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Marrlage and ConsenL: lraq
1he proposed law would allow men Lo marry glrls as young as
nlne and glve husbands llcense Lo force Lhelr wlves Lo have sex
wlLh Lhem wlLhouL consenL. 1he legal age for marrlage ln lraq
ls currenLly 18.
Puman rlghLs advocaLes are up ln arms abouL a proposed law
ln lraq LhaL could allow men Lo marry glrls as young as nlne
and glve husbands llcense Lo force Lhelr wlves Lo have sex
wlLh Lhem anyume.

1he blll also sLaLes LhaL a man can have sex wlLh hls wlfe
regardless of her consenL. lL says a woman cannoL leave Lhe
house wlLhouL her husband's permlsslon, and LhaL only
faLhers can accepL or refuse a marrlage proposal on behalf of
Lhelr daughLer. lL also lays ouL compllcaLed rules for dlvorce,
glvlng men more exlblllLy Lo Lo dlvorce Lhelr wlves Lhan
women are aorded, Lhe AssoclaLed ress reporLs.
1lme, March 18, 2014 (
hup://ume.com/27696/rlghLs-groups-decry-lraq-chlld-
marrlage-blll/)

hup://www.medlalLe.com/onllne/comparlng-same-sex-
marrlage-Lo-marrylng-couslns-[usL-Lhe-sLarL/
(WlLh arenLal ConsenL)
Marrlage and ConsenL: uS
1hey goL Lo where Lhey're gemng hard Lo nd,
malnly because Lhese boys are walung 'ul Lhey
geL Lo be abouL 20 years old before Lhey marry
'em," 8oberLson says ln a vldeo cllp LhaL
resurfaced Monday. "Look, you walL 'ul Lhey geL
Lo be 20 years old, Lhe only plcklng LhaL's golng
Lo Lake place ls your pockeL. ?ou goL Lo marry
Lhese glrls when Lhey are abouL 13 or 16. 1hey'll
plck your ducks.
Pe descrlbes Lhe sLory as "rlver raL counsellng"
he was glvlng Lo a "boy" of unknown age and --
referrlng speclcally Lo marrylng Leenage glrls --
also advlses Lhe crowd Lo "check wlLh Mom and
uad abouL LhaL, of course." 8oberLson ls four
years older Lhan hls wlfe, kay, whom he marrled
when she was 16 years old, accordlng Lo A&L's
webslLe.
hup://www.cnn.com/2013/12/31/showblz/duck-
dynasLy-phll-roberLson-commenLs/
hll 8oberLson
uuck uynasLy
hll on PomosexuallLy
SLarL wlLh homosexual behavlor and
[usL morph ouL from Lhere.
8esuallLy, sleeplng around wlLh Lhls
woman and LhaL woman and LhaL
woman and Lhose men. uon'L be
decelved. nelLher Lhe adulLerers,
Lhe ldolaLers, Lhe male prosuLuLes,
Lhe homosexual oenders, Lhe
greedy, Lhe drunkards, Lhe
slanderers, Lhe swlndlers-Lhey
won'L lnherlL Lhe klngdom of Cod.
uon'L decelve yourself. lL's noL
rlghL.
CC, !anuary 2014
hll on PomosexuallLy
We never, ever [udge someone on who's
golng Lo heaven, hell. 1haL's Lhe
AlmlghLy's [ob. We [usL love 'em, glve 'em
Lhe good news abouL !esus-wheLher
Lhey're homosexuals, drunks, LerrorlsLs.
We leL Cod sorL 'em ouL laLer, you see
whaL l'm saylng?
lL seems llke, Lo me, a vaglna-as a man-
would be more deslrable Lhan a man's
anus. 1haL's [usL me. l'm [usL Lhlnklng:
1here's more Lhere! She's goL more Lo
oer. l mean, come on, dudes! ?ou know
whaL l'm saylng? 8uL hey, sln: lL's noL
loglcal, my man. lL's [usL noL loglcal.
CC, !anuary 2014
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lssues

Can a husband rape hls wlfe?

WhaL should be Lhe age of consenL for
marrlage?

