexuality is the most balanced of all sexual orientations, because it includes both heterosexual and homosexual activity. In Kinsey's own words, "biologically there is no form of outlet which I will admit as abnormal". (4) The problem, according to him, is that society was conditioned through traditional modes of thought to believe that heterosexual activity within marriage, especially, is both correct and the healthiest means of sexual expression. Kinsey strictly believed that all forms are healthy and that if any one form is abnormal and lesser, it is heterosexual intercourse. (5)

Pedophilia Promoted!

Up to now, many of us have been exposed to the aforementioned Kinseyan theories on human sexuality. However, the most worrisome of his concepts is that which clearly justifies pedophiliac activity. Kinsey believed that children were predisposed for sexual activity from the moment of birth and that adult-child sexual activity was included under the notion of sexual outlet. Again society had conditioned it as taboo, when it is actually a "normal" sexual behavior that should be practiced as well as pursued, Kinsey believed. He maintained that when done under circumstances where the adult genuinely cares for the child as would a loving parent or relative, sex between an adult and a child could prove to be a healthy experience for the child. The results are unfavorable, Kinsey said, only when the child is conditioned by police authorities and parents that such behavior is immoral and incorrect. (6)

How does a scientist go about collecting evidence for such theories? We would all like to believe that both ethical and scientifically sound research methods would be employed. Kinsey claimed that he wanted to conduct research that would be representative of American society. However, Kinsey's work and research on human sexuality was manipulated so that its results would be indicative of what he himself believed, without any real and tangible scientific support. What was Kinsey's motivation? Well, according to Paul Robinson, one of Kinsey's biographers, Kinsey's work was designed to "undermine the traditional sexual order". (7) Kinsey was surely motivated to change society's perception of human sexuality by a disgust towards the Judeo-Christian tradition. "Kinsey knew a great deal about the Judeo-Christian tradition, and he was indignant about what it had done to our culture," says Pomeroy. Kinsey had his own amoral agenda and hoped to use his research as the scientific base to "change society's traditional moral values". (8) These charges of scientific fraud and corruption are definitely grave, but certainly not without grounds. You be the judge!

Alfred Kinsey's research included two main parts: he used data from the "sex histories" of about 18,000 persons and directed experimental sex research on several hundred children aged 2 months to almost 15 years of age. The information from the "sex histories" was not only manipulated, but most of his interviewees were not representative of society, because they were deliberately chosen (others volunteered), for their sexual deviancy. Though Kinsey wanted to document and expose what society was doing sexually, he only concentrated on one section of society - the deviant. A great number of the 5,300 male interviewees were rapists, pedophiles and exhibitionists, while about 25% of them had a sex-offender history, had been in prison or where in prison at the time. (9) Many of those who volunteered were also biased in favor of the "sexually unconventional".

Kinsey himself and his team also observed and took notes on several filmed "experiments" that dealt with various kinds of deviant behavior, especially sex acts between homosexual males. (10) The experimental research on several hundred children consisted of the molestation of these children by a group of nine persons. Some were "technically trained" and in reality acted like pedophiles. It is reported that some were indeed already pedophiles because not all had to be trained. In Kinsey's Male Report (1948) it is reported that the children reacted to the oral and manual stimulation by these nine adults in various ways. The reactions ranged from bodily "twitching", "violent cries", "violent convulsions", and "extreme trembling", to "excruciating pain". (11) This was all done in order to supposedly demonstrate that children are sexual beings and can enjoy sexual pleasure as well as any adult. Kinsey sought to use these results to indicate that children are indeed able to engage in and benefit from sexual activity. There was no documentation as to who were those children or where they came from. How's that for scientific soundness? However, the relevant issue here is that Kinseyan concepts and perceptions on human sexuality, though deceitful and unscientific, have surfaced in sex education courses. Recently John Bancroft, the present head of the Kinsey Institute, had said that "one elderly pedophile (who had sex with hundreds of men, women, children and animals) was the source of Kinsey's sex data on children." (12) However, Judith Reisman is skeptical of Bancroft statement. She stated, "If you claim there's only one and he's dead, then you're in a much better position than to admit there were numerous men and some of them aren't dead." (13)

