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Paula Leech supervises therapists around issues of sexuality in conjunction with the sex therapy certification with South Shore Sexual Health.

The Church is currently undergoing a process of finding out the best way to respond to the issue of sexuality in today's society.

On this edition of Truth in Love Brad Bigney helps us think through the issue of sexuality in marriage, in particular when it is not going well.

On this edition of Truth in Love Brad Bigney helps us think through the issue of sexuality in marriage, in particular when it is not going well.

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The fact that they make such a big deal out of being AGAINST sexuality in any but the most tightly Churchian - state controlled circumstances, i.e., marriage, PROVES their attachment to the issue, not their «freedom from sin.»

Most Christianity today is, in my opinion, not a religion that Jesus preached, but a religion made up about Jesus by various authorities, and as the cartoon points out, some still have a lot of issues with gender, sexism, sexuality, power and control.

Last year he wrote in The Telegraph that the Church was too obsessed with issues such as sexuality, to even notice the concerns of the poor it should be serving.

A conversation about human rights is always in order, to be sure — particularly in regard to issues of human sexuality — but Isaiah is speaking of the remarkable generosity of God, who «will give an everlasting name» to the eunuchs, precisely those who could establish no name for themselves by the normal processes of procreation.

We have gay people in our church who do not make an issue of their sexuality and there is no problem.

Over the past 40 years, since the Second Vatican Council (1962 - 65), the Catholic Church in the U.S. has become increasingly divided over liturgy, theology, catechesis, ministry, sexuality and a host of other issues.

I find that most of my Christian friends who talk about homosexuality are either determined to not think about the issue because of tradition and fear or are on the other end and choose not to think about the issue because the pressure of contemporary culture (in our part of the world) is to equate my sexuality with the colour of my skin which is, in light of history, a silly equation but we should just adjust our understanding to accomodate.

In truth, over the last two years I've spoken with large numbers from the UK and around the world who bemoan the «conspiracy of silence» that exists around the issue of sexuality, and yet freely admit that they are part of it.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that many of those who do in fact leave the Church over issues related to sexuality do so because they've been told over and over again that their value as a Christian, and as a human being, is wrapped up in their virginity, so they no longer feel welcomed or worthy.

The study, issued in late 1991, relied heavily on the feminist depiction of sexual relationships as expressions of power, and in every way indicated that «committed relationships,» rather than the created order of marriage, would frame its discussion of sexuality.

The combination in many churches of an obsession with issues of sexuality and a simultaneous lack of serious engagement with the theological issues at stake in the current war illustrates the point nicely.

While I definitely agree that his response is great in many circumstances and (without knowing the context of that conversation) may have been the perfect thing to say at that moment, I think calling this statement «a template that can be used to respond to questions concerning sexuality, gender and other important issues» reduces a very complex issue down to a very simple response that doesn't really answer any questions for anyone.

My story is different from yours, I have not an issue with sexuality, but I know that there is something very wrong with the church and there are so many things in it that contradict the words of Yeshua.

On the global stage, Western advocates define international human rights in an increasingly progressive way, especially on issues of gender and sexuality.

However, the issue of sexuality, made concrete particularly in the question of same - sex marriage, is still dangerously confused.

To be fair, both sides of the gender debate have been guilty of sliding down a slippery slope, which in my view is unnecessary, given the wealth of excellent resources available to help us accurately interpret Scripture on issues related to gender, sexuality, and faith.

Issues around sexuality and sexual practice are therefore powerful factors in shaping public attitudes and concomitantly the policies of public authorities.

The Holocaust is simply the biggest club available for liberal Catholics to use against traditional Catholic teaching — especially on issues relating to sexuality, including abortion, contraception, celibacy, and the role of women in the Church».

If it has not become so already, surely it is now obvious that our consideration of Radha's and Krishna's relationship has brought us to encounter the issue of eroticism and sexuality in the human - divine love relationship.

I am a priest in a church which, like most churches, threatens to collapse under the weight of a perverse notion of a sexuality that is to be neither celebrated nor related to other issues of love and justice.

In a statement, it outlined its issue with Bishop Alan: «The continued failure to admonish the Bishop of Buckingham, despite his refusal to uphold the teaching of the Church and guidance of the House on matters of sexuality, whilst also allowing him, without criticism, repeatedly to describe Conservative Evangelicals as homophobic, including those who themselves experience same - sex attraction but seek to live celibate, God - honouring lives.»

More often than not, when Christianity is discussed either in a fictional setting or in relation to real events, it is in the context of an issue related to human sexuality.

