Sexual Ethics

Question 1

homo intro

Answer 1

2014, legal marriage
Pew Research Centre - 76% of the UK population are in favour of homosexuality
more normalised e.g. celebrities

Question 2

homo and NL

Answer 2

bible
Leviticus 20, stoning
corinthians 6:9

RCC

• pope Francis, 2013. who am I to judge
• October synod 2014, cannot draw parallels
• JP II, homo adoption is violence to children

NL
apparent good, not in nature. sex is for procreation
against procreation
against ordered society
against divine law  
marriage = man and woman

Question 3

homo and cofe/methodist

Answer 3

jeffery John 2003

Kuala Lumpur statement on human sexuality, 1997
- ordination of homos is against scripture

some issues in human sexuality, 2003

• difficult subject
• dk whether they are ethically valid

marriage and same sex relationships, 2017

• marriage is for man and woman
• gay clergy should be celibate
  h. .. rejected by general synod

methodist

• imago dei
• h, incompatible with teaching
• cannot reject gay people

Question 4

analysis of NL and homo

Answer 4

+ John finnis
+ augustine

• only 11% follow
• bible gal 3
• Foucault, no normal sexual nature
• Moore, against inclusion of Xianity
• pittenger, it is unloving to condemn
• banner, we are fallen

Question 5

SE and homo

Answer 5

JC said nothing

agape
personalism
argued for decriminalisation of homo.
only criminal act is under age of consent, public decency and violence

Question 6

kant and homo

Answer 6

flesh against nature
2st ci
2nd ci

Question 7

util and homo

Answer 7

bentham

• decriminalisation
• nothing against homo in principle of utility
• dismissed voltaire

mill

• harm principle. sovereign over body
• decriminsaliation
• leave private relationships alone

Question 8

premarital intro

Answer 8

31% of males, 29% of females have sex before 16

1960s, fewer than 1 in 20 couples cohabited, more than 1 in 2 today.

different types of cohabitation

Question 9

NL and premarital

Answer 9

bible
1 cor 6
deut 22:13

sex is for marriage. premarital is apparent good

PP
procreation
ordered society
education of children

RCC

• marriage is sacrament
• premarital is ‘free union’
• trial marriage can be ok. but maybe not as sex can cause division

Question 10

church and premarital

Answer 10

cofe
John sentamu, kate and will

something to celebrate, 1995
cohabit is best way to test marriage
opposed by conservatives

The Revd Duncan Dormor
necessary for pre marriage

Question 11

NL and premarital eval

Answer 11

+ augustine, moral paralysis. sex is for marriage. necessary evil for procreation
+ robert George, disintegrates self worth
+ pope pius XI, conjugal act is for marriage

• fletcher
• thatcher, marriage is not necc
• dominion, premarital ok if in enduring relationship

Question 12

SE and premarital

Answer 12

agape 
nothing in JC 
personalism 
is love fully served? 
teleological 

• robert George, disintegration of person
  + Foucault, destigmatise premarital

Question 13

kant and premarital

Answer 13

sex = animalistic 
only within marriage 
premarital leads to women as object. 
marriage = merry conversation 
premarital rep are based on sex not companionship

1st CI

2nd CI, meas to end

Question 14

util and premarital

Answer 14

bentham
maybe
act util
HC

miill
lower pleasure
however… quality can be worth it

singer
bigger issues than sex
no moral issues
matter of preference

Question 15

util and premarital eval

Answer 15

+ bertrand russell, sex is about free choice
+ harris, sex is not a moral issue
+ Michael slote. virtue ethicists. sexual pref is individual

• mill and Harriet Taylor
• Philipa Taylor, 6 times more likely in cohabitation

Question 16

general scholars and premarital

Answer 16

• pope pius XI
• augustine
• Philipa Taylor, 10 x more likely

+adrian thatcher, marriage is not necc
+ jack dominion, sex is not dangerous. ok if in enduring realtionship
+ Michael slote. virtue ethicisiy. sex is preference
+ Foucault, destigmatise

Question 17

extramarital intro

Answer 17

• 84% of people disapproved of extra-marital sex, did not change in 30 years leading up to 2012

exodus 20
1 cor 6:9

however… John 8:7

Question 18

NL and extramarital eval

Answer 18

+ John finnis . marriage
+ germain grisez, marriage is unbreakable union
+ Anthony Harvey, consequences of adultery

• fletcher and mrs bergmeier

Question 19

se and eztra

Answer 19

agape, sacrificial

6 props

e..g. mrs bergmeier

Question 20

util and extra

Answer 20

Bentham
teleo
HC
individualistic

mill
marriage should be between 2 person of cultivate faculties
wrong if it hurts other
divorce is ok 
H... Harriet Taylor