Dr. Reisman has recently called for a Congressional investigation of the 1984 Kinsey Report. Reisman believes that it is about time that the American scientific community "reexamine the Kinsey team and expose it as a source of fraud and lies". (14) This was prompted after a British survey that negated the notion of abounding sexual permissiveness in England. Reisman believes that the American public must be made aware of the fraudulent work done by the Kinsey team, since it is so widely cited as an authoritative source on human sexual behavior.

The "Fruits" of Kinsey's "Studies"

It is clear that sex education has been oriented towards the direction Kinsey had envisioned for society. Due to the second part of his research, his unfounded assertions have made their way into sex education for children. Most of the professional sex educators are being taught the Kinseyan model of human sexuality. A number of materials on sex education have captured Kinseyan modes of thought to their curricula. However, Kinsey's work in and of itself, did not bring us to where we are today. The biggest and most influential organizations include and promulgate Kinseyan concepts within their educational efforts. The vehicle which served to bring about explicit sex education to our schools was Planned Parenthood (P.P.) and its counterpart, the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). Joining them is also P.P.'s Western Hemisphere Region arm, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Evidence of the correlation between Kinsey's theories and prominent educational agencies is abundant. IPPF's publication, Human Sexuality and Personal Relations (Sexualidad Humana y Relaciones Personales), for the Western Hemisphere Region, states that sex education methods should facilitate the understanding that there is no one model of sexual behavior, but on the contrary, that there are diverse types of sexual behavior which are all acceptable and respectable. (15) In our opinion, the root of IPPF's sex education objectives are clearly embedded in Kinsey's views. What is more obvious is the fact that various remarks from both Kinsey and Pomeroy (his colleague) are stated in order to justify teaching the validity of diverse types of sexuality, the most prominent of which is homosexuality. (16)

The Teaching of Human Sexuality in Schools (La Enseñanza de la Sexualidad Humana en las Escuelas) by IPPF, also states that young people should not be exposed to negative prevailing attitudes towards homosexuality so that they can develop "freely" and "normally" (17), and adds that a more positive view of human sexuality, free of pre-conceived morals and religious taboos, should be integrated. (18) Through its branches in Hispanic countries, IPPF exerts its influence on sex education programs.

Other organizations that follow Kinsey's lead are the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Regional Center of Superior Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRESALC). UNESCO's publication, the Didactive Guide for Population Education (Guía Didáctica de Educación en Población) for first grade education, includes several cartoon type figures claiming that children have the right to know their bodies. They proclaim the uselessness of guilt, prejudice, and social taboos. (19) From seventh through ninth grade, students are taught that sexual relations can be constructive and pleasant experiences for both persons involved if both are open to having them freely, conscientiously, and if they are informed and responsible. (20) Of course, for these organizations, being "responsible" means using contraceptives, especially condoms. They also use the term "both persons" to encompass sexual relations between people of the same sex.

The Regional Center of Superior Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRESALC), under the UNESCO-UNFPA umbrella, also dedicates much of its effort to similar educational instructions. In Diez Hechos Ciertos Y De Peso Acerca del Sexo (a Spanish translation of Ten Heavy Facts About Sex), a publication partly funded by CRESALC, students are informed that the enrichment of a relation is sex between two people, no matter who the two people are. They assert that "some people choose to be homosexual or bisexual, while others choose not to have any type of sexual relations, which is also adequate. No one has the right to condemn anyone because of their sexual preference." (21) In other words, students are taught to believe that any type of sexual activity is both correct and naturally enriching. Ultimately, children learn that heterosexuality is but one of the many options available to them. In this manner they start to establish the premise that heterosexuality is supposedly abnormal and can be easily abandoned. It is the creation of a "heterophobic" society, which Kinsey obviously aimed for through his research. This term, as of yet, has not worked its way into American mainstream society as the term "homophobic" has. (Homophobia is used to describe the unfounded fear and uncomfortableness, which some people or a particular culture supposedly has towards homosexuals.) Once all of Kinsey's ideas are in place, society will come to fear and be weary of heterosexuals, while all other sexual deviations will be seen as the norm.

