Pope John Paul 2: The Relation Between Promiscuity And Religion

To start with, let's take a type of religion, christianity, and the United States’s society and see how their views of sex are. Since the christian religion is large , I will narrow it down to my christianity, Baptist, in order to avoid conflict with other christian

The main thesis of Jonathan Grant’s book is to persuade Christians that the social imagination many of us have towards relationships and the erotic is “more than we realized made by our context,” (10, 19) because the cultural milieu’s imagination “has seeped so deeply into the religious landscape” that a virtuous Christian vision has yet to be articulated so as to produce a fresh “counter-formation” (11) for believers (17, 22–24). The book was written over the course of time for people within their late teens to early thirties, because Grant and his wife noticed a systematic issue for their discipleship of a young adults in their London church (17); where the culture’s perspectives on relationships and sexuality deeply formed that generation’s interactions with one another, rather than a transformational Christian perspective. Therefore, the problem

It can be uncomfortable to discuss with family, friends, partners and in academic settings. Furthermore, “in certain spiritual and religious traditions, sex is seen as sinful, evil or too carnal or animalistic, and rejected in favor of celibacy” (Diamond). Sex can be taught to have negative associations starting in childhood. Therefore, when experiencing such strong sensations as Diamond described, it is understandable that our judgement may be clouded. With other aspects of life, we may find it easier to think rationally; however, when it comes to sexual intimacy, all can seem to be at stake (Barnet).

In the book, “The Catholic Imagination”, Greeley examines the Catholic views concerning human sexuality. Two arguments are present in Catholicism. One argument argues that sexual desire can be considered as a sacrament, since it is a part of the human condition and is created by God, and the other argument argues that sexual desire is sinful. Human sexuality is used in scripture as a metaphor of Jesus’ love for his church and God’s love for his people. Many Catholic individuals believe that erotic desire is “good, virtuous, and beautiful” (56).

Since the dawn of man, sex has played a crucial role in society. Before they learned to read or write humans were engaging in sex and without it none of us would be here. In today’s society, sex has grown to become much more complicated. If I were to ask a group of people on the street what they believed sex was? I bet they would have a hard time answering. The question puzzling society today is how do we define sex? Can we define sex? These are questions raised in Tracy Steele’s article “Doing it: The Social Construction of S-E-X”. This article is about the current questions and issues that have been raised about sex within today’s society. In this paper I will summarize the key points of the article, while sharing my own thoughts and

In modern society, sex and sexuality often gets demonized and viewed as taboo. Because of this, people hide their sexuality and their sexual experiences, keeping them a part of their personal life, especially when sex is utilized to achieve a goal besides procreation. Sex and sexuality are stigmatized as scandalous and as something that should be kept to oneself. Children are taught that sex is dangerous, meant for only adults and can have horrible consequences if they are even taught about sex at all. In some cases, if a person’s sex life is publicized, they are attacked for having too many partners or too few partners, for waiting until they are married or for not waiting until marriage.

In the first lecture for this class, Professor Creekmur asked the question; is sex popular (Creekmur Aug. 20)? As he often does in the course, Creekmur doesn’t give a simple, clear-cut answer, but instead offers a paradox, that while sex is an aggressively private act, it is also a good that is consumed, in our magazines and on our televisions. This paradox ultimately sets the stage for the rest of this class, demonstrating how something as intimate as one’s sexuality can come to reinforce popular conventions of normalcy and deviancy within society at large, and what this essay will attempt to address.

As the weed of secularization continues to spread its roots through the belly of western civilization, its critical that Christians properly discern its damaging effects on our society’s sexual moral compass. As a culture, it seems what is acceptable changes every few months with little reasoning or clear logic. Confused, disoriented, and unable to draw a straight line between wrong and right, our culture’s moral compass is spinning. We are drifting off to sea in a ship commanded by drunk captain, name Moral Relativism.

