...used the legalism approach to form all my values on sexual experiences. Growing up, I was taught that sex before marriage was wrong. As I grew into a young adult, I used the situational ethics approach, and I still do today. The approach that formulates a value system based on moral law is the legalism approach (Rathus, Nevid, and Fichner-Rathus, 2005). However, the situational ethics approach bases decisions on the value system according to the situation at hand. Prior to losing my virginity at age 17, I was taught that sex before marriage was wrong. However, I did not personally believe this. I was skeptical about what I was taught, and usually examined the actions of others to base my own decisions. I listened to the experiences and opinions of others who had waited to have sex or had sex before marriage. I used critical thinking when making my decisions, but was always cautious about drawing any kind of conclusions on what was right or wrong. I also considered the alternative, not having sex. I have to be honest, everyone else was having sex and I wanted to experience for myself. Having sex was actually a big deal for me, just like most teenagers. I have to be honest though, I wish I would have waited. I believe this is normal for most people. Scientific and historical perspectives have helped me form my opinions of numerous opinions. For example, in Ancient Greece was common and acceptable for men to have sexual relationships with adolescent boys. Homosexuality was more acceptable...
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...The Sexual Minority Reaction Paper Chris Pipes Liberty University Abstract The Christian counselor is discussed in how they understand and follow the ethical principals that guide them in working with sexual minorities and how to maintain the level of multicultural competence to counsel a diverse clientele. Definitions of homosexuality, sexual orientation and sexual reorientation are assessed and discussed. In addition to the different methods of sexual reorientation therapy, the importance of being a multicultural competent counselor is highlighted as well. A new form of therapy, called sexual identity therapy, is evaluated and discussed. Emphasis on written informed consent from clients is explained due to client autonomy and self-determination. Personal reflection on multicultural competence, sexual identity therapy, client autonomy and informed consent is shared along with the action plan to be a multicultural competent counselor, to provide written informed consent and to make wise decisions regarding value conflicts with clients. Keywords: sexual minority, homosexuality, sexual orientation, sexual reorientation, multicultural competence, sexual identity therapy, client autonomy, informed consent, value conflict The Sexual Minority Client Section I: Summarize Chapter 10, “The Sexual Minority Client”, in the book Christian Counseling Ethics centers on sexual minorities, who are “individuals with same-sex attractions or behavior, regardless of self-identifications”...
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...HOMOSEXUALITY AND CHRISTIANITY 3 Working Outline I. The term homosexuality is frequently use to describe both orientation and behavior. (Main idea). A. People often use the terms sexual identity and sexual orientation interchangeably. 1. Sexual identity relates to individual expression of feelings. whether heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual involved in the metabolic processes of the brain and body. a. Heterosexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to the opposite sex. b. Homosexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to the same sex. c. Bisexual feelings involve an emotional and/or a physical attraction to same and opposite sex. 2. Sexual orientation describes the direction and focus of sexual and emotional attractions experienced by a person. a. Sexual direction and focus b. Emotional attraction and focus B. Many myths surrounding homosexuality exist and they need to be corrected. Here are five essential myths (First subordinate idea). 1. Perhaps the most destructive is the beliefs that homosexuals are child molesters. a. A homosexual can molest a child. b. A heterosexual can molest a chld. 2. The belief that homosexuals are promiscuous and incapable of long-term committed monogamous relationships. c. This is a general statement that shows no knowledge of this particular population...
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... 2 Abstract This entire book explains how the two books of God can be consolidated to provide the needs of the whole man. The author stated that all truth is God’s and everything that he made was good. Psychology is the study of human behavior and theology is the study of religion; both perspectives are disciplines that are learned. Integration will allow a better understanding of human behavior which neither perspective can do along. Since the Christian faith could not support man along, the mentally challenged suffered. Critics stated that the Christian faith did not keep Bible law concerning love and acceptance of homosexuality; the faith didn’t have the science or intellect to cure sickness, distorted perceptions and mental defects. Sin brought the fall of man and brokenness; yet, science through testings, assumptions, methods, experiments and discoveries were needed to fully care for humans; a holistic approach was needed to cure man. The Church was challenged to provide supreme knowledge to care for souls which lead to many new worldviews which were made up of disciplines that governed people’s lives. These worldviews have Enemies and Allies which were obstacles to integration. The Church accepted psychological perspectives to help the mentally ill; they vacillated in their belief and had attitudes towards the scriptures; this is why the work to restore man could not be done alone through the Church. Moreover...
