Email questions from time to time inquire about what the Bible says or does not say about permissable limits and boundaries for sexual expression between man and wife in marriage. The following question came in over the holidays. We have subsitituted "XXX" in the interest of discretion and modesty, and in order to generalize the question. I also want to encourage open and frank questions without causing those who ask them any fear of embarrassment.

Sexual ethics



What kind of sexual behavior is prohibited in the Bible?
I t was January , and America was on the brink of cultural upheaval. In less than a month, the Beatles would land at JFK for the first time, providing an outlet for the hormonal enthusiasms of teenage girls everywhere. The previous spring, Betty Friedan had published The Feminine Mystique , giving voice to the languor of middle-class housewives and kick-starting second-wave feminism in the process. In much of the country, the Pill was still only available to married women, but it had nonetheless become a symbol of a new, freewheeling sexuality. And in the offices of TIME, at least one writer was none too happy about it.


Is It Moral or Immoral to Have an Abortion?
Sexual ethics or sex ethics also sexual morality is the study of ethics in relation to human sexuality , and sexual behavior. Sexual ethics seeks to understand, evaluate, and critique the conduct of interpersonal relationships and sexual activities from social, cultural, and philosophical perspectives. Sexual ethics involve issues such as gender identification , sexual orientation , consent , sexual relations , and procreation. Sex has historically been an issue of great importance to people in cultures all over the world, and as such is a pertinent topic of discussion and study. As sex is a social practice that varies widely in the ways that it is understood, performed, and discussed, there is much to be said for a critical and comprehensive study of sexual ethics and norms.




Il manque les italiques dans le texte. Don't blame the Author! Also, the person who Edited it to the form I recieved lacked the power of Itallics. I've put them back into proper Italics. That too should be in Italics.