Skatījums Uz Diskusiju Par Homoseksualitāti Politikā, Psiholoģijā Un Baznīcā: Discussion on Homosexuality in Politics, Psychology and Church: a Perspective.
1 Society Since 1872, homosexual acts have been considered punishable in entire Germany (§ 175 of penal code). This situation aggravated extremely under the reign of the Third Reich (1935). Although Germany became a democratic republic in 1949, § 175 of the penal code did not change in the Federal R...
| Published in: | Cel̜š |
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| Language: | Latvian |
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LU Akadēmiskais apgāds
2009
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Cel̜š
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Decision Making
B Gender Identity B Homosexuality B EUROPEAN Union B Catholic Church B CRIMINAL law B CRIMINAL procedure B Marriage B Germany |
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| Summary: | 1 Society Since 1872, homosexual acts have been considered punishable in entire Germany (§ 175 of penal code). This situation aggravated extremely under the reign of the Third Reich (1935). Although Germany became a democratic republic in 1949, § 175 of the penal code did not change in the Federal Republic of Germany until 1969. After some amendments of the criminal law concerning sexual acts, finally §175 was totally abolished in 1994. This development was reinforced by the reunion of Germany and the discussion in the EU. In 2000, the Bundestag voted for the Lebenspartnerschaftsgesetz (law of partnership of life), which allowed homosexuals to register with the registry office and gave them some rights and imposed many duties-although not completely in accordance with the marriage law. In the last decades, the medical, psychological and sociological debate has resulted in acceptance of homosexuality as a normal type of sexual identity and not a disease. 2 Church A similar development took place in the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD). In the declarations and publications of the EKD, the definite condemnation of homosexuality as sin and unethical behaviour, or the definition of homosexuality as sickness and disorder in relation to the own and the other sex were gradually abandoned until 1996, especially in the Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (The Lutheran Church of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein), but also in the majority of churches of Germany. The situation has become more tolerant. Homosexuality is no more an obstacle to ordination, and homosexuals living in a partnership have the possibility to ask for blessing in a church service. In ecclesiastical publications, church regulations, synods and parishes, a comprehensive theological discussion on this subject has taken place, in which biblical texts have been analyzed and the dogmatic and ethic questions have been answered. Even maintaining the matrimony as a model, it does not seem possible any more that homosexual acts are principally considered a sin and condemned as unethical. On the contrary-church authorities recognize that one can live in a homosexual partnership according to the biblical command of love and that the church blessing homosexual partners ask for is justified. The ecclesiastically-theological discussion has not concluded yet; certainly, the situation, the discussions, and the decisions are not unanimous throughout the different parishes and churches in Germany. Nevertheless, it seems that the legal and scientific developments of the matter in the last decades gradually reach all parts of the population. |
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