is a convincing and remarkably candid argument that the case
for homosexual relations must be made against Scripture and the Christian tradition.
Not exact matches
Types of Moral Argumentation Regarding Homosexuality by Pim Pronk Eerdmans, 350 pages, $ 24.99 paper An interesting book not so much
for the position it advances (approval of
homosexual relations) as
for the claim that any position on homosexuality (or anything else) must be reached on the basis of moral reflection independent of nature, science, or theology.
For the premises were firmly in place: Justice Kennedy had said that people in homosexual relations «seek autonomy» for themselves, just as people in heterosexual relations
For the premises were firmly in place: Justice Kennedy had said that people in
homosexual relations «seek autonomy»
for themselves, just as people in heterosexual relations
for themselves, just as people in heterosexual
relations do.
The Mormon church has always treated
homosexual relations as wrongful conduct, and already classed them with fornication and adultery as offenses calling
for discipline.
The magisterium appeals to these authorities as grounds
for repudiating divorce, abortion,
homosexual relations, and the ordination of women to the priesthood.
I,
for one, would prefer to believe that the church is wrong about
homosexual activity than that this sadistic, superego God has any true
relation to the God of love revealed by Jesus.
I chose instead to focus on the figure (Jesus) to whom so many appeal erroneously
for support of their
homosexual relations.
The answer often seems to be that the happiest solution is
for homosexuals to enter into long - term faithful
relations in which they satisfy their sexual hungers in the context of growing mutual love and responsibility.
For a gay is not simply a
homosexual; he is someone who has made homosexuality the basis of an entire personality and outlook - morals, politics, and social
relations.
Using their position within society as spokespersons
for God to proclaim that all
homosexual relations are disdained by God, thus knowingly contributing to the cruel persecution of a minority population.
Thus, online services
for dating sites
homosexual relations are established.
In its decision, one of the judges referred to the claim
for equal human rights protection as an effort to seek «the validation of
homosexual relations, including sodomy, as a protected and fundamental right... rebutting a millennia of moral teaching» and then shockingly went on to liken the protection of sexual orientation in human rights legislation with the «violently aberrant sexual configurations» of mass murderers Jeffrey Dahmer, Paul Bernardo and Clifford Olsen.