Attitudes Towards Homosexuality

This was a research paper for a course entitled Feminist and Multicultural Theologies. I unpack what gender complementarianism is, examine its history, and compare it to how Scripture and earlier Christian Tradition understood gender. This allows me to establish that gender complementarianism is a recent innovation in secular and Christian thinking about gender, and that it can be described as a "trajectory" from Scripture and Tradition on gender, influenced by social, ideological, and intellectual developments in secular societies. I then pursue a critique of gender complementarianism, arguing that it is an "unsatisfactory trajectory" because it has troubling implications for orthodox theology, is not borne out by empirical experience and observation, and has harmful effects on human beings and societies and on ethical development.

Recent sociaalpsychologisch onderzoek naar de relatie tussen opvattingen over aard en oorsprong van homoseksualiteit en attitudes ten aanzien van homoseksuelen en homoseksualiteit, heeft enkele niet altijd gemakkelijk te interpreteren resultaten opgeleverd. In deze bijdrage vatten we de belangrijkste bevindingen van dit onderzoek samen en bespreken we de mogelijke verklaringen voor de gevonden verbanden. Daarnaast worden de vooronderstellingen van dit onderzoek tegen een kritisch-constructief licht gehouden.

"Few people would disagree with Cicero's graceful insight that: 'They seem to take the sun out of the world who take friendship out of life; for we have nothing better from the immortal gods, nothing more pleasant than friendship'. And who has ever boasted of being friendless or of knowing nothing of friendship? Yet although friendship is treasured everywhere, the extent to which people write about it and analyze it varies from age to age; for different times set different priorities, even in the human relationships that they value. In recent decades friendship has often taken back seat to romance or careerism. Happily, the situation in the Middle Ages, particularly in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, differed. Friendship preoccupied intellectuals, to judge by the many treatises, poems, and letters in which amicitia and its vernacular equivalents are discussed and practiced.

The high esteem that this personal bond commanded has caught the attention of historians, from those who study monastic culture and spirituality to those who investigate the development of attitudes toward homosexuality..."

En février 1873, les journaux parisiens crient haut et fort les crimes commis par la Bande des casquettes noires dont le chef, Gaston Gélinier, nʼa que quatorze ans. Parmi les membres de la bande, on trouve Auguste Touzard, un employé auxiliaire du ministère des finances et ancien professeur de rhétorique dans des collèges prestigieux. Comment un étudiant brillant, licencié ès lettres à vingt-et-un ans et fils dʼun directeur de collège, se retrouve-t-il sur le banc des accusés avec ce groupe de jeunes criminels ? Les articles de presse dévoilent certains des secrets de lʼaffaire, dʼautres détails nous parviennent par l’intermédiaire de Georges Hérelle, ancien collègue de Touzard au collège de Dijon. On découvre que Touzard est lʼamant dʼun des membres de la bande, Victor Richard, âgé de dix-sept ans. Leur relation est au centre de lʼinterrogatoire de Touzard durant son procès : « Assez. Avouez-vous enfin vos habitudes infâmes ? ». Malgré sa complicité mineure dans le recel des objets volés par la bande, le tribunal estime que Touzard est coupable dʼavoir trahi sa classe sociale, son éducation et sa famille. Le juge voit différemment la nature de ses crimes et considère son homosexualité comme un danger social. Touzard est condamné à quinze ans de travaux forcés et il meurt à lʼâge de vingt-neuf ans, en novembre 1874, quelques mois après son arrivée en Nouvelle Calédonie. L’objectif de notre communication est d’examiner attentivement, d’un côté, le discours sur ce scandale que tient les journaux de l’époque et, de l’autre, la manière dont Georges Hérelle raconte le scandale dans des documents qui se trouvent actuellement à la Médiathèque de la ville de Troyes. Lʼaffaire Touzard constitue un rare témoignage dont l’étude nous permettra d’apprécier pleinement les difficultés de la vie homosexuelle dans les premières années de la IIIe République.