Sex for Fun

UNESCO's Didactive Guide for the six grade states that: "Sexual relations also serve to demonstrate love, obtain pleasure and have a good time in order to defy authority and principles..." (22) The Guide for seventh through ninth grade students also adds that "adopting patterns of sexual behavior without meditating...without comparing different points of view, is to renounce the capacity for independent action which all human beings possess." The "facilitator" (course teacher) then "explains why people find sexual relations pleasurable..." (23)

Planned Parenthood of America and SEICUS are no strangers to Kinsey's notions of human sexuality. P.P., by far the most prominent, founded by Margaret Sanger, is a model of Kinseyan thought. Kinsey was simply following in the footsteps of Sanger, who once claimed that "the marriage bed is the most degrading influence of the sexual order...a decadent institution, a reactionary development of the sex instinct". (24) SIECUS, under the leadership of Dr. Mary S. Calderone, formerly medical director for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, has also been making continuous strides in relation to sex education for children, based on the Kinseyan philosophy. In 1980, "SEICUS co-founder Dr. Mary Calderone told the Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians, that SEICUS' primary mission was to educate society 'very broadly and deeply with awareness of the vital importance of infant and childhood sexuality'." (25) In other words, sexual relations between adults and children are something that should be sought and promoted. By 1983 Mary Calderone was writing that the child's sexual capacities should "be developed in the same way as the child's inborn human capacity to talk or to walk..." (26) It is amazing how society is now working towards indoctrinating children in matters of sexuality at an early age! Planned Parenthood's Sex Education and Mental Health Report (1979), states that "no religious views, no moral standards, are to deflect the child from the overriding purposes of self-discovery, self-assertion, and self-gratification". Children, especially teenagers, are learning in sex education courses patterned after Kinsey, that all sex is good in and of itself and that it is fun. They are being taught to believe they have the right and that it is for their well-being that they enter into any type of sexual activity at an early age, even with adults. (27)

Many sex educators have joined the bandwagon, without any slight hint of hesitation. It is no wonder that young people are engaging in promiscuous sexual activity, now more than ever, with the resulting rise of venereal diseases, illegitimate pregnancies, abortion, AIDS, etc. It is obviously a cause and effect scenario and our society is clearly reaping the fruits from this type of hedonistic mentality.

What is extremely difficult to believe is that our society seems to be on the verge of accepting pedophilia as an orientation within the sex spectrum. This particular issue is where the ties to Kinsey's research can be fully attested to. In an article, Joan A. Nelson, Ed.D., writes in favor of a model of adult-child sexuality in which sex acts with children are to be viewed as acceptable and even essential to the healthy development of the child. What Dr. Nelson views as the harmful agent is "society's condemnation", rather than the effects of such grotesque and immoral acts on young children. (28) Also, Wardell Pomeroy (Kinsey's colleague) of Planned Parenthood, once stated that "...incest between adults and younger children can also prove to be a satisfying experience. Incestuous relationships can - and do - work out well". (29) This is exactly what Kinsey believed! A variety of materials from Alyson Publications, which consist mostly of pro-homosexual literature, includes a new series of books that attempt to justify pedophilia and respectabilize its perpetrators. "They [NAMBLA] promote children as objects of sexual pleasure, give advise on how to have sex with children without getting caught, provide locations around the world where child prostitutes can be had, and list clubs pedophiles can join..." (30) Now that academic sexology accepts children's "sexual needs" and many strides are being taken by organizations like NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association), in order to legitimize child-adult sex, we can see the acceptance of pedophilia as an orientation on the horizon. It is only a matter of time before we will find other scientists, sex educators, and publishing companies, sympathizing with the pro-pedophilia effort. We owe this largely to the work and effort of Alfred C. Kinsey who also affirmed (without conclusive, scientific evidence) that 10 percent of the population was homosexual. "Kinsey's statistics on the prevalence of homosexuality in society have been grossly in error, which would probably be no surprise to Kinsey - he knew the bias he was building into his research." (31)

