RELG 271 Study Guide - Final Guide: Justin Trudeau, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Stranger Danger

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 271
• Professor: Jon Waind

Document Summary

Includes adultery, incest, coercive intercourse: avoiding sexual activity which is exploitative or hurts others, monogamy is preferred, false speech, intoxicants, standards for monks are higher. Because of uniting the diamond scepter and lotus, i will grant enlightenment sex brings enlightenment. Gay marriage: different statuses, legal usa, canada, not legal, punishable by death, not legal, punishable by imprisonment, legal, with conditions russia. Against same-sex marriage: religious/moral arguments, unbiblical, unnatural, contradiction of terms, dis-integrates human sexuality, fails children, violates common good, lacks universality, relies on expansive and expanding state power, still obscures individual freedom (beyond marriage) Religions and prostitution: all world religions are concerned with family stability, a stable family is recognized as extremely important for society and figures in the constellation of religious sanctions. Hebrew scriptures: failure to remain in covenant with god, genesis tamar, different sexual arrangements besides marriage, prostitution may be tolerated to a degree in different times and places, but overall is seen as an immorality.