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...basis for its teachings about sexual behaviour 30 marks Different denominations of Christianity widely differ on interpretation of scripture. There are many Bible passages containing teachings on sexual behaviour. Many Christians promote marriage as something that must be aimed to achieve. There are many Bible verses that suggest this such as Genesis 2:24 which says ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.’ Again, interpretation of this differs. This then encourages the idea in many Christians that premarital sex is wrong and should only be practiced in the confines of marriage. It says in Corinthians 6:16 ‘love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy….’ It could be interpreted that because it says love is patient it is suggesting Christians should be patient, which could suggest they should be patient in sexual relations. Following that, the bible states that pre-marital sex has many consequences that should be avoided such as sexually transmitted diseases and aids. In Corinthians 6:18 flee from sexual sin no other sin so clearly effects the body as this one does, for sexual immorality is seen a sin against your own body. This could be interpreted in a way which means that Christians should not participate in premarital sex because scripture states that if one does then it is going against the will of god and achieving salvation is going to be impossible. Most Catholics would argue that pre-marital...
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...Introduction Homosexuality is defined or characterized as attraction towards the same gender either male or female. It came from the Greek language, where “homo” means the same or similar, hence referring to the attraction between two beings of the same sex. Homosexuality is also referred as a clinical term. Most male homosexuals generally prefer to be called "gay men" and most homosexual women generally prefer to be called "lesbians." Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, alongside bisexual and heterosexual. The longstanding consensus of the behavioral and social sciences and the health and mental health professions is that homosexuality is an example of normal and positive variation in human sexual orientation. Currently the most common adjectives in use are lesbian for women and gay for men, though gay can refer to either men or women. The American Psychology Association defines sexual orientation in the following way: “Sexual orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction toward others”. There are three broad categories within the family of sexual orientations which are defined as: heterosexuality, homosexuality (gay orientation) and bisexuality. The origins of homosexuality has been surfacing now and then in our time and we will look at how the future will hold for them(homosexuals). Literature Review Nowadays, homosexuality is an uncomfortable and even forbidding topic for many, but in the ancient...
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...“Our value systems—our sexual standards—have many sources: parents, peers, religious training, ethnic subcultures, the larger culture, and our appraisal of all these influences” (Rathus et al., 2005, p. 5-6). Prior to this course, I legalism to form my values on sexual experiences. I was raised to believe that sex before marriage was wrong. I grew to use the situational ethics approach when I became an adult and I still use that value system after the course. Legalism refers to the approach that formulates a value system based on moral law (Rathus et al., 2005, p. 5-6). Situational ethics refers to basing decision-making on the situation at hand. Critical thinking plays a role in my sexual decision making. To be more specific, I used the principles of critical thinking when I lost my virginity at the age of 18. Prior to turning 18, I was taught that it was wrong to have sex before marriage. Even though I was taught that, I did not actually believe it. I was skeptical of what I was taught, so I examined other individuals’ experiences and also examined the assumptions that I would be wrong if I had sex before marriage. I listened to stories of people who waited and listened to stories of people who did not wait until marriage. Then I was cautious in drawing any kind of conclusions that it was wrong or right. I considered the alternative of not having sex before marriage and it did not appeal to me because I wanted to experience sex. After all, everyone else was doing...