"Currently an estimated 80 percent of public schools teach sex education patterned after SEICUS-Planned Parenthood's dogma." (32) In the words of Mary Calderone, "What SEICUS seeks ...is to 'establish sexuality as a necessary for good health and make it worthy by focusing on it more openly... with the best of intentions, which implicitly would teach that people must make well-formed and intelligent choices concerning a series of alternatives'." (33) In a May 1974 "Statement of Belief", SEICUS reinforced its sex education mission where it concerns homosexuality: "It is the right of all persons to enter into relationships with others regardless of their gender, and to engage in such sexual behaviors as are satisfying and non-exploitive." (34) In a recent issue of the Health Action magazine, a publication partly sponsored by IPPF's Sexual Health Project, it is stated that promoting sexuality awareness involves:

"Sexuality as seen in other cultures - color slides of erotic art from around the world help participants understand that not everyone has the same concept of what is sexually 'normal'; and "understanding variations in sexual attraction - opposite sex attraction (heterosexuality) and same sex attraction (homosexuality)." (35)

A review of many of the sex education programs used in schools will show that most are tainted with Kinsey's influence. For example, Growing Healthy, a health education curriculum aimed at kindergarten to seventh-graders in New York, included a section on homosexuality and heterosexuality. Here it used Kinsey data, whose research had "supported" that 10 percent of the population was homosexual. (36) "Probably about one in ten persons is homosexual. Most people fall somewhere on a continuum between having an exclusively homosexual and exclusively heterosexual orientation." (37) Other publications with similar contents are recommended for sex education. One of these is Changing Bodies, Changing Lives published by Vintage Books. It also quotes Kinsey: "quite a number of people, about 10 percent, are mainly attracted to people of their own sex." (38) What most people do not know is that the 10 percent figure is a falsehood, since Kinsey employed biased research techniques in order to "prove" that many Americans were in fact having such sexual relations. (39)

Back in 1992 Joe Fernández, New York City's chancellor of schools, stripped the school board members of their authority, in order to push his own agenda in sex education. This agenda mainly emphasized the "positive aspects" of homosexuality and had students as young as nine years old receiving instructions in the mechanics of anal and oral sex. Fernández also distributed over 300,000 copies of a booklet notifying adolescents of their "right to have sex". (40) This demonstrates the constant attempt at showing the respectability of other sexual lifestyles and that even unnatural sexual activity is everyone's right.

For SEICUS, Planned Parenthood, and other sex education programs modeled after Kinsey, the problem lies in the Judeo-Christian perspective on marriage and sexuality. In other words, the belief that sexual expression is only adequate in heterosexual marriage is seen as the abnormality and guilt is seen as a disease in need of a cure. Changing Bodies, Changing Lives states that "guilty feelings might come because we have been taught that certain sexual acts and feelings are bad" and that "we who are writing this book believe that a lot of society's moralistic attitudes about sex can make people unnecessarily guilty about feeling and activities that are a normal part of being human." (41) Ultimately, sex is seen as a simple means to have fun and to give pleasure to the self without any form of restriction. Some Planned Parenthood (P.P.) materials teach that "sex is fun and joyful, and courting is fun and joyful, and it comes in all types and styles, all of which are Ok. Do what gives pleasure, and enjoy what gives pleasure, and ask for what gives pleasure. Don't rob yourself of joy by focusing on old-fashioned ideas about what's normal or nice. Just communicate and enjoy!" (42)

