For not the soul only, but the body also of one who hath been so treated, is disgraced, and deserves to be driven out everywhere. The 16th Canon of the Council of Ancyra (314)[3] prescribed a penance of at least twenty years' duration for those "who have done the irrational" (alogeuesthai). There is some question whether this reference is to homosexual activity or bestiality [4] (or both). The earliest Latin versions, however, translate the word in both senses. [5] In any event, sodomy and bestiality are often condemned side-by-side in Christian writings of this era, usually with reference to these Latin
Calling it Quits Divorce plays a big role in modern day America, and unfortunately divorce rates have continued to increase over the past decade. Divorce is often perceived as a negative topic for obvious reasons such as causing damage to the family, traumatizing the children in the family and other psychological effects it has on people involved. However, both of the two articles I researched discuss divorce and its negative psychological effects; one of the articles differs in that it focuses on the ecological aspects of divorce instead. Jacob Duchaine wrote “An Argument Against Divorce” making claims against divorce and its negativity using biblical references and the stance that “No one takes anything seriously anymore, even marriage”(1).
In Victors case his consequences were that the monster made him suffer. Victor felt every emotion possible from anger to devastation. “ three years before I was engaged in the same manner, and had created a fiend whose unparalleled barbarity had desolated my hear, and filled it forever with the bitterest remorse.”(120) This is Victor thinking to him self about how much is life has changed and it doesn’t seem to be for the good. Victor says that his heart is filled with remorse for even making this creature in the first place. In the end Victor is left with nothing.
However some Christians may disagree because some believe that ‘a man reaps what he sows’; and so they should get what they gave out and suffer the dire consequences 5. Many Christians believe that ‘good conquers all evil’ and so if the young offenders are helped and give back to the community then they would believe that they should be helped. They also believe that you should ‘love thy neighbour’ no matter what their circumstance, they should treat them as they would like to be treated. On the other hand, some atheists may say that punishment provides deterrence and provides protection in society from those who are
They made a very sophisticated society with strong beliefs and religious rituals, including the carving, transporting, and creation of the large statues. Over time the settlers used up all of their resources to its extinction and were forced into a decline. Historians have put to rest any theories about the transport and creation of statues. Instead, they debate the causes for decline, and wonder why the islanders continued the exploitation of their resources, even after they were aware that they were causing severe damages to the environment. The results show that Easter Island’s ecosystem was unusually fragile, and as a consequence of their actions, in the long-term, decline and collapse was bound to happen.
It is a powerful force that weakens human relations and I believe that it is a major reason for divisions amongst members of different ethnicities, races, and religious groups in our society. While prejudice certainly leads to problems, in history, very rarely has ethnocentrism led to the mass slaughter of millions of innocent people. The best known and most extreme example that I can think of that ever occurred was during Nazi Germany. During that time, Adolf Hitler decided that he hated Jews, as well as other Non-German groups of people, and had many innocent people slaughtered in concentration camps during the
“Is Homosexuality Immoral?” Is homosexuality immoral? As many believers say, the bible said so! As of May 2008, Gallup.com revealed that 48% of Americans accept homosexuality as moral unacceptable while the other 48% find it acceptable. With mistranslation, misconception, and misleadingness, there may be a chance that homosexuality is not an act of abomination. What is homosexuality?
When talking about homosexual vs. heterosexual unions, they are comparable in all ways; however, legalizing them together would cause irrevocable damage to our already weak view of the institution of marriage. Our young generation is in a time where they are being told how to speak and sometimes think, and societal indifference to gay marriage would further confuse our youths who already find their sexuality hard. It is very important that we continue to take strides toward accepting homosexual unions; however, legalizing gay marriage is not a necessary step for that to
Should Porn be Outlawed: Pornography’s Effects on Relationships, Society, and the Economy Pornography at its very core is a word that comes with much stigmatism. The word “pornography” come from Greek root words porne “prostitute, female slave” and graphos “to write, describe” (“Online Etymology Dictionary”). Right off the bat the word implies that the woman is a slave to the bidding, of the person producing the pornographic material. Defining pornography is a difficult task. Several factors can influence the definition of the word, the definition changes depending on the social and historical situation it is used in, something that was considered porn 100 years ago (Ex.
Though there are faults with both sides, everybody has their own reasons for supporting or not supporting artificial insemination. The reasons a person would have for opposing artificial insemination could be a number of different things. The most obvious of these reasons would be related to religion. Many churches teach their followers that “it is morally bad for a couple to generate human life by inseminating the wife with sperm provided by a man who is not her husband or by inseminating a woman other than the wife with sperm from the husband…(May, PhD).” This is because it is being done outside of the