Sexual Ethics - Issues
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- Created on: 25-03-18 18:41
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- Sexual Ethics
- Contraception
- Issues;
- Many particularly religious argue this removes the purpose of sex
- Onan was killed for wasting his semen
- Can lead to casual sex
- Many argue encourages responsible and respectful relationships
- Issues;
- Homosexuality
- Issues;
- Biology - People argue men and women were meant for each other, not the other way round.
- Homosexuality could be a choice or something were born with.
- Used to be considered a mental health problem and was punishable
- Gay marriage is now legal
- Chemsex parties & use of drugs
- - Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed due to homosexuality
- - Leviticus: “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman”
- St Paul taught that homosexuals would not inherit the kingdom of God (go to heaven).
- Church of England does have some gay clergy but they are celibate
- Church of England: the House of Bishops has affirmed that stable, faithful homosexual relationships can “embody crucial social virtues” of fidelity and mutuality
- Pope Francis 2016: : “If a person is gay & seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge? (The Guardian, 26 June 2016)…He went on to say that the Church should apologies for the intolerance it showed previously
- Pope Francis 2016: absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God’s plan for marriage and family”.
- Issues;
- Pre Marital Sex
- Issues;
- Many argue that this is unacceptable as spreads disease
- Could lead to unwanted pregnancies
- Age of consent is there to protect, this could lead to this being abused
- Puts pressure on people to have sex
- Wrong as marriage unites as one flesh (Genesis)
- Humanae Vitae (Papal encyclical) argues that sex for purposes other than reproduction are unacceptable
- “the norm of marriage” “the gift of married love”
- Church of England: Reaffirm our current doctrine of marriage as between one man and one woman, faithfully, for life
- Arch Bishop of York: “Test the milk before you buy the cow” (Church of England
- St Paul: Get married or stay celibate.
- Issues;
- Extra Marital Sex
- Issues;
- Some consider remarriage to be this, especially in the catholic church.
- Some countries this is punishable with stoning
- Many partake in consensual open relationships, is this good or bad for the relationships.
- - Jesus taught it was wrong & that remarriage is adultery
- It was acceptable in the OT. Abraham had a concubine as did Jacob.
- Issues;
- Bible Teachings
- Old Testament
- Very old fashioned views on relationships
- Men were able to have multiple wives & concubines. While women were expected to be virgins & lust / desire their husbands.
- After the fall it seems that the purpose of sex is to reproduce
- New Testament
- Considers other purposes to relationships.
- Jesus was less judgmental and encouraged faithfulness. He taught that sex could be fro production, fidelity and union. It makes 2 become 1.
- However, teachings on divorce were still quite strict. Suggests that remarrying after divorce is is actually adultary
- Old Testament
- Contraception
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