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...Cannon explores the origin of homosexuality in his book The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality. He writes that the term homosexual was not coined till about a hundred and fifty years ago (2011). In fact this term to identify homosexuals is a contemporary term. However, looking at the bible, Cannon found six biblical accounts that reference to homosexuality: Genesis 1-2, Genesis 19:1-9, Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:24-27, 1 Corinthians 6-9, and 1 Timothy 1:10 (2011). While there is several accounts that reference to homosexuality, the Sodom accounts in Genesis 19:1-9 plays a central role in the way we identify and react to homosexuality (2011). During this time, God sends two angels to warn Lot that he will destroy Sodom. Nonetheless, before this event, God intended on destroying Sodom (Cannon, 2011). However, the event in this is illustrated almost as rape (Cannon, 2011). The angels come to Lot’s house, and then crowds of people with men see the angels and try to enter into his house to have sex with the angels (Cannon, 2011). Lot tries to protect the angels, so he offers his virgin daughters, but the crowd is adamant about the angels (Cannon, 2011). Cannon interprets this part of the text as a way that Lot tries to prevent homosexual sex because that is the worst possible thing to happen (Cannon, 2011). Again, cannon believes that while there are some subtle suggestions about homosexuality, the story itself is not about homosexuality (Cannon, 2011). A main argument that...
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...In the contemporary dispute over homosexuality within the Church, how and in what balance can the Anglican three-legged stool of Scripture, tradition and reason be used as a starting point for the benefit of the whole Church and gay and lesbian people in particular? The issue of homosexuality is a vital one for all churches. The Anglican Church is one of those that contains proponents on both sides of the argument and one of the ways it has viewed revelation is to see it being arrived at through a three fold cord- Scripture, tradition and reason. The essay’s main concern will be with experience and the dialogue of the interpretive community. This is because in an area of strong disagreement dialogue and the interpreters themselves are the keys to how both Scripture and tradition should be used. Natural law seems to be philosophically dead and yet the naturalness of an act is still used by some as an argument against homosexuality. As for science, it has offered no firm conclusions about why some people are homosexual. Therefore this essay will not cover these areas. SCRIPTURE “Slavery seeks refuge in the Bible only in its last extremity…. Goaded to frenzy in its conflicts with conscience and common sense, … it courses up and down the Bible, ‘seeking rest and finding none.’ The law of love, glowing on every page, flashes through its anguish and despair.” (Theodore Dwight Weld, The Bible Against Slavery: or, An Inquiry into the Genius of the Mosaic System, and the Teaching...
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...hold will be the reason for your son being homosexual? Or is safe to say that your son’s homosexuality isn’t a result of your family’s way of life but that your family’s way of life is not of God due to the lack of gender roles? The presence of or lack of parental gender roles and stereotypes have an effect on a developing child. Concerning the debate over the necessity of parental gender roles, I support the position that parental gender roles are unnecessary while raising children. I stand against the opposing position that parental gender roles are necessary and that the child will be hindered without them. In the first section of this paper, I will explain the first opposing argument, which states that parental gender roles are a necessity in the Christian faith. I will disprove this argument by stating that the Holy Bible has not been proven to withhold un-tampered words from the Lord. In the second section, I will examine the second opposing argument, which states that the lack of parental gender roles will create sex role insecurity and homosexuality. I will disprove this argument by stating that there is not only insufficient evidence to support this claim but also there is a logical fallacy within the argument. I will finish this paper with main arguments that support my opposition that parental gender roles are unnecessary. The first opposing argument suggest that by Christian faith, parents must abide by gender roles set in...
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...The adopted children can grow up like other children as well. But owing to the different comprehension of religion and morality, there are still some people who think children adopted by gay parents will become mentally unhealthy. They hold the following views. First, children are more possible to suffer sexual assault by homosexual parents. Second, they think the adopted children are vulnerable to teasing and harassment, particularly as they approach adolescence. But it’s not true or is just existed in some special family. “A Catholic religious group called Catholic Answers, reported on gay marriage in its 2004 and addressed that parenting by homosexual partners by adoption or artificial insemination. It pointed to studies finding higher rates than average abuse among heterosexual stepparent families compared with same-sex parents. The American Psychological Association notes that an ongoing longitudinal study found that none of the lesbian mothers had abused their children.”(APA n.d. )It states that the thoughts and fears of higher risk of sexual abuse by gay parents are not supported by research. Another objection is that children will have a sexual-orientation problem or become homosexual...
