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Sexual ethics (Kantian Ethics (Marriage (based on keeping promises and…

- - - - Do homosexual acts harm society
      - Mill argued harming oneself is no need for the law to intervien due to individual autonomy ( exc children adn those with sever mental health)
      - Public and social harm
        
        some argue that homosexual relationships threatens public stability
        
        Mill argued something causing moral offence should not mean it is outlawed (what about widespread offence?)
        
        can private acts hae effect on public morality ie hard core porn and how people treat others
        
        St Paul cites homosexuality is a reason why roman society has degenerated morally
        
        Boundaries such as underaged sex , consent and adultery
  - - - variety of lifestyles ehances society and gives the individual change to flourish
      - no monopoly on morality
      - Tolerance - happier society
    - - VAriety not happier a common community with common values and purpose helps people feel freer
      - different sexual expression leads to confusion
      - Poeple are not their own best judge some sexual behaviour is deliberatly subersive
  - - - tax, inheritance tax
      - employment benefits
      - state and occupational pension benefits
      - common surname
    - - signing of a contract instead of spoken words
    - - Permits clergy in the Churh of England or Church in Wales to chose not to marry homosexuals
- - - - Aquinas is a judgment on all sexual acts so straight sex contraceptive, oral or anal should be forbidden in that logic
      - telos is ambiguous, sex can be used for a loing or recreational end
      - Modern scientific consensys that gay is not against a natural law, like any minority ie being lefthanded
- - - - preferences for a liberal society people shouls be able to dowith their body as they wish
      - better rang eof lifestyle is more individual freedom
- - - - Scripture
        
        Leviticus 'you shall not lie with a mals as with a woman it is an abomination'
        
        Corinths list or wrongdoers include sodomites and male prostitutes
        
        Paul condemns homosexuality and lesbian practises talking of the Jewish nd going aginst the natural order
        
        Chruch teaches a vocation or place for the single life such as being celebate
        
        Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by God due to Hmosexual rape showing the evil of homosexual sex
      - against the primary purpose of procreation Humanae vitae - every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life
      - misdirection of sexual organs but homosexuals should still be treated with respect, compassion and sesitivity
    - - Bible must be read in historical context
      - strong sense of justice and supporting the margianalised in christianity
      - all human life and relationships have worth we are all made in the image of God
      - Scripture
        
        Sodom and Gomorrah condemmed because of all kinds of wickedness
        
        Leviticus conems everything that upsets the natural orderso the Irealites do not do as their enemies do ie homosexual prostitution not condeming GAy relationships
        
        Corinths Paul is referring to types of matrubation and male prostetution not gay relationships ( also condems drunkness)
        
        Paul to the ROamsn is a way of converting them from Jeudaism but now the Jewish laws have been accepted so should homosexuality
      - 'Let hte opressed go free' Luke
      - Jeuss preached to all and did not distinguish
      - Alan Wilson should support same sex marriage however he is a minority voice
  - - - synod (government) in 2017 was not supported by traditionalist clergy
- - - - positivism - end justifys the means
      - Relativism- situation demanded the msot loving thing
      - Personalism - as long as the child born from affair is loved
      - Positivism-no law against extramarital sex
- - - - humans pair off naturally
      - Augustine and Aquinas
      - Primary and secondary purpose of marriage
        
        primary - procreation
        
        Secondary - Nurture and control of sex drive
    - - Sacrament- a holy or significant religious moment
      - Jesus discusses the nature and purpose of marriage in Mark 10:2-12
        
        Marriage is a transformation , Gods n=ew creation
        
        one flesh = life long fidelity
        
        allows for divorce but not remarriage
        
        St Paul permits divorce in mixed marriages ( christian and non) but not a fully christian marriage
        
        Jesus allows divorce on grounds of porneia ( adultery)
      - Sacramnet or covenant
        
        Sacrament -RC and Anglicans
        
        external symbols and internal spiritual change ie indissoluable
        
        Covenant-protestants and Christians
        
        binding promise there is a spiritual change in terms of creating a loving enviroment for children but also a mariiage may break down
    - - fulfills the teachings of christian love and friendship
      - Jeremy Taylor 'Christian charity is friendship' and marriage is the 'queen of friendship'
    - - forbidden
      - St Paul- For it is better to be married than to be aflame with passion
      - Newer views include the idea that sex is not linked to transmission of origional sin and contraception can control the children outcome
      - cohabitation
        
        women have more autonomy , sexually ( contraception) and financially (workplace attempted equality)
        
        Types of cohabitation
        
        Casual- lack of long term commitiment , casual sex and shared socail life, often
        
        Trail marriage-try before such as serious step
        
        substitute marriage and ideological cohabitiation -long term without marriage either due to religion ( divorced) ir due to ideology
        
        Christian response
        
        Marriage is the most stable for family life
        
        trial marriage is accepted by liberal christians
        
        Church has to take into account the secular attitudes
        
        supported Prince William and Kare as a means to test marriage in 2011
    - - immoral
      - Anthony Harvey 'social consequences are too damaging to be tolerated'
      - Old Testament
        
        both amna nd woman involved in extramarital affair put to death
        
        reflects view that women were temptress and alway
        
        Jesus condoned adultery but did save the woman from being stoned
      - Christian response
        
        Adultery is justification for divorce
        
        Liberal christians allow adulteres to remarry
        
        Conservative protestants do not allow adulteres to remarry and there is no remarriage in the Rc church
        
        Some belive Jeus' ideas on remarriage were not an ourtight ban but a reinforcement of how serious marriage is and therefore if someone wishes to remarry who has been cheated on they should be allowed