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Thank you for your discussion on Deontology and the christian view on sexuality, marriage, and gender. Being able to be valuable is hard for some people, especially when it comes to beliefs. My up bringing has been very similar to yours when it comes to being raised in a christian house hold. I was taught to abide by the Bible all the time and if I did something against the Bible I was going to hell unless I prayed for forgiveness. I was taught that sex before marriage is a sin, changing genders is a sin, and so on. As I grew up my beliefs change a lot and I felt like I was not accepted in my church because I had my own thoughts on different beliefs. You summarized the rules of deontology which serve as a moral “code”. The seventh commandment says, “You shall not commit adultery” Exodus 20:14. Many Christians that I know refer to this commandment when talking about sex before marriage. “The 10 Commandments don’t forbid premarital sex. Most Christians would classify premarital sex under the seventh commandment, “Thou shall not commit adultery,” but adultery is defined as: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. If neither persons are married, it cannot be adultery.”(Toy, 2013). When it comes to gender or gender changing I have a different view. I think it is wrong to change your gender, male to female or vise versa. Never the less I don’t think they should be outted by christian because they are changing a different gender. As much as I disagree with their choice I will treat them like I would treat anyone else. Sometimes Christians like to say that we are sinning if we have sex before marriage or change genders but they never talk about how they are sinning when they are judging those very same people. Luke 6:37 says, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” My ethical system was utilitarianism where it basically says do what brings you the greatest happiness. “Unlike utilitarianism, in which the justification for an action is decided by whether the action would bring the greatest happiness/welfare for the most people or society, in deontology, whether an action is moral is evaluated by the nature of the action, not its consequences.”(Tseng,2021). When it comes to utilitarianism sex before marriage can be accepted if it brings you the greatest happiness, the same with I am a christian and I will confidently say that I am, but as I grow older I am understanding the Bible more and I am changing my beliefs. I will be judged for certain things I believe and I am okay with that. I do not like how people are trying to change genders because they don’t feel comfortable in their bodies, but God made a male and a female for a reason. God did not make all these pronouns that I have to remember, because if I don’t and I call someone the wrong pronoun I will get called homophobic. The world is a rough place but no one has any right to judge us and the decisions we make except God. I appreciate your discussion and I respect you so much for being able to open up about personal experiences. Toy, C. (2013b). Premarital sex: Is it a sin or not? . The Christian Left Blog. http://www.thechristianleftblog.org/blog-home/premarital-sex-is-it-a-sin-or-not Tseng, P. E., & Wang, Y. H. (2021). Deontological or Utilitarian? An Eternal Ethical Dilemma in

Outbreak. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(16), 8565. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168565

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