in this new 21st century with new ethics , morals and humanrights how do religious people define the term sin ?
if you read religious texts prophets such as abraham, moses, lot and mohomed commited terrible human right abuses
now why dont religious people attack them, instead of attacking and dehumanizing todays people for falling in love and having sex before they marry?
former muslim
2007-08-17 01:36:27 · 19 answers · asked by senita 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some say that repressive moral codes may have been a practical way of dealing with STDs and family planning. I think it was more about supporting patrilineage, and maximizing the dollar value of virgins for the fathers selling them. OT law supports the latter, because the only law covering premarital sex is that a man who deflowers a virgin owes her father whatever the going rate for virgins is (and after she is deflowered, there is no law restricting her).
Either way, the silly sexual repression is no longer useful in the modern era of disease control and treatments, birth control, and women's rights as free individuals.
2007-08-17 01:43:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because it says so in their religious books. A sin is something which is outlawed by God in there religious books. These aren't always the same to every religion but sex before marriage is a sin in most. Even though society changes religious books don't change so that is why the concept of sin stays the same to religious people when it seems outdated by society.
2007-08-17 01:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Kaela 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Having intercourse earlier "marriage" is seen a sin with the aid of fact marriage is a covenant that a guy and a woman sort with God to stay at the same time. Marriage replaced into as quickly as universal as a sacred ritual yet now society has twisted this which skill around. look at as we talk's society and the society of the previous. there is an excellent shift in values that we carry now. Marriage in as we talk's society is view via many as purely particularly paper declaring you're married. It holds no which skill to many people it particularly is a contributing element in why some people chosen to not get married with the aid of fact getting married skill not something to them. comparable to what you suggested, that's purely a legally binding settlement. Christians do not view marriage the comparable way. besides the shown fact that info tutor that 2 people lasts longer in the event that they don't pass by using marriage, what are the parameters of that learn. specific the divorce fee could desire to be extreme yet info fails to seize the completed image. It purely has bits and products of a few thing larger.
2016-10-15 22:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by dunston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would there be to gain from spending your time criticising ancient historical figures (of all religious persuasions)?
The problem with sex before marriage from a Christian perspective it that sex is the most physically intimate you can be with another person. If you do this with anyone why should it mean anything when you find someone you love more? God gave this to humans as the special bonding gift between married couples.
Also, what have you left to bring to a marriage that is purely yours if you have given it away?
Children can be born without a stable family life when casual sex is in the equasion. Rape is of course self explanatory as awful. Adultery/cheating i guess is also covered.
2007-08-17 01:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by yellowschnerby 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
About attacking: it's not right to attack anything, as we shouldn't be aggressive, and we don't want to attack other religions, but to show the best of ours - we think it's a better way.
About sex before marriage: Paul in 1-st Corinthians says:
"We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.
Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good".
It's a common understanding that to have sex before marriage is not good, so we don't want the conscience of others to be troubled with our freedom. There is no sin in sex, if you really love a person and want to spend all your life with him (her) like you had been married already.
2007-08-17 03:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Ekaterina E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tis another case of people not realizing how practical morals can be. Tis not because God said so, it is because it is for your own good.
Think of all the consequences one can actually suffer when they do not have a dedicated partner. Diseases and such are a good example. Not to mention possible unwanted pregnancy. Don't tell me that protection can prevent this. Accident do and will happen.
Not to mention back in biblical days, one's property was passed down to one's bloodline. Kinda hard to have your eldest son to lay claim to his inheritance when an even older son is running around claiming you conceived him through another woman. A lot of it dealt with lands rights and financial reasons back then.
2007-08-17 01:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by PeguinBackPacker 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"in this new 21st century with new ethics , morals and human rights how do religious people define the term sin ?",
you state.
Ethics, morals and human rights do not change to suit your lifestyle. That is the Rosie O'Donnell view of life, for sure.
Besides STD's, what about the emotional toll?
Most men and women attach a sort of ownership to the other person because of having sex, and that leads to all sorts of problems. Also what about unwanted babies? Oh, yeah, I forgot one of the "new" morals, abortion.
2007-08-17 02:04:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one is attacking anyone if that is your choice so be it. But just to set the record straight sex before marriage is lust not love. If you start out having sex in your relationship chances are the relationship will not last. If it does believe me your mate will start looking elsewhere. Just remember your mate can get sex anywhere anytime without you knowing it. also chances are he could give you something that you can't get rid of. It's your choice.
2007-08-17 01:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by gizmoe 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God says it is
Marriage is an entrance into his covenant of a total self giving of love to the other and a part of that covenant is a gift expressed externally and physically to the spouses with an openness to the creation of new life thus entering into Gods own creative power he shares with us. It is not to be taken lightly. Sex is not a sport and the human person is not the final arbiter in deciding for themselves what is good or what is evil.
2007-08-17 01:49:09 · answer #9 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sex outside of marriage is wrong because God says its wrong. There could be many reasons he says that, but at least one is that sexual relationship is supposed to be a part of sharing a commitment to each other and sharing a life, not just having fun and sexual relationships create bonds between people that are supposed to last a lifetime, not just be a temporary thing. Treating sex casually causes people to devalue relationships and is one of the things that leads to unhappiness and dissatisfaction over time when relationships break down.
2007-08-17 01:44:35 · answer #10 · answered by William D 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