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Sexual Ethics
- Homosexuality
- Introduction
- Sexual Identity refers to a
person's sexuality
- Their sexual orientation.
- Hetrosexual= Opposite Sex
- Bi-Sexual= both sexes
- Homosexual
- Same sex
- Derived from the word homo meaning same
- Same sex
- Hetrosexual= Opposite Sex
- Sexual Identity refers to a
person's sexuality
- History
- Homosexuality 'was not
removed from the american
list of psychiatric disorders
until as recently as 1973
- Tyler and Reid
- people who
suffered from this
mental illness
were locked up in
appaling
conditions
- Tyler and Reid
- December 2005 the fist civil partnership took place.
- Homosexuality 'was not
removed from the american
list of psychiatric disorders
until as recently as 1973
- Biblical Views
- Homosexuality is condemned
in the Old and the New
testament
- NT
- Jesus does not mention homosexuality
- St
Paul
- nor the homosexuals
...will inherit the kingdom
of God
- Men committed indecent acts
with other men, and received
in themselves the due penalty
for perversion
- Scholars question the
relevance of his teachings
today
- Robin Scarggs
- Paul's teachings are "Directed against
exploitive sex with young boys which
was common in the Graco-Roman
World, and this has nothing to do with
voluntary homosexual relationships."
- Paul's teachings are "Directed against
exploitive sex with young boys which
was common in the Graco-Roman
World, and this has nothing to do with
voluntary homosexual relationships."
- nor the homosexuals
...will inherit the kingdom
of God
- Jesus does not mention homosexuality
- OT
- Man and Woman must fill the earth
- Genisis 2:24
- Genisis 2:24
- Do not lie with a
man as one lies
with a woman, that
is detestable.
- Leviticus
- Leviticus
- They must be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:13
- Leviticus 20:13
- Man and Woman must fill the earth
- Homosexuality is condemned
in the Old and the New
testament
- Christian Views
- Roman Catholic
- Absolutist Stance on homosexuality
- "They must be
accepted with respect,
compassion and
sensitivity."
- Absolutist Stance on homosexuality
- Presbyterian
- Believe we are created in the eyes of God.
Homosexuality is condemned, but they accept they
are misunderstood and call them to live an abstinent
life.
- Believe we are created in the eyes of God.
Homosexuality is condemned, but they accept they
are misunderstood and call them to live an abstinent
life.
- Methodist Church
- USA. "We do not condone the act of homosexuality
and consider it immoral."
- "We are opposed to all debated forms of
homosexuality, but we plead for understanding and
tolerance for them."
- USA. "We do not condone the act of homosexuality
and consider it immoral."
- Anglican Communion
- Divided opinion
- Divided opinion
- Church of England
- Homosexual people are in every way as
valuable to the church as hetrosexual people.
- Homosexual people are in every way as
valuable to the church as hetrosexual people.
- Roman Catholic
- Secular Views
- Peter Vardy "Casual homosexual or
lesbian activity indulged in soley for
the pleasure of the act, rather than as
a relationship, can be as destructive
and as damaging to the human
integrity to those involved as casual
hetrosexual sex."
- JSM "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully excercised
over any member of a civilised community, against his own will, is to
prevent harm to others"
- Freud
"Homosexuality
is no advantage,
but it is nothing
to be ashamed
of."
- Peter Vardy "Casual homosexual or
lesbian activity indulged in soley for
the pleasure of the act, rather than as
a relationship, can be as destructive
and as damaging to the human
integrity to those involved as casual
hetrosexual sex."
- Application of theory
- Natural Law
- Against.
Disobeys
primary precept
to reproduce
- Against.
Disobeys
primary precept
to reproduce
- Utilitarianism
- For, if it promotes the
greatest amount of
happiness.
- Peter Singer "If a form of
homosexuality brings satisfaction to
those who takes part in it and harms no
one, what can be immoral about it."
- For, if it promotes the
greatest amount of
happiness.
- Situation Ethics
- For, if it is being done out of love and
no one is exploited.
- For, if it is being done out of love and
no one is exploited.
- Natural Law
- Introduction
- Marriage and Divorce
- Introduction
- Marriage is the union of
two people, in both
religious and legal terms.
- Our Religious views and upbringing can influence
our opinion on marraige
- Biblical Views
- Be fruitful and increase in number
- It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a
helper suitable for him
- For this reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be united to
his wife and they will become one
flesh
- Be fruitful and increase in number
- Marriage is seen as
unitive, procreative and
exclusive.
- Marriage is the union of
two people, in both
religious and legal terms.
- Biblical Views
- Stott outlines that it must
be a hetrosexual marriage,
supportive and
consummated by sexual
union
- Polygamy in OT
- Lamech married 2 women. Adah
and Zaliah
- Jacob had two wives Leah and Rachel
- Solomon had 700 wives and 300
concubines
- Lamech married 2 women. Adah
and Zaliah
- Monogamy in OT
- Deuteronomy also states "He must not take
many wives or his heart will be lead astray"
- Timothy: the husband of but one wife
- Deuteronomy also states "He must not take
many wives or his heart will be lead astray"
- Augustine developed the
sacramental nature of
marriage and agreed with
genesis and paul
- Paul expressed
marriage as being
permenant. "A wife
must not separate from
her husband, but if she
does she must remain
unmarried"
- Stott outlines that it must
be a hetrosexual marriage,
supportive and
consummated by sexual
union
- Christian views
- The catholic church emphasises sex should
only take place in marriage
- Protestant denomination
think the unitive is more
important than procreative
and allow contraception
- The church of England are now considering
letting homosexual couples marry
- The catholic church emphasises sex should
only take place in marriage
- Secular Views
- Humanist follow the reason,
experience and repeat rule
and agree that marriage is a
useful institution
- Humanist follow the reason,
experience and repeat rule
and agree that marriage is a
useful institution
- Application Of Theory
- Natural Law
- For. Primary precept to love
- For. Primary precept to love
- Utilitarianism
- For, if it provides the greatest amount
of happiness
- For, if it provides the greatest amount
of happiness
- Situation Ethics
- For, most loving course of action
- For, most loving course of action
- Natural Law
- Introduction
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