Loving More Your #1 Resource for Polyamory Whistleblower: Catholics must work together to change church's mindset on homosexuality | National Catholic Reporter Jesuit Fr. Klaus Mertes, the German whistleblower who published letters he had received from pupils at a Jesuit school in Berlin who had been abused by teachers for years, has called on all Catholics, "both homosexuals and heterosexuals" to make greater efforts to get the church to change its "deficient" mind-set on homosexuality. "All of us [Catholics] -- homosexuals and heterosexuals -- must join together to get the church to give up its deficient mindset on homosexuality," Mertes said in an interview in the German daily Taz May 25. "The reason why the Catholic church rejects homosexuality above all is because it [the church] combines sex with fertility, which means that the whole issue of sexual morality is connected with fertility." A change of attitude was called for, he underlined. Mertes said that unfortunately, some of the worst homophobes in the church are Catholic priests who are themselves homosexual but deny their own homosexuality.
Polyamorous in Portland: the city making open relationships easy | Life and style When Franklin Veaux was 10 years old, his elementary school English teacher read his class a story about a princess being wooed by two princes. “I thought, princesses live in castles, and castles are big enough for all three of them, so why does she have to choose one?” he said. Throughout his life, Franklin – now 50 and living in Portland, Oregon – has never chosen one. Yet it wasn’t until the 1990s that he found the language to describe his lifestyle. Polyamory is the practice of intimate relationships involving more than two people with the consent of everyone involved. And in Portland – home to swingers’ clubs, the most strip bars per capita, and annual porn festivals – it seems you can’t throw a stone without finding a poly relationship. “Portland is an amazing place if you’re poly, oh my god,” laughed Franklin, who is rarely seen without his bunny ears. Polyamory in the public eye That exposure has only risen recently. Making it work And then there’s the issue of jealousy.
What does St Paul say about homosexuality? | Busted Halo Was St. Paul homophobic? Some people come to that unfortunate conclusion when reading some of his writings about homosexuality such as Romans 1:24-27; 1Corinthians 6:9-10; and 1Tim 1:10. In particular, it must be noted that, in the Greco-Roman world of which Paul was a part, it was not uncommon for boys or young men to be kept for the purposes of prostitution. When Paul refers to “Sodomites” (1Cor 6:9), he is referring to those adults who used such boys for their own sexual indulgence. Likewise, Paul’s references to these types of acts must be seen within his more general warnings against any kind of sexual promiscuity. Paul’s references to homosexual acts were not particularly controversial to early Christians who knew that the holiness code of Leviticus forbad homosexual acts (Leviticus 20:13).
That Religious Studies Website: Situation Ethics (Part 2): Three Approaches to Decision-Making "At bottom there are only three alternative routes or approaches to follow in making moral decisions: (1) the legalistic; (2) the antinomian… and (3) the situational. All three have played their part in Western morals, legalism being by far the common and most persistent." (Joseph Fletcher) Fletcher begins Situation Ethics with a review of what he believes to be the three main approaches to decision-making. Legalism The key idea in ethical legalism is that one has a set of laws and regulations already worked out. Along with ethical legalism come preset solutions to moral questions. Why Fletcher rejects Legalism Fletcher rejects ethical legalism for two main reasons. Legalism is also ‘cold and abstract’, because it places the Law above the needs of persons. Antinomianism The key idea in antinomianism, is that there are no rules. Fletcher has been wrongly accused of being an Antinomian. Why Fletcher rejects Antinomianism Situationism "Not the “good” or the “right” but the fitting." Review
‘Discovering my true sexual self’: why I embraced polyamory | Life and style It was the hardest thing I’d ever had to say to my husband, Marc. Three years ago, I sat down and told him: “The idea of having sex just with you for the next 40 years – I can’t do it any more.” But I had come to realise that my life was built around something I didn’t believe in: monogamy. We had been together for 12 years and had two children, now nine and seven. Marc’s reaction was remarkable; he agreed to support me and open our marriage to other partners, although it wasn’t really what he wanted. If that sounds difficult, it was. I quickly embraced the dating scene and discovered another side of my sexual self. I became convinced that traditional relationships are like an air lock. I think most people’s reaction was that Marc should have kicked me out. People who choose to be polyamorous often do so after delving deep into themselves and their desires, so it runs close to the kink scene, which was also something I wanted to explore. I now have a partner of two years, Andrea.