Matthew Bell defends Jean-Paul Sartre against Terri Murray. Murray’s rebuttal of Sartre is undermined by a failure to distinguish two senses of “cowardice” and “homosexuality.” This leads Murray to misinterpret Sartre. When the terms are carefully disambiguated, Sartre’s point is upheld and shown to apply equally to heterosexuality and homosexuality.

This field research conducted in the fall of 2011 presents an organizational study of how the principles and practice of democracy work at the local level within a major progressive religious organization during a time of turmoil and change at the national level.  The study is presented in memo style to incoming Bishop Michael Vono of a diocese deeply divided over the differences in key issues such as ordination of openly practicing homosexuals and women.  The degree to which local leaders of the organization attempted suppression of transparent, open debate over national issues was a direct contradiction to the democratic principles espoused.  However, where debate was present, it sometimes contributed to, rather than bridged, the divide which centered around perceptions of the derivation of legitimate authority.  A key mechanism for suppression of debate and empowerment was found to be in the hidden means by which committees were formed and leaders were groomed.    Lessons learned are relevant to any social organization navigating change through socially controversial, ideological  issues.

Como uma certa psicanálise fala das homossexualidades? Como psicanalistas consideram a diversidade sexual? Podemos, enquanto psicanalistas inseridos na historicidade da nossa clínica, continuar usando categorias pretensamente universais mas em realidade marcadas pelo contexto social, histórico e politico do seu surgimento? Podemos continuar definindo, de forma universal, vias “certas” da subjetivação que descuidem das mudanças nas modalidades de aliança e filiação, e nas praticas de sexuação e sexualidade?
Se a homossexualidade, durante muito tempo, constituiu um problema para a teorização psicanalítica, hoje em dia é a estranha homofobia de vários discursos apresentados em nome da psicanálise que se revela problemática. Se a psicanálise tem se interrogado sobre a homossexualidade durante mais de um século, hoje são as homossexualidades, pela sua maior visibilidade social e jurídica, que a interrogam. Não se trata mais de constituir saberes sobre a “origem” ou os “mecanismos psíquicos” da homossexualidade, mas de analisar a hostilidade teórica, clínica, contra-transferencial provocada em alguns psicanalistas por esta escolha de objeto. Em vez de pretender definir psicanaliticamente as homossexualidades, este livro tenta considerar o que essas podem revelar do funcionamento de um tipo de discurso psicanalítico, da sua tentação de ontologia, dos seus pontos cegos anti-psicanalíticos. Portanto, visa refletir sobre o modo em que configurações minoritárias de sexualidade e sexuação ensinam à psicanalise a permanecer psicanalítica.

We cannot expect to get into the way of continuous development while we are following a system of education which depends on the borrowing of an alien physiology, psychology and sociology, a system of education which is based on eschewing by us of the social institutions of our ancestors on the ground merely that our ancestors were uncivilised for just as a condition of health in the individual is health in the society in which he is born, so a condition of self-respect in the individual is reverence for the institutions of his social grouping" Abstract: The discourse on homosexually has largely remained Euro-American with a focus on human right of African homosexuals residing in Africa. However, current debates in Africa have centered on the cultural acceptability, legality as well as mental health concerns presumed to be associated with homosexuality. The paper approaches the issue of homosexuality from a perspective that is sensitive to the cultural context of Ghana and also through a non-Euro-American lens. The author attempts to address some of the misunderstanding about the legal status of homosexuals and the negative attitudes in Ghana. The paper concludes that Ghanaians face a paradox of accepting homosexuality because it cannot be understood to further growth of human society from their perspective. Similarly, if Ghanaians view homosexuality as a mental health issue, then it is more appropriate to decriminalize it as it is not appropriate to criminalize mental disorders. Reconceptualizing the issue as a human rights one in which both anti-and pro-homosexual religious and sexual rights respectively are accommodated may be more progressive than promoting one set of rights at the expense of the other. Though Ghana is the focus of this paper, it is believed that the discussions presented are applicable to the rest of Africa and other non-Western societies.

