SE: HOMOSEXUALITY Flashcards
What was made legal in 1994?
For men age 18 to have sex.
What law was changed in 2000?
Allowed homosexual people to be in the armed forces.
What law was changed in 2002?
Allowed homosexual couples to adopt children.
When did the first same sex marriage take place?
2014.
What is stated in Leviticus against homosexuality?
“Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a women, that is detestable”.
What does Deuteronomy 23 prohibit?
‘Shrine Prostitution’
What did Paul state in Romans 1?
“men committed shameful acts with other men”.
What did Moore state in criticism of the Christian view of homosexuality?
Many rules are not so forcefully imposed by Christianity today, such as those that advocate public beheadings.
How did Moore further his point?
Stated that it seems that inconvenient rules are ignore, while others that pursue attacking minorities are supported.
What did the Bishops of the Church of England state in 2017?
That marriage is between a man and a woman.
What did the statement from the bishops of the CoE also state?
There is a place for homosexuals in the church and that some shame and repentance is appropriate for the way homosexuals have been treated.
What is there no sin involved in, according to the CC?
In an inclination towards a member of the same sex.
What did Pope Francis originally state about homosexuality?
“There are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar”.
Why did the Pope retract his statement?
After stats revealed that 150-200 gay men are murdered in Italy each year.
What did the Pope later state after withdrawing his original statement on homosexuality?
“If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?”
