Exam 19: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

The _____ position argues that pregnancy is solely the concern of a woman and that she should have supreme right to control her own body and determine whether to carry a fetus to term.

Which of the following is true of the rejectionists' view on homosexuality?

Dualism refers to:

In Hinduism, _____ refers to the pursuit of liberation through the negation of the self in a state of being that is known as nirvana.

_____ ethics are focused on the rightness or wrongness of specific acts and set forth a series of rules that persons are to follow.

_____ oppose any artificial means of contraception.

_____ ethics represent a nonreligious form of ethics which proposes that the basic goals of life are self-awareness, the avoidance of pain and suffering, and the fulfillment of needs.

Define and distinguish between hedonism and asceticism.

The source of much of Catholic moral theology and the Church's position on sex and related issues was formed in the Middle Ages in the writings of St.Thomas Aquinas, who believed that sex:

Cloning an individual:

According to the Greek philosophers of the Golden Age, which of the following leads one to achieve wisdom and cultivate virtue?

Traditionally, Judaism's view of sex could be summarized by stating that:

Harold is a conservative Christian who believes that what is right and wrong has been determined by God in the Bible, and that all should follow these divine laws.Harold's ethical principles can be described as _____.

The "seamless garment" mentioned by Catholic Joseph Cardinal Bernardin refers to:

What is the significance of Aristotle's view on "ensoulment" to the pro-choice Catholic view on abortion?

The historical-critical method of St.Paul's teachings reveals that:

The Hebrew scriptures regulated sexual behavior of Jews by:

Which of the following is true about the meaning of the term "platonic love"?

As an approach to ethics, _____ is concerned with following a moral law, or set of principles, which comes from a source outside the individual, such as religion.

Which of the following is true of the "pro-family" activism?