Der Skandal um Fürst Eulenburg, den besten Freund und zeitweise wichtigsten Berater Kaiser Wilhelms II., erschütterte seit 1906 die Monarchie. Anhand zahlreicher Quellen, darunter rund 5000 Presseartikel, geht Norman Domeier dem Skandal nach und liefert eine Kulturgeschichte der Politik im Kaiserreich. Er zeigt, dass es weniger um die Homosexualität des Fürsten ging: Der Eulenburg- Skandal war vor allem die Initialzündung für eine moderne, kritische Öffentlichkeit in Deutschland. Gleichzeitig aber bot er Gelegenheit, den kommenden Weltkrieg nicht nur politisch, militärisch und ökonomisch, sondern auch moralisch zu rechtfertigen.

Il testo vuole incarnare una possibile mediazione tra universi culturali lontani ed essere una lettura propedeutica per chi intenda addentrarsi nella tematica, lasciando che la fede cristiana s’interroghi liberamente sul ‘gender’. Un approccio sereno e critico sia alla cultura laica di genere – della quale si esaminano i nodi principali – sia a quella cattolica, con l’intento di superare le reciproche diffidenze e cercare insieme una verità umanizzante per tutti. L’obiettivo è gettare delle basi condivisibili su cui costruire una sintesi teologica più ampia. Un testo che, nell’esaminare i nodi teoretici, volge lo sguardo alla recente campagna ‘anti-gender’, cercando di fornire le coordinate utili a svelenire il clima e muoversi al suo interno con padronanza di lessico e concettualità. In questo senso, l’opera vuole essere uno strumento per formatori, pastori e attivisti che vogliano introdursi nella complessità senza scorciatoie, per cogliere la ricchezza del ‘pensiero di genere’: nell’orizzonte della promozione di un benessere comunitario e individuale.

This study is an attempt to identify the factors which affect consumers in purchasing toiletries products in Khulna City, Bangladesh. Data were collected from Consumers of the city using structured questionnaire. More or less a random sampling method was applied to collect response from 250 consumers from which 197 found free from errors; those respondents were used for the ultimate study. Factor analysis and ANOVA with SPSS were applied for data analysis. This study has found that the factors consumers consider for their purchasing decisions are brand image, cost and commitments, distinctiveness, prestige, customer relationship. Except distinctiveness, individuals with various education levels do not show different perceptions on these identified factors.

5 Mert víz re vá gyik mind, ki tik kadt ked vét hogy meg ned ve sít se: for rás ra lel, le ül egy kõ re -az tán ki tud ja, mi lesz be lõ le, ha már ivott! Kö szö net nyil vá ní tás Ez a könyv 2002-ben meg vé dett dok to ri dis szer tá ci óm alap ján ké szült. Nagy bá na tom ra 2002 szep tem be re óta Édes anyám nak már csak né mán tu dok kö szö ne tet mon da ni mind azért a sze re te tért és tá mo ga tá sért, mellyel min dig éle tet ön tött be lém, mun ká ra ösz tön zött és le he tõ vé tet te számom ra a mun kál ko dást.

This paper examines how homosexuality is represented in the Ghanaian media.  More specifically, it focuses on newspaper articles from GhanaWeb for the years 2008-2011.  The Ghana Web is an online news portal, which serves as repository and clearing house for current news from the major news outlets in Ghana. It also carries and publishes opinion and analytical articles from freelance writers, bloggers, and interviews from the major radio and television stations in the country. This research shows the prevalence of negative stereotypes of homosexuality in the Ghanaian media.

Commentators have suggested that Nella Larsen’s Passing rejects the view that there is some sort of black essence. I want to challenge this reading. Since Irene is the most vocal advocate of an essence in respect to which all blacks are homogeneous, much of the evidence for thinking that Passing is skeptical about such an essence amounts to evidence for not trusting Irene’s judgment in general, and for not trusting her judgment on this matter in particular. My arguments, then, will often involve explaining why Passing is not leading the reader to mistrust Irene’s judgment on this matter. Now, what exactly is meant by a black essence is, explicitly in this book, mysterious. Nevertheless, I hope to shed some light on how Passing understands the nature of this something, this je ne sais quoi, peculiar to blacks. My tentative interpretation is that this something is an intangible and indefinite manner of being that is neither a conscious choice nor an inborn fact of biology, but rather a given of culture. I take this, in effect, blackness manner to be, so Passing seems to indicate, a function of one’s belief that one is black in a milieu of pervasive anti-black prejudice. Passing, as I see it, thus has something to offer those of us today who struggle to adjudicate between a pull towards essentialism and a pull towards constructionism. What Passing emphasizes in this discussion is the possibility that, in addition to biological and societal influences, one’s mind state is a crucial ingredient to one’s racial identity.