The result is that children and adolescents are given free license over sexual activity such as pre-marital sex, homosexuality, and masturbation. Dr. Alan Guttmacher of P.P.'s Guttmacher Institute, also mentioned in Human Sexuality and Personal Relations, that "young people cannot be told that pre-marital sexual relations are good or bad" because such influence though sometimes constructive, can be destructive. (43) Another P.P. pamphlet for teenagers states that: "Sex is too important to glop up with sentiment. If you feel sexy, for heavens sake, admit it to yourself. If the feeling and the tension bother you, you can masturbate. Masturbation cannot hurt you and it will make you feel more relaxed." (44) Ruth Bell's publication makes a similar remark, "Masturbation is something you do with yourself, a way of giving pleasure to yourself, of loving and being tender to yourself. It also helps you to get to know your body's sexual responses." (45) A recent report form IPPF states that mutual masturbation is allegedly equal to "safe sex" and that "notwithstanding the denial of adults to deal with the issue; it is necessary for the youth to learn these type of activities." (46) IPPF and other affiliate organizations (including other population control organizations), consider that "adolescence can include young people from ten to 19 years old." (47) These same adolescents are believed to have "the same rights as other clients in the area of health and sexuality: the right to decide if they want to have a sexually active life or not; the right to information; contraception; safe abortions and the right to be protected against [venereal] diseases; and the right to confidentiality..." (48)

With this type of philosophy, one can obviously foresee an increase of adolescent sexual activity in our society. It is then not surprising to see increases in the number of AIDS cases, other venereal disease cases, and pregnancy rates. The response from sex educators across the board is simply to bombard youth with the so-called benefits of contraception. However, "In 1963 Dr. Alan Guttmacher of Planned Parenthood, who had urged that teenagers be provided with birth control information, conceded that such information would bring about an increase in sexual relations among teenagers". (49)

The ultimate result is the creation of a vicious cycle where the stakes are high and there are no winners. Sex education is often fueled by, if not disguised as AIDS education, as well as, an earnest attempt at lowering teenage pregnancy. The same SEICUS "Statement of Belief", mentioned earlier, insisted that "contraceptive services should be available to all - including minors who should enjoy the same rights of free and independent access to medical contraceptive care as do others." (50) Children are exposed to information promoting the use of contraception, and they are given contraceptive and abortifacient drugs and devices, through school-based clinics. Yet, a major report from Planned Parenthood previously revealed that school-based health clinics have failed to lower pregnancy rates at schools. (51) This just goes to prove that even in the face of unsuccessful programs, PP, SEICUS, and others, continue to push their agenda.

Alfred Kinsey's "contribution" to our modern day society through organizations such as Planned Parenthood and SEICUS are obvious. The traditional, Christian moral values that once prevailed are undoubtedly under attack. The present conflict concerns opposing views about the nature of human sexuality in a civilized society and whether traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs about sexuality are repressive and unhealthy." (52)

Alfred C. Kinsey had opened an avenue of abuse and deceit within the study of human sexuality and sex education; we are witnesses to the continuous expansion of this avenue. All areas of society must realize the importance of informed action against sex education programs inspired by Kinsey and Margaret Sanger, in order to protect future generations. We must be aware that the original instigator of hedonistic sexual lifestyles is none other than Satan, Father of Lies, who seeks the perdition of souls.

Yet, Jesus Christ warned: "But anyone who is the downfall of one of these little ones who have faith in me would be better drowned in the depths of the sea with a great millstone round his neck."(Matthew 18:6) Each and everyone of us has the duty to serve Our Lord in preserving the sacred truths that bring true liberation.

"I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full" (John 10:10). Let Christ's love instill in us the confidence and hope needed to build a better tomorrow for our children.

Raquel M. Chaviano is a lawyer who lives and practices in Miami.

Magaly Llaguno is the Executive Director of Vida Humana Internacional (VHI).

VHI has available the book on which this article was based, Kinsey, Sex and Fraud: The Indoctrination of a People by Dr. Judith A. Reisman and Edward W. Eichel. Huntington House Publishers, P.O. Box 53788, Lafayette, Louisiana 70505, 1-800-749-4009.