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This bit is worth quoting in its entirety: The issuing committee «stresses that the participation of young people, in cooperation with other stakeholders, such as parents, in the development, implementation and evaluation of the programmes is vital for comprehensive sexuality education to be effective.»

The group - which created a missionary bishop to cater for disaffected Anglicans in Scotland, England and across Europe who are unhappy with the church's teaching on issues such as sexuality - made comments following Most Rev Justin Welby's criticism of the body at the recent Primates» Meeting on Friday.

So rather than talk about gender roles, gay and lesbian issues, etc., we decided to talk about what we saw as the basic concern in all of this - belonging, i.e., can I belong in a community and have my identity and sexuality supported and upheld?

Apart from the special issue concerning Barth's doctrine of sexuality as the key to the imago dei, there is something like a consensus in contemporary theology concerning the theme of the imago dei.

If love is sincere, there is little difficulty in noting the issues or differences that may arise; on the one hand the indiscriminate instinct of lust with its promptings to seek satisfaction with the first appealing person available; on the other, the particularised human instinct (the conjugal instinct already present) urging a young person to keep the gift of sexuality for one; and to respect that «one» when found but withoutthere yet being a mutual conjugal commitment.

No trouble - free resolution is in sight in any of the mainline churches to the difficult, contentious, and divisive issues of human sexuality, but the PCUSA is making resolution even less likely.

A decade ago many mainline churches were engaged in articulating the virtues of the sexual revolution, formulating significant and far - reaching theological pronouncements on the central issues of sexuality, and experimenting with some new and imaginative programs of sex education.

When it comes to issues of sexuality, in particular, a human dramatization has affected them more than a legal argument, or any other kind of argument for that matter.

They have found it increasingly difficult to talk openly and honestly about sexual issues, and seem to have become virtually powerless to provide leadership in matters of sexuality.

So one side of the picture is that churches have been engaged in an unprecedented debate on issues of sexuality.

In the American context, most of these issues have to do with human sexuality.

The recommendation made by the United Church's Executive Council in 1973, if difficult to implement, is the appropriate stance: «It [the Executive Council] recommends to associations that in the instance of considering a stated homosexual's candidacy for ordination the issue should not be his / her homosexuality as such, but rather the candidate's total view of human sexuality and his / her understanding of the morality of its use.»

For young people today, if they have an «issue» with the Catholic Church, in an overwhelming number of cases, the issue will be about sexuality and marriage.

Mounting an unsuccessful challenge at the Court of Appeal in Belfast in 2016, Ashers contended that it never had an issue with Mr Lee's sexuality, rather the message he was seeking to put on the cake.

Now, the Catholic Church of the 1980s was nothing like as potent a force as it had been in the age of Cardinal Spellman, when it could count on the solid electoral support of most of its faithful, and it already faced major revolts over issues of gender and sexuality.

Instead, I think the big issue for women (and much less so for men) is their lack of confidence in their ability to fulfill their life - goals, which is why marriage, family, and the extremely fraught issues of sexuality loom so large in our cultural politics.

In fact, most (63 %) said it was «diverting the church from more important things,» and, in a list of church priorities, ranked sexuality issues lower than creating disciples of Christ, spiritual growth, youth involvement, members» spiritual growth, decline in membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injusticIn fact, most (63 %) said it was «diverting the church from more important things,» and, in a list of church priorities, ranked sexuality issues lower than creating disciples of Christ, spiritual growth, youth involvement, members» spiritual growth, decline in membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injusticin a list of church priorities, ranked sexuality issues lower than creating disciples of Christ, spiritual growth, youth involvement, members» spiritual growth, decline in membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injusticin membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injustice.

Helen Jefferson Lenskyj is Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto who writes frequently on issues of sexuality and gender in sport.

She has taught numerous classes on several college campuses with her expertise being in the area of gender issues, human sexuality, pre - and perinatal psychology, and conscious birth and parenting.

The conference will pay particular attention to the ways in which issues of race, class, nationality, sexuality, age, ability, religion and ethnicity affect (positively or negatively) the ability of mothers to advocate for and achieve authority, agency, respect and empowerment.

Breastfeeding issues include the cricial first few days of breastfeeding, sexuality, breast caancer, HIV and other infections, and the promotion of breastfeeding in a bottle - feeding culture.

Multiple presentations on midwifery education and socialization, the anthropology of sexuality and birth, hospital birth, global issues and trends in midwifery, autonomy in midwifery.

«That issue is now settled, we move on from it and I'm absolutely committed to doing my bit to create a tolerant, decent society for everybody regardless of their background, regardless of their sexuality — that is not an issue in this leadership campaign.»