Widely accepted scholarship and public discourse has argued the black church is the driving force behind blacks’ conservative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) attitudes.  Utilizing the General Social Survey from 2004-2010, we find that there is significant variation in attitudes among blacks when measured by SEI (class). As the black middle class remains conservative on homosexual attitudes, other class groups – for whites and blacks - have followed the trend in American discourse of decreasing negative attitudes over time, resulting in a widening gap among the black and white middle class.  We also find that what explains persistent conservative attitudes among the black middle class is not only blacks’ religiosity.  Thus, while religiosity explains the majority of the difference in homosexual attitudes among all class groups for whites and blacks, religiosity does not account for the majority of the difference for the black middle class.  Furthermore, when accounting for moral attitudes and measures of discrimination, the difference in attitudes among the white and black middle class do not change. We conclude by discussing how religiosity ‘black church’ narratives only narrowly explain blacks’ negative attitudes toward homosexuality.

Se ha discutido bastante el índole del "buen amor" juanruizano, sin llegar a una conclusión aceptada. Este trabajo propone por primera vez que el amor que condena es el dirigido a muchachos (donceles, garçones). En su lugar recomiende a las viudas, especialmente las bajas ("dueña chica").

La version en inglés (abajo) contiene correcciones.

“Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the cultural war is over.”
Dan Savage

Yes, the culture war is, theoretically, over. In the public sphere, except for the abandon of homosexual marriage – the political war, any celebrities would not mind anymore being an advocate for gay rights because either they can positively affect their own sexual orientation if they are homosexual, or they can earn a name for being open-minded and tolerant if they are heterosexual. However, in a more complex level of cultural portrayal, we cannot miss out visual media’s representation in which a full-fledged story can be intentionally constructed and most of the time, the cultural war over queers is not yet over. This paper, therefore, seeks to analyze and compare the two films by Taiwanese-born, American-educated, heterosexual director Ang Lee: the comedy of “The Wedding Banquet” (1993) and the tragedy of “Brokeback Mountain” (2005). Distinctions between these two will be given so as to elaborate unique interpretations in each background but more importantly, the significant similarities will be examined in order to see how their main theme - sexual minorities - are depicted, understood and conceptualized.

This paper aims to present the subordination of indigenous homosexuality in Brazil as an inherent part of the settlement, making use of the contributions of two-spirit authors. It brings the literature on the Brazilian indigenous peoples, demonstrating its recent perception as “cultural loss”; the two-spirit perspective on colonization as heteronormative process; and some thoughts on the Brazilian case. It is shown that colonization necessarily creates devices to normalize indigenous sexualities, shaping them to the colonial order. So, disciplining practices and responses by indigenous allow us to understand more about indigenous movements, interethnic relations, indigenous policies, as well as power relations in these national contexts.

WHAT JESUS WOULD SAY TO SAME-SEX COUPLES by Aaron Milavec

I am angry.

First and foremost, I am angry at the cowardice that kept me silent for over twenty-five years while I was being honored as one of the best and brightest professors at The Athenaeum of Ohio. I knew, from personal experiences, that the teaching of my church regarding homosexuality was a biblically distorted and cruel doctrine. But I also knew that no one who openly challenged this teaching could survive as a teacher and a pastor in my church.

This book brings together personal stories, heart-rending interviews, and five-years of collaborative research. My exposition of this very sensitive topic is divided into five chapters.

Ch1 Early Experiences and How my Mind Has Changed

I begin with my personal experience because, when everything is said and done, my personal encounters with lesbians and gays impacts how I register their place in society and in the churches. In this, there is no neutral starting point for me or for anyone else. No matter how many degrees one has earned or how many ordinations that one has experienced, no one can escape their personal experiential base. Anyone denying this is not sufficiently self-aware and cannot be trusted as a guide in addressing the issue of homosexuality.