Church of England to discuss same-sex blessing Image copyright PA The Church of England is to debate holding services for same-sex couples for the first time. The church's ruling general synod will discuss holding official services, after a couple has married in a secular ceremony, or formed a civil partnership. Same-sex marriages in Anglican churches are banned in England and Wales, though they began in Scotland this year. Traditionalists have called the plans a "fundamental departure". However the idea for the services has been welcomed by LGBT campaigners in the church. The plans have been put forward by the diocesan synod in Hereford, which voted in favour of an "order of prayer and dedication" following a marriage or civil partnership, in response to couples who said they wanted it. The Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Richard Frith, said: "Clergy are already encouraged to respond pastorally and sensitively when approached. Individual churches and priests would be able to opt out of holding the services if they wished.
Ethics for A-Level - Chapter 5. Fletcher’s Situation Ethics - Open Book Publishers 1 JF. Fletcher, Situation Ethics. People like to wallow or cower in the security of the law.1 2 K.E. Every man must decide for himself according to his own estimate of conditions and consequences … 2 1In the introduction to The Situation Ethics: The New MoralityJoseph Fletcher (1905 – 1991) develops what he calls an ethical non-system. 3 Ibid., p. 15. 2Although there is the clothing of religion in the book — Fletcher uses religious terms such as “agápe” and cites famous theologians such as Rudolf Bultmann (1884 – 1976) — the central ideas do not rely on the truth of any particular religion. 3Fletcher calls this ethical “non-system” Situationism and a Bible story will illustrate the general point of the book. 4Fletcher’s work is an attempt to show how acts can be morally acceptable even if they go against so-called moral laws (if you’ve read Chapter 3 on Aristotle you might already have an answer to this). Legalism Antinomianism A Middle Ethics: Situationism 5 J.F. Principle 1. 9 Ibid., p. 89.
Two women who had babies by the same man say why their polyamorous relationship works Two women and a man who are enjoying a polyamorous relationship have welcomed two new sons into their family. Damien Sullivan, born in February, and his half brother Ryan, who was born four months later, were both fathered by Buddy from San Diego, California. The boys will be raised by Buddy and two mothers - Rose (Ryan's biological mother) and Lauren (Damien's biological mother) - as the three parents are in a poly-triad relationship. Scroll down for video Lauren, left, when she was expecting a baby with Buddy, centre, who is married to Rose, right, also pregnant with his baby. The three parents with their five sons, from left, Rose and Buddy's sons Owen and James, Buddy's son with Lauren, Damien, being held by his mother, and Rose holding her youngest with Buddy, Ryan My Extraordinary Pregnancy looks at non-conventional pregnancies Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% MinimizeExpandClose 'When we first started hanging out I thought this could really work out,' he said.
Polyamory Practice of or desire for intimate relationships with more than one partner Terminology[edit] The word polyamorous first appeared in an article by Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, "A Bouquet of Lovers", published in May 1990 in Green Egg Magazine, as "poly-amorous".[10] In May 1992, Jennifer L. Wesp created the Usenet newsgroup alt.polyamory,[11] and the Oxford English Dictionary cites the proposal to create that group as the first verified appearance of the word.[10] The words polyamory, polyamorous, and polyamorist were added to the OED in 2006.[12] However, as early as 1999 Zell-Ravenheart was asked by the editor of the OED to provide a definition of the term, and had provided it for the UK version as "the practice, state or ability of having more than one sexual loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved. Forms[edit] As a practice[edit] Values[edit] Effects upon domesticity[edit] Custody ramifications[edit] Compersion[edit] Symbols[edit]