WhaL abouL Cay Marrlage?
Sex Lramcklng and sex Lrade
ls lL coerclve/oppresslve?
Are people manlpulaLed lnLo Lhe sex Lrade?
Cr ls lL consensual?
Should prosuLuuon/pornography be legal and
regulaLed? Cr should lL be ellmlnaLed?
Who should be punlshed-Lhe cusLomer or
Lhe prosuLuLe?
Sex, love, and human purpose
ls Lhe goal of llfe sex, love, famlly,
reproducuon?

Should Lhere be reproducuon wlLhouL sex/
love?
ls Lhere someLhlng hlgher Lhan sex/love/
reproducuon = cellbacy?
Moral posluons: kanL
Are we respecung persons as ends-ln-
Lhemselves?
Can we unlversallze Lhls?
WhaL ls Lhe lnLenuon/mouve/duLy?
ConsenL/auLonomy as a key

Lx. lylng ln sex? rosuLuuon?
PomosexuallLy?

Moral posluons: naLural Law
WhaL ls Lhe purpose/funcuon (Lelos) of sex?
Love and [olnlng LogeLher (unluve funcuon)?
Cr reproducuve (procreauve funcuon)?
WhaL abouL pleasure?
(ls Lhere a dlvlne command componenL?)
naLural Law and erverslon
1here ls a naLural/normal funcuon and alm of
sex
erverslon = Lurnlng away from Lhe naLural/
normal
ornography: ls derlvlng sexual sausfacuon
from plcLures normal/naLural-compared Lo
derlvlng appeuLe sausfacuon from plcLures of
food?
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Moral posluons: uullLarlanlsm
WhaL acLs/rules maxlmlze Lhe greaLesL
happlness for Lhe greaLesL number (lncludlng
llberLy)?
need lnformauon abouL ouLcomes
(pregnancy, dlsease, happlness/unhapplness)
Can Lhese ouLcomes change ln llghL of
changlng Lechnologles/lnformauon?
WhaL abouL long-Lerm reproducuon and
sLablllLy of socleLy?
8enLham: Legallze prosuLuuon
lllegal prosuLuuon produces bad ouLcomes
Legal prosuLuuon would
Mlll's opposluon Lo prosuLuuon
Of oll moJes of sexool loJolqeoce, cooslsteot wltb tbe
petsoool fteeJom ooJ sofety of womeo, l teqotJ
ptosutouoo os tbe vety wotst, oot ooly oo occooot of tbe
wtetcbeJ womeo wbose wbole exlsteoce lt soctlfces, bot
becoose oo otbet ls ooytbloq llke so cottopuoq to tbe
meo. lo oo otbet ls tbete tbe some totol obseoce of eveo o
tempototy qleom of o[ecuoo ooJ teoJetoess, lo oo otbet
ls tbe womoo to tbe moo so completely o mete tbloq oseJ
slmply os o meoos, fot o potpose wblcb to betself most be
Jlsqosuoq.
Mlll, Leuer Lo Lord Amberly," lebruary 2, 1870
Cay marrlage
uenluonal problems
Cender ldenuLy (male + female. 8uL are Lhere
oLher posslblllues?)
ls marrlage" a rellglous concepL-or a
secular/pollucal/legal concepL?
uo people 3"04& Lhelr sexual auracuon?
Cay marrlage: ro
eople cannoL choose/conLrol Lhelr sexual
ldenuLy and should be free Lo pursue Lhelr own
deslre
1here ls no normal/naLural sexual expresslon/
ldenuLy
Cay marrlage ls noL harmful Lo anyone-
especlally lL does noL harm chlldren
Cay marrlage helps Lo regulaLe and normallze
homosexual relauons-whlch helps homosexual
people Lo be happler
Cay Marrlage: Con
Cay people should choose noL Lo be gay or Lo
conLrol Lhelr homosexual urges
Cay marrlage harms people (especlally
chlldren of homosexual couples)
Cay marrlage normallzes homosexuallLy,
whlch undermlnes Lhe sancuLy of marrlage"
and Lradluonal famlly sLrucLures