Sexual Ethics Flashcards
Diogenes the Cynic philosopher
People should act based on natural instincts, like dogs, who are open about their sexual activities
Gay gene-3 causes
Sneaky fuck theory- other males leave their women with males who are seen as gay because its safe but they are actually bisexual and manage to pass down the genes
Gay uncle- role model that influence the children
Environmental condition- if a child bottle feeds instead of breastfeeding they wont want women
Traditional christians
Bible based
Sexual relations only for a man and his wife
“it is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman”
“you shall not lie with a male as with a women; it is an abomination”
Strengths and weakness of traditional
Strenghts
Follows cleat moral guidelines
Appeals to cultures with traditional values
Avoids unpredictability of liberal approach
Weaknesses
Doesnt count for unique situations
Too rigid for modern society
Homophobia is a hate crime
Liberal Christians
Focus on love and forgiveness over strict rules
“let him who is without sin cast the first stone”
Strengths and weaknesses of liberal
Strengths
Flexible
Alligns with modern secular views
Priorities love and freedom appealing to feminists
Weaknesses
Subjective and people may misuse freedom without rules
Situation ethics
Focus on agape as most important principle
Middle ground between antinomanism and legalism
4 pressupositons
Personalism people prioritised
Positivism love is most important factor
Pragmatism must be workable solution
Relativism nothing is absolutely right/wrong
weakness of situation ethics
freedom from absolutism(rules) is not always positive e.g. hitler
Subjective morality risks making rights and wrongs purely based on opinions
Overreliance on individualism can lead to selfishness in moral judgement
Fundamental Christians
less than 5% of Christianity
condems homosexuality
“you shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination”
e.g. westboror baptist church- US soldiers dieing as punishment from God for legalising gay marriage
strengths and weaknesses of fundamentals
strengths
Stays close to some biblical scripture- word of God
weaknesses
Hate speech is unpopular eg homophobia
Undermines freedom
We live in a secualr society
Libertarian
(John Staurt Mill harm principle)
Individuals should be free to act as they want until their actions harm others
Supports same sex marriage and prostitution
Strengths and weaknesses of libertarian
Strengths
allows freedom
secular society
Weaknesses
ignoring harm to thr individual
not all free choices are good e.g. necrophilia and beastiality
Feminist
Religion is often seen as patriarchal favoring male authority and neglecting womens roles
Adams rib, Eves temptation
Christian notion of sexuality and gender roles connotate children because they want homemakers and submissive women
Weakness of feminism
Ignored important biblical females e.g. Mary and Esther
