Religion and Sexual Ethics
This chart, compiled "based on official reports and expert
advice" appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in December 1994.
| Blessed |
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| Morally acceptable in most cases |
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| Neutral or no clear position |
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| Morally unacceptable in most cases |
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| Condemned |
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BAPTIST |
BUDDHIST |
CATHOLIC |
METHODIST |
MORMON |
MUSLIM |
JEWISH |
| TEENAGE SEX |
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| PREMARITAL SEX |
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| EXTRAMARITAL SEX |
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| DIVORCE |
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| MASTURBATION |
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| ABORTION |
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| CONTRACEPTIVES |
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| MARRIED CLERGY |
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| FEMALE CLERGY |
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| HOMOSEXUAL
ORIENTATION |
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| HOMOSEXUAL SEX ACTS |
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| SAME-SEX BLESSINGS IN CHURCH |
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| ORDINATION OF HOMOSEXUALS |
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So, you take your pick then!
Thanks to
http://www.acme.com/jef/religion_sex/ for the above
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