Ch2 How the Bible and Cardinal Ratzinger Treat and Mistreat Homosexuals

I will now introduce Matthew Vines’ marvelous skill and disarming authenticity in probing the limits of using the Bible to discover God's hateful condemnation of homosexuality. Immediately thereafter I will unravel the dangerous flaws found in Cardinal Ratzinger’s arguments against same-sex marriages. This section will unmask the hidden fallacies found in the Roman Catholic and Evangelical Protestant claims to have found God’s point of view. It will also address whether my criticisms of Ratzinger’s Doctrine are rash and disrespectful.

Ch3 How John J. McNeill, Pope Francis, and the U.S. Supreme Court Safeguard our Future

Now I will use case studies to expose how authoritarian approaches serve to destroy communities and to defeat the very goals that their exponents hope to achieve. I will borrow healthy points of departure from John McNeill, Pope Francis, and the U.S. Supreme Court that enable Christian communities to reaffirm the wisdom of Jesus and to bind up the wounds of all our children. I even offer a healing balm for those who vigorously disagree with me.

Ch4 Nonviolent Resistance to the Christian Taliban

As I circulated my first three chapters, I heard from those who were disgusted with how certain bishops and pastors have resorted to using intimidation and threats in order to silence believers who support same-sex marriages. Those afflicted are, in most instances, justly angry and ready to take action against the menace of authoritarian fundamentalists within their church. It is for the afflicted, and most especially for the afflicted youths, that I have created this chapter on "nonviolent resistance."

Ch5 How Jesus Silenced the Fundamentalists

Our struggle against fundamentalism needs all the help we can get from Jesus. When the Gospels are explored, it is clear that homosexuality and same-sex marriages do not show up. However, what one does discover is how Jesus vigorously confronted Jewish fundamentalists in his day; hence, we, as disciples of the Lord, have much to learn from Jesus’ nonviolent resistance.

My book provides 80 pages of appendices that present church documents, human interest stories, investigative reporting, and proven methods to diminish the instinctual repulsion felt by straights encountering gays.

Finally, I invite you to visit http://Jesus4Lesbians.com--my active blog and discussion board center designed to offer a safe place for you to find wisdom, encouragement, and grace among those who are, like yourself, seeking the ways of the Lord.

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Peace, Justice, and Joy,

Aaron Milavec, your brother

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REVIEW by Rev. Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
Director, Center for Action and Contemplation

I’m not a moral theologian, but that does not prevent me from admiring the easy-to-read stories and analysis in Milavec’s book.  I come away inspired.  Milavec demonstrates step-by-step how he learned to welcome same-sex couples into his parish family following in the footsteps of Jesus.  I recommend this path to everyone.

REVIEW by Dr. Joseph J. Martos

Milavec combines personal experience with academic scholarship to present a convincing case that same-sex relationships can be healthy and wholesome for individuals, their families and society. . . .  Especially revealing are the parallels he draws between Christian dogmatists, Muslim fundamentalists such as the Taliban, and the Pharisees described in the gospels.

REVIEW by Daniel C. Maquire, S.T.D.
Prof. of Moral Theology, Marquette University (Milwaukee)

This book is an honest, THOROUGHLY CATHOLIC look at the beauty and legitimacy of same-sex love and marriage.

REVIEW by Barbara J. Aguilar, L.P.N.
Nurse, mother of two missionaries, guardian of abused dogs

I already knew my feelings on the LGBT issue, but after reading Dr. Milavec's book, my eyes and heart were opened even wider. . . . Great job, Aaron, God bless you and thank you for standing up for what you know is right.

REVIEW by Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D.
Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER)

The world needs all the queer-positive information it can get. This volume by a Catholic theologian adds personal stories, cases of unjust treatment, insights into sexual behavior, all of which are lacking in church teachings on LGBTIQIA lives.  Read it for insight and inspiration.

