Sentences with phrase «of homosexual relations»

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.

In the early chapters, Greenberg develops a typology of homosexual relations.

I chose instead to focus on the figure (Jesus) to whom so many appeal erroneously for support of their homosexual relations.

In recent years, he has been outspoken in his opposition within the Evangelical Church in Germany to any approval of homosexual relations.

Chudacoff, who throughout his book tends to introduce the theme of homosexuality with hints and surmises rather than data, counters Stott's argument with this: «More recently [actually less recently — in 1985 and 1988] other historians have discovered hints [of homosexual relations].»

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.

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In particular, the movement of some LWF churches to break with the Church's historic understanding of Scripture and natural law by blessing same - sex marriages and ordaining homosexual ministers has led to division within the Lutheran World Federation and strained relations with ecumenical partners.

The married - sex - only agreement that Wheaton students and faculty sign is part of the college's Community Covenant, which says that students agree the Bible condemns «sexual immorality, such as the use of pornography, premarital sex, adultery, homosexual behavior and all other sexual relations outside the bounds of marriage between a man and woman.»

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.

The first and most obvious is that what he has to say captures so well the essence of the revisionist argument, and second it makes clear that the argument of the revisionists is the same whether they are speaking of heterosexual or homosexual relations.

These «highly religious» students tend to be more disapproving than their peers of casual sex, abortion, homosexual relations, and the legalization of marijuana.

What he has to say about sexual relations between single people, be they heterosexual or homosexual, is of a piece with, and in the end but an extension of, what he says about marital relations themselves.

The question of the appropriate relation of the church to homosexuals and homosexuality has emerged as one of major importance in the deliberations of denominational bodies.

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.

«Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex... Tradition has always declared that «homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.»

This means that the influence of the church counts against faithful monogamous relations among homosexuals.

The reason same - sex relations were condemned is because they were not in the context of a loving, long - term relationship (May I ask - do you tell homosexuals that are only in a short - term, sexual relationship that they are sinning, and if so what is their response?)

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.

Some of these students would say they most identify with what groups like the Gay Christian Network term «Side A» (they believe homosexual relationships have the same value as heterosexual relations in the sight of God).

Thus the principle of cohumanity does enable us to distinguish between better and worse relationships, but it can not serve to dismiss homosexual relations as worse a priori.

Let us now turn to inquire whether there may not be in fact principles of theology which illumine the relation between the church and homosexuality in terms other than the proscription of homosexual acts.

Delegate Al Quie, the former governor of Minnesota, had offered a resolution earlier in the day: «Rostered leadership of this church who are homosexual in their self understanding are expected to abstain from homosexual sexual relations and practicing homosexual persons are precluded from rostered leadership in this church.»

We also practice family law, acting in the interests of minors, couples and their relations, including homosexual relationships.

(3) Do the criminalisation of homosexual activities and the threat of imprisonment in relation thereto, as set out in the Offences against the Person Act 1861 of Sierra Leone (Case C - 199 / 12), the Penal Code Act 1950 of Uganda (Case C - 200 / 12) or the Senegalese Penal Code (Case C - 201 / 12) constitute an act of persecution within the meaning of Article 9 (1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 9 (2)(c) of the Directive?