They also believed that a gay person is committing a sin and would burn in hell for having a sexual experience with a person of the same sex. (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005) Until recently, some religions would perceive the male on male and female on female sexual interaction as inappropriate. Then, consider the cross cultural viewpoints and according to the text, it appears that there are some cultures that are more accepting to this. The New Guinea is one of the cultures that are more excepting to the view of homosexuality. In this culture the young
This cultural condemnation lent itself to a combination with the Judaic prohibitions found in Leviticus 18:22 (see also Leviticus 18) and 20:13, with the latter commanding: "And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." The Council of Jerusalem, c.50, issued the Apostolic Decree (Acts 15) in regards to new gentile converts, which included a prohibition against "fornication", thus the Apostles presented themselves as effecting (among other things) a separation from pagan sexual morality, though it was not given to the church to use physical force to enact capital punishment
Jesus is acknowledged by the Islamic faith as a prophet. They do not believe that Jesus was executed, but rather taken away from the situation by God, or Allah, before any harm was done. The crucifixion and resurrection are not part of their texts. Now, because of the opposing views on the two different religions, Muslims and Christians have been in disagreement for many, many years. The main disagreement being that Christians believe that all men are created equal and Muslims believe that they are the chosen ones and all others are considered infidels.
Thus becoming the cultural norm of our present day existence. However, the understanding of the authority of the written Word of God, has been lost to some groups, who believe that it is ok to do “whatever they feel like doing,” without any respect to the order that has been laid down by God and established by the laws of the states. These laws are presently being threatened by various groups that wish to promote their lifestyle and as the bible says, would hope to “change the truth of God into a lie.” The truth is committing adultery, homosexuality, pornography, incestuous relationships, and any other form of unnatural use of the body, including fornication, goes against the fabric of our society and causes tremendous tears that disturb the core of
He talks a bit about how same sex marriage will affect children, which I completely respect. He discusses marriage being associated with civil right incorrectly for things like tax breaks, property ownership, etc. The majority of his article is based upon what he believes is the “definition” of marriage. He talks about marriage including or being based upon a number of things such as; romance, passion, the female body, spiritualism, etc. All things he obviously doesn’t think the gay community is capable of.
They are a target, and a symbol of the war on terror. To the enemy, all they want is the American dead. The United States Military on the other hand does care. If you are gay in the Military you better hide it. Introduction The United States Military adopted the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," policy in 1993, this policy states personnel may be discharged for homosexual conduct but not simply for being gay.
Muslims treat the Qur'an with great respect because they believe that the Qur'an is from Allah, and every word and every letter is sacred. It is usually placed on a special wooden stand to be read. There is been controversy about Hispanic people converting into Muslims. Right now, in the United States about 100,000 Hispanics or Latinos are abandoning the faith every year and convert into the Islam faith. Family lives in these two cultures are similar and different in some way.
Moreover, she discusses the Koran (an ancient Islam text) and how it teaches that no one should be judged buy their looks, gender, money or privilege but by an individuals character. As equally important, the Koran also teaches the Muslim people that all men and women are equal. Mustafa's culture plays a significant factor in her decision to wear the hijab, as does the freedom that the hijab from society's definition of beauty. She elaborates further by noting that it is impossible to meet the males expectations of beauty as this can lead to a poor self image. Mustafa further discussed the Western world's perceptions of the hijab means that the Muslim women
Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregations statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality” (219). Many people think that it is wrong to be homosexual. In the 1980’s the Department of Defense officially put a complete ban on gays in the military.
Even in this day and age a man/woman relationship is considered to be the norm. The old view of marriage being reserved for a man and a woman is a very controversial topic as many states are establishing laws allowing marriage to exist between homosexual couples. Our Western culture grew out of biblical standards and views. Within those standards and views, homosexual practices are considered perverse. While homosexual relationships are beginning to be tolerated and accepted by the justice system, the societal views concerning the sexual acts between homosexual couples remains very conservative.