All the feelings resulting from the urge to indulge in sexual impulses is virtually in everyone, as advertisements from burgers to any automobile can inform you. Along with that, the desire to glorify a divine being resonates within many as well. In early Abrahamic faiths, sex was commemorated as a source of holiness and sanctification when used in a proper manner. These proper manners consist of three points: 1. Only between man and woman (condemns homosexual partnerships) 2. The transmission of human life (condemns contraceptives) and 3. Solely within a lawful marriage. Therefore, it would be a struggle and somewhat contradicting to attempt in separating religion from sex. Christian fundamentalists argue that the act of sexual intercourse outside or before a marriage is considered to be unethical and morally wrong, with that they claim sexual acts are only to be carried out as a means for procreation, not pleasure. Religion has always played a significant role in what is deemed right or wrong pertaining to sexual acts, and although many may claim that revolutionary change has come within the church’s dealing on sexual morality, the Catholic church still strongly holds most of its traditional values.

487) , it is "important to recognize that we" are "discussing sexuality and religion in the context of Western culture. In Christian Perspective on Sexuality and Gender (Stuart and Thatcher 1996), Stayton describes the ways in which American culture has created barriers to healthy sexual functioning and pleasure. The first barrier he identifies stems from the fact that our culture is sexually traumatized, "bombarded daily by a type of unnatural sexuality which is highly commercialized, exploited, and presents women as objects" (Stuart and Thatcher 1996, p. 342). Identifies the second barrier by describing the culture as one that "values sexual ignorance," and the third by noting how "sexually secretive" we are, with sex as a great mystery. He describes the sexual message that "the more mysterious [sex] is, the more healthy and pleasurable it will be when marriage occurs" (Stuart and Thatcher 1996, p. 343). These barriers preclude our knowledge of ourselves, our ability to grow as sexually healthy individuals, and prevent us from seeking true wholeness -- integrated in mind, body and spirit. As Steve Mallon (2002) writes in Developing a Positive Sexuality Education in the Churches, "sexuality and shame have long been easy bedfellows before the events that lead to what we understand as "The Fall" it seems that humanity was at peace with

“A human being is essentially a sexual being”(Novak, 271). As David Novak above states, all humans are born with a natural inclination to fulfill his or her sexual right. Each person has needs that they yearn to have someone satisfy for them. The issue that isn’t so clear is how people satisfy these burning urges within them. We have discussed in class the many viewpoints that authors have presented us, some more liberal, others conservative, and some in between. In this paper, I will present David Novak’s idea of what good sex is, according to the values of traditional Orthodox-Conservative Judaism, as well as cover his view point on the morality of homosexual sex. To get a better understanding of Novak’s and others views, I will also discuss how a conversation may go between Novak and Yoel Kahn, another author who writes about Jewish ideas.

In “Theology of The Body for Beginners”, Christopher West, explains John Paul II’s “Theology of The Body”. The book shares John Paul II’s thoughts on the meaning of marriage, sexuality, and the human body. He talks about how our sexual love and overall life is made in the image of God. God had the image to make us male and female, so we can give ourselves as a gift to one another. We are supposed to give ourselves up for eachother, just like God did for the church. The body of a male and female were made to complement each other and are meaningless on their own. They do not make sense unless they are brought together. Due to this communion, we see the image of God. The Pope talks about how the relationship between a Father and Son creates

In today’s society, we as men and women are burdened with a double standard of how one’s sex life is supposed to go. We hear from our friends and family, from churches and neighbors, that sex is something you do with the person you love and trust, someone who you are going to share the rest of your life with. Sex comes with marriage, and with marriage comes a promise that you will remain with this one person “’til death do us part.”

There is constantly cessation why women and men cohabitate, nurture, desire, and endure. Many shrug the similarities and differences to the side due to the complex nature that is involved in understanding the progression. Since the beginning of time, according to the bible, man was placed as the dominant sex, fending for the families well being. The woman has tended to the important jobs around the homestead as situations arose. Often in society, one will find himself in a battle depending on the views of the receiving recipients. Following is a dialogue explaining a safe and metro sexual view as a general whole.

Theodore Dalrymple, in the essay “All Sex, All the Time” reflects on the change of view of the people about sex and how it has lead people into more confusion and conflict than before. Dalrymple’s real name being Anthony Daniels, he picked up the pseudonym of Theodore Dalrymple for the purpose of his essays. There were times when virginity was a pride to men and women. However, it still prevails in some countries, this custom and the people have been changing. He states that the world is now free to enjoy sexual pleasures without any fear of the myths and taboos that existed in history. Although people feel that they are satisfied and are free to choose this path of life, sex has lead people into “confusion, contradiction, and conflict” states Dalrymple (Dalrymple 1).