Pope Francis's Distinction Between Men And Women

However Bennett he brings up two points which divide opinions about same-sex marriage. One is whether homosexual marriage strengthens or weakens the institution of marriage. The other is what the definition of marriage is. If the definition of marriage were changed too much to include same-sex union, the tradition of marriage would be changed. However, there are many people who want alternatives to traditional marriage or want marriage to more than two people. Bennett asks how we can consider these people if we are changing the rules for same-sex couples. It is difficult to say what the right answer is. Marriage also means to decide your best partner. Everyone desires a beautiful life with a partner, but most marriage is not as the ideal as we think. He mentions that many supporters of same-sex couples do not share this ideal (Bennett p.30). Another different opinion from proponents to opponents of same-sex marriage is “the very heart of marriage itself” (Bennett p.30). Marriage tradionally is that of a man and a woman who love, respect, and help each other. Olson says the marriage case is about “rights and happiness and equal treatment” that is what people have learned in this society. The definition cannot be changed easily by anyone. In addition, this thought has been taught for a long time in history. Therefore, we should

Scholars have been critical of the medical establishment’s and state’s involvement in constructing and policing of transgender identity. These kinds of pressing issues have occupied the small existing literature. There is not much information and studying what is being done on transgender in traditional areas, family studies research, such as their dating behavior and formation of intimate relationships in adulthood. There is little research on the issues around being parents, their children’s experiences with having transgendered parents, as well as relationships in the family as a whole, and relationships in work and school.

Topics concerning transgender can be very overwhelming for some. When one thinks of the term transgender, one may think of the process of an individual identifying as the opposite sex. The opposite sex of what he or she was born as. For some, this may involve undergoing surgical procedures or taken hormonal medications to fulfill their desire. However, when thinking of this process, one automatically thinks of transgender adults. This is rarely a topic that one would assume would be racing through the minds of young children, but in fact it is. More children today than ever, are either speaking out about their identity concerns, or displaying it in their lives. In fact, according to Date Line NBC, “The handful of American doctors who specialize

First and foremost, homosexuals are human just like us. They are people who have a calling in life; God put them on Earth with a mission just like he does with everyone else. The Church welcomes homosexuals to the Church as long as they do not act upon their desires. What does this mean? Well we have passing thoughts about actions that are would not be morally right; whether they be heterosexual desires, or wanting to hurt someone. We, for the most part, do not act on these thoughts and they quickly leave our mind. The same thing goes for homosexuals; they are allowed into the Church as long as they live a life of chastity. “Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection,” (CCC 2357-2359). The Church teaches that homosexuals should be accepted with respect and compassion, which is where many Catholics go wrong. “Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s cross the difficulties that they may encounter from their condition.” The Church does not teach us to go around hating on

Gender Issues in Religion Amongst the world religions are many different attitudes towards gender issues and sexuality. A hundred years ago, or even a lot less, these different perspectives did not exist, as they were often considered unimportant, as King noted 'until recently little attention has been paid to gender differences and their impact on religious teaching and practice. '[1] With some religions, their scriptures are considered to be infallible and therefore not to be questioned.

"I love transgenders; I love all people, but I think it's not fair to put them in this situation, and we want also the other reason is to keep our boys and girls safe," he

I fully support this particular statement in that I do believe this is the or one of the biggest aspects of marriage in it self. Another controversial statement Grisgs adds to her article is the discussion of same sex marriage and how it could damage the establishment of marriage as a whole. And I whole-heartedly agree with Grigs’s belief as well. One of the biggest facts that this statement is rides on is that, as well all know and like I just discussed, a man and women is needed to make new life and unify their children to father and mother. Supporters of the same-sex marriage movement who say that this will not infer with traditional “man and wife” marriages. But today in societies eyes it can and will in fact arise a great amount of conflict on this sensitive movement. Above all altering the basic make up of family will change both the definition of it and parenting as a

Religion is powerful in that it controls followers’ behaviours and beliefs throughout their entire lives; it is a form of social control. Catholicism is one of the most widely known religions influencing more than 2 billion people around the world (Ross). Within Catholicism not everyone are seen as equals; men have greater privilege than women. The bible and church are from a male’s point of view (Christ 86) and passages within the bible are used to enforce a sexual hierarchy. In fact, the oppression of women begins with the first story in Genesis about creation, which portrays females as being inferior to men and even of an evil nature. This one passage is the main source of justification of oppression of woman in the church (Daly 13).

