Do Religious Beliefs And Practices Concerning Sex And Relationships Have A Continuing Role In The Area Of Sexual Ethics? Flashcards
Most societies and cultures are influenced by religiously framed ethical value systems and these affect the laws relating to marriage, divorce and homosexuality, resulting in the ? of extramarital and homosexual sex in Sudan and parts of Iraq for being gay or bisexual is punishable by death.
Criminalisation.
Many ethical values based on religious beliefs and practices correspond with modern secular ethical values, sharing a common understanding of what’s ? right. Christian rules about the importance and sanctity of marriage were developed to protect women from practices like ? and being abandoned, often pregnant, after ? but before marriage.
Morally.
Concubinage.
Betrothal.
Ensuring sexual relationships are consensual and are just’s important today amongst people with different and no religious beliefs. In Personal, Social and Health Education, classes teachers are encouraged to teach about the importance of consent in sexual relationships, and the law makes ?-? sexual acts illegal.
Non-consensual.
In the UK, the link between Christian values and the law’s coming under pressure. The law no longer reflects the traditional Christian position towards homosexuality. It can be argued that there’s no place for religious beliefs and practices concerning sex and relationships in the area of sexual ethics when the prevailing culture has a different understanding of how sex and relationships should be ?
Conducted.
In many parts of the world, ? are oppressed and discriminated against, and even tortured and executed for crimes founded on religious beliefs based on interpretations of sacred texts challenged by others practising, but are widespread. Involving religion in setting social norms for ? ? is problematic.
Homosexuals.
Sexual ethics.
Ethics’s concerned with personal conduct. If religion’s understand as a way of life that individuals choose to follow freely, then to ignore it in matters of sex would seem to relegate it to the margins of life which would be unacceptable because sex touches on the fundamentals of human nature, identity, happiness and humanity. There’s a juggling act for Christians when it comes to ethical obligations promoted by their religion but not supported by law or prevailing ? in which they live.
Culture.