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...countries, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals are arguing against many of the negative depictions of homosexuality fostered by the Judeo-Christian tradition and, more recently, the field of psychology. The emergence of nineteenth century medicine and psychoanalysis challenged many traditional religious perspectives, but in certain respects it also sought to ’’validate" the long held view that homosexual women and men reflect the most base forms of human existence. A large number of social ills and perverse behaviors were, and often are, linked to homosexuality. As a consequence, homosexuals have encountered a myriad of severe labels from "psychopathological" to "criminal” as well as attempts by psychiatrists to administer lobotomies and electro-shock therapy as a means to cure their malady. Studies show that religion also plays a major role along with gender and gender-role attitudes. People who are part of conservative religions tend to hold more hostile attitudes toward gay and lesbian individuals, however culture moderates the relationship between religiosity and attitudes. In developed nations, personal religiosity is a strong predictor. Adamcyzk and Pitt (2009) explored the effect of cultural orientation and religiosity on beliefs about homosexuality and found that countries with a survivalist orientation (i.e., cultures holding onto traditions and norms) tended to believe that homosexuality was not justifiable, whereas self-expressive countries (i.e., cultures more open to change...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix E Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources |Source |What makes the source credible or what does not make it |Explain in at least two to four | | |credible? Consider the following when addressing the |sentences what information you can | | |source: |gather from this source? | | | | | | |What is the author’s affiliation to any organization | | | |related to the subject of the article? Does he or she have| | | |an ulterior motive? | | | | | | | |What is the author’s experience with the subject, | | | |including academic or professional credentials related to | | | |the subject of the source...
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...Same Sex Marriage Dr. Cabbage REL 330: Christian Morality August 15, 2013 Moral Problem: Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage is the term used to cover up a major abomination in God’s eyes. According to Levitic Law (18:22-23), “you shall not lie with a male as with a woman, such a thing is an abomination. You shall not have carnal relations with an animal, defiling yourself with it nor shall a woman set herself in front of an animal to mate with it, such things are abhorrent” (New American Bible, 1970). Why do you think God put such acts as two men and two women lying together in the same context as bestially sex with animals? Perhaps to make it clear to believers how unholy these acts are. Alfred Kinsey study about human sexuality revealed that homosexual behavior was more prevalent than was believed. At the same time, other researchers documented the same activity in animals. Nevertheless, homosexuality was included as an illness in 1952, by the American Psychiatric Association in the first Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Two decades later in 1973, The American Association Psychologist urged its members to eradicate the “stigma” associated with same sex orientation (Stivers, Gudorf & Martin-Schramm, 2012). So now we have a new term to cover the abomination entitle “sexual orientation.” The term is self-explanatory whatever sexual activity a person becomes oriented to, that’s the behavior they will most likely follow. I always wonder where the push for acceptances...
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...ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY 2005 HOMOSEXUALITY Joanna Barnecka Kinga Karp Mie Lollike Psychology, Modul Autumn Semester 2005 Group Number 107 Supervisor: Bettina Hjortholt Characters: 106.189 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 2 ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................. 2 MOTIVATION.............................................................................................................. 3 PROBLEM DEFINITION ............................................................................................... 4 CARDINAL QUESTION ................................................................................................ 4 SUB-QUESTIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION TO THE TERM HOMOSEXUALITY .................................... 6 THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDS FOR UNDERSTANDING HOMOSEXUALITY................................................................................................... 9 HOMOSEXUALITY FROM A BEHAVIOURISTIC POINT OF VIEW ................................ 10 HOMOSEXUALITY FROM A BIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW ....................................... 16 HOMOSEXUALITY FROM A PSYCHODYNAMIC POINT OF VIEW....
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