REVIEW by Rev. Tony Flannery, C.S.S.R.
Co-founder of the [Irish] Association of Catholic Priests (ACP)

This book is very timely.  While the hierarchy uses words like “welcome” and “accompaniment” in relation to LGBT people, our bishops still do incalculable harm by failing to openly challenge the offensive language and the imposition of celibacy that comes with Cardinal Ratzinger's doctrine of homosexuality.  Until the hierarchy sets their own house in order, their official teaching will inevitably be received as meaningless and empty.  Milavec expertly shows pastors and parents what needs to be done in these areas.


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Koncepcja paniki moralnej w jej "klasycznym" wydaniu, zaproponowanym przez Stanleya Cohena w 1972 roku,  jest niewystarczająca do opisu nowego typu panik moralnych, takich jak sprzeciw wobec jawnej obecności gejów i lesbijek w przestrzeni publicznej, który jest tematem książki, ale też problem uchodźców, ideologii "gender" czy konflikt dotyczący krzyża na Krakowskim Przedmieściu. Tego typu paniki, wyraźnie dzielące społeczeństwo, autorka pracy nazywa panikami transformacyjnymi. Są one symptomem szerszych zmian porządku społecznego - nomosu.

This research critically examines the homophobic reactions and discourses of a group of young men protesting against the first public admitted case of a male homosexuality in Albania. The aim of this study is to show how Albanian nationalism fits with the heterosexist ideology and how national belonging is questioned if hegemonic masculinity is threatened. In this paper, I use discourse analysis as qualitative research method to analyse homophobic written and verbal discourses, through media and social network pages. In addressing these issues, the paper begins with an overview of public assaults and anti-gay rhetoric by a group of protesters1 rebelling against the first public admitted case of an Albanian gay man. Further, it provides an historical background related to the institutional representation of homosexuality in Albania focussing on 1 Even though it is a relevant point in discourse analysis, the analysis lacks interpretation of the social, cultural, political affiliation of the protesters against Klodi since data are not available. The only information visible from the media was that the protesters were a group of youngsters that felt compelled by this act of public performance. 59 same-sex relationships during communism and democracy. Heterosexist ideology is used to reinforce the strong connection between homophobia and Albanian nationalism.

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This new critical and complete edition of the Novel of an invert, includes the previously censored sections of the autobiographical letters sent anonymously first to Émile Zola in 1889 and then to Dr. Georges Saint-Paul in 1896 by a gay Italian aristocrat. All previous editions are based on the blue-penciled versions published by Georges Saint-Paul in 1896, 1910 and 1930 and are missing over a third of the original text.
The new version is based on the manuscripts recently found in the archives of the Zola family and the archives of the Saint-Paul family which allow us to publish this astonishing autobiography in full.
The book includes photographic reproductions of the manuscripts and an in-depth analysis of the letters and the people involved.
Professor Clive Thomson contributed an important chapter on Georges Saint-Paul.
An English translation is currently in preparation with a planned publication date for the fall of 2018.

We hope that this complete version will highlight the importance of this text and will put to rest the controversy surrounding its authenticity.

Cette nouvelle édition critique et complète du texte inclue les parties censurées auparavant des lettres envoyées anonymement à Émile Zola en 1889 et par la suite au Docteur Georges Saint-Paul en 1896 par un aristocrate homosexuel d'origine italienne.
Toutes les éditions précédentes ont été faites à partir des textes tronqués par Georges Saint-Paul en 1896, 1910 et 1930. Plus d'un tiers du texte a ainsi disparu.
Notre édition est basée sur les manuscrits récemment retrouvés dans les archives de la famille Zola et dans les archives de la famille Saint-Paul. Ces trouvailles nous permettent de publier cette autobiographie passionnante dans son entièreté pour la première fois.
La nouvelle édition comprend des reproductions photographiques des manuscrits et un dossier analytique du texte et des personnes impliqués.
Le professeur Clive Thomson a contribué un chapitre important sur Georges Saint-Paul.
Nous espérons que cette nouvelle édition permettra de souligner l'importance du texte et d'élucider la question de son authenticité.

