Moral Theology - Premarital Sex
TERM PAPER
Theology 104
Moral Theology – Pre-marital Sex
I. INTRODUCTION
Once, a long time ago when the majority of men were still misogynists and women didn't have the right to vote, sex was a serious discussion and a deed purely done by married men and women. Nowadays even seven year old kids know and do it. Premarital sex or a sexual relationship with the opposite sex without the holy sacrament of marriage as most of us know is a sin. Unfortunately our generation should've applied Beyonce's song in our lives "if you like it then you should’ a put a ring on it". Studies indicate that more than three-quarters of young people have had sexual intercourse by the age of nineteen and continually rising by the year. The billion dollar questions here is why, Why didn't people follow our ancestors and formed the dumb idea to have sex without being married first? What are the causes of premarital sex? Why do people engage in casual sex? What are the advantages and disadvantages of premarital sex? Are there positive effects from engaging in premarital sex?
II. CONTENT II. A.)
Premarital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. Historically it has been considered taboo in some cultures and religions. Until the 1950s the term "pre-marital sex" referred to sexual relations between two people prior to marrying each other. During that period, Western societies expected that men and women marry by the age of 21 or 22; as such, there were no considerations that one who had sex would not marry. The term was used instead of fornication, due to the negative connotations of the latter. The meaning has since shifted, referring to all sexual relations a person has prior to marriage; this removes emphasis on who the relations are with. The definition has a degree of ambiguity. It is not clear whether sex between individuals legally forbidden from marrying, or
Theology 104
Moral Theology – Pre-marital Sex
I. INTRODUCTION
Once, a long time ago when the majority of men were still misogynists and women didn't have the right to vote, sex was a serious discussion and a deed purely done by married men and women. Nowadays even seven year old kids know and do it. Premarital sex or a sexual relationship with the opposite sex without the holy sacrament of marriage as most of us know is a sin. Unfortunately our generation should've applied Beyonce's song in our lives "if you like it then you should’ a put a ring on it". Studies indicate that more than three-quarters of young people have had sexual intercourse by the age of nineteen and continually rising by the year. The billion dollar questions here is why, Why didn't people follow our ancestors and formed the dumb idea to have sex without being married first? What are the causes of premarital sex? Why do people engage in casual sex? What are the advantages and disadvantages of premarital sex? Are there positive effects from engaging in premarital sex?
II. CONTENT II. A.)
Premarital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. Historically it has been considered taboo in some cultures and religions. Until the 1950s the term "pre-marital sex" referred to sexual relations between two people prior to marrying each other. During that period, Western societies expected that men and women marry by the age of 21 or 22; as such, there were no considerations that one who had sex would not marry. The term was used instead of fornication, due to the negative connotations of the latter. The meaning has since shifted, referring to all sexual relations a person has prior to marriage; this removes emphasis on who the relations are with. The definition has a degree of ambiguity. It is not clear whether sex between individuals legally forbidden from marrying, or