Can I just say that I was not sure where Raising Gender Healthy Kids was going but I am glad it wasn’t as abruptly homo- and transphobic as the Christian community can sometimes be. The writer still embodies all of the heteronormative rhetoric that is traditionally Christian but it at least doesn’t perpetuate the stereotype that gender queer/ Queer kids come from broken homes with overbearing mothers or absent fathers. Oh wait. I guess it did do that. I am fairly glad that this piece does allow for the differences in cisette children to be accepted as they are. Because, in fact, my God does make everyone different and does not shame us for those differences. As a matter of fact, my God gives us agape love, which is perfect, unconditional love

He states his contempt for these views and states a detailed reason why gay marriage makes sense. He makes it known that he feels that gay marriage should be viewed as normal and gay marriage should be held to a similar standard. He feels that this union would help in domesticating men and make them reliable caregivers. In his article, he concludes by articulating that he is gay and would be ashamed if other homosexual individuals would not push for their right to marry (Rauch, p. 23).

Bucar in the article “Bodies at the Margins; The Case of Transsexuality in Catholic and Shia Ethics”, compares the Catholic’ perspective regarding Transsexuality with Shia’s view in Iran. While the clergies of both religions believe homosexuality is a sin, they have a different view on transsexuality. The Catholic leaders believe a person’s sex which is the biological state of being man or woman is determined and unchangeable. They see transsexuality as a disorder and believe transsexual people incorrectly believe they are trapped in a wrong body. She compares the Catholic view with the Iranian Shia’s rules which on the other hand not only allow transsexuality, but the government also subsidizes transsexual people financially for the sex reassignment operation. According to Bucar, trans men and woman after the sex reassignment surgery are supposed to follow the rules of their new sex identity. Although Iran is a gender-segregated society with certain dress codes for men and women, transsexuals can receive a permit from the government to dress as the gender they think is their real

A discussion on debate.org, has the overall question of ‘is transgender morally wrong?’ Which 51% of people said yes. A common factor seen in a large amount of agreeing arguments was to do with religion and God. One argument suggested that God does not make mistakes, so people simply can’t be born in the wrong bodies. Another debater suggested that transgender is a mental disorder, and after looking more into this argument, it actually has a good point.

When talking about religion and gender, sociologists are interested in how the roles of both men and women differ from one another across many different religions. As with many aspects of the world, women generally are at a disadvantage, especially in the religious realm. Sex segregation plays a role in religion and gender. Women and men often hold positions of very different amounts of power.

In a lot of places around the world more and more people are coming out as “Transgender.” The term transgender means that the person’s gender identity does not correspond with the gender they were assigned as having at birth. From personally having a transgender boyfriend I have since realized that these people experience a lot of discrimination in and from society. Many people simply just do not understand what the term transgender means and they see it as someone just “wants to be a man” or “wants to be a woman.” While there may be people who present it this way, it is more so that the individual just “feels” different, and “feels” as if they are “in the wrong body.” Some people experience this feeling at a young age as my boyfriend did in his elementary age. We live in a world who put these people down for being who they truly are, and no human being wants or needs that.

In “Gay marriage proposals destructive to society, Vatican official says,” Cardinal Ratzinger asserts that “recent legislative proposals for gay marriage are part of a larger modern rupture between sexuality and fertility.” He is stating that gay marriage could destroy the status quo of marriage. He argues that normal marriage is a man and a woman uniting as one, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. A man and a woman are meant to be together not only for physical purposes, but also for moral ones. There is no way that two men or two women could be together morally because it is not in the Bible. He states that homosexuals are considered people who are suffering and want to find their way, but making gay marriage legal doesn’t really help these people. Ratzinger said that “this is a trend that separates us from all the great culture of humanity, which have always recognized the particular significance of sexuality: that a man and a woman are created to jointly be the guarantee of the future of humanity.”