Los trabajos que componen el presente libro son el resultado de más de un año de estudio y reflexión realizado por diversas iglesias de la Iglesia Evangélica Española (en adelante IEE), pertenecientes a los presbiterios de Cataluña, Madrid, Levante y Andalucía; así como de la reunión anual de los pastores de la IEE (en adelante Pastoral) celebrada en la casa Mamré de Jaca (Huesca) en mayo de 2015. Estos estudios han sido expuestos, tanto en las iglesias como en la Pastoral, por Juan Sánchez Núñez, profesor de Ética teológica en la Facultad SEUT; y como responsable final de los mismos creo que debo manifestar que recogen las aporta-ciones y sugerencias que en los diálogos posteriores a su exposición se llevaban a cabo.
Este trabajo, que con tanto gusto he realizado, tiene su origen en un encargo que recibí de la Comisión Permanente de la IEE, que poco después del Sínodo de 2013 de la IEE me invitó a profundizar en el conocimiento de las bases teológicas, bíblicas y éticas sobre las que poder llegar a establecer una posición eclesial y pastoral respecto a las personas homo-sexuales. Esta posición se encuentra en el primer documento que encontrarás en este libro; es la Declaración de Mamré, y debe su nombre al lugar en el que fue elaborada, la Casa Mamré de Jaca (Huesca). Fue, precisamente, en la correspondiente a mayo de 2015, donde los pastores y pastoras allí presentes, después de dos días de intenso trabajo de estudio y discernimiento espiritual, procedieron a su redacción; siendo presentada a su aproba-ción eclesial en el siguiente Sínodo de la IEE que se celebró en octubre de 2015 en Madrid.

Nowadays, Malaysian was curious about the issues of homosexuality, but many of them do not really understand homosexuality and making them become disrespect and intolerance toward homosexual people. Hence, this study was aimed to examine the demographic variables (educational influence, genders and religious groups) in attitudes toward homosexuality among peninsula Malaysia students. Quota sampling method was being applied in this study by controlling three variables consisted with genders, racial and religious groups. Face-to-face survey method (printed hardcopy) and internet survey (softcopy) were being used in order to obtain the data and information from the participants. In this research, participants (n=80) were university students from four Malaysia universities: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Univerisiti Sains Malaysia and Management and Science University. The findings showed that majority of the participants were having neutral attitudes toward homosexuals. Research suggested that majority of the students (40.00%, n=32) were having the neutral attitudes toward the homosexuality. The result suggested that there was no significant difference in attitudes toward homosexuality between genders, t(78)=0.298, n.s. However, there was a significant difference in attitudes toward homosexuality between religious groups, t(78)=10.654, p < 0.05. Muslim participants (M=2.40, SD=0.430) significantly higher tendency to show negative attitudes toward homosexuality than Buddhism participants (M=3.54, SD=0.526).The findings from this research can be use as fundamental information for Malaysia to understand on how nowadays university students’ attitudes toward homosexuals whether they are tolerance and respect homosexual people or not.

The list of forbidden unions in Leviticus 18 reflects comprehensive revision that obscures its original character. The motive for reworking this passage was to reverse the original text's implicit sanctioning of male same-sex intercourse. This conclusion finds support in additional biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts.

Après l’adoption du mariage pour tous, les mouvements réactionnaires ont orchestré une vaste campagne contre la théorie du genre, dangereuse propagande venue tout droit des campus américains !
Bruno Perreau démontre que cette campagne s’attaque en réalité à la théorie queer, elle-même largement inspirée de textes français. Il propose, à partir de ce paradoxe, une enquête sur les liens entre identité, communauté et nation, aux antipodes du républicanisme ambiant.
L’ouvrage présente les nombreuses facettes de la réponse à la théorie queer en France, de la Manif pour tous au militantisme gay, lesbien et trans, en passant par les séminaires de recherche, l’émergence de nouveaux médias, les politiques de traduction, le rôle des partis politiques ainsi que les débats autour du nationalisme et de l’intersectionnalité.

Stressing that the pronoun "I" picks out one and only one person in the world (i.e., me), I argue against Hunt (and other like-minded Rand commentators) that the supposed "hard case" of destructive people who do not care for their own lives poses no special difficulty for rational egoism. I conclude that the proper response to a terse objection like "What about suicide bombers?" is the equally terse assertion "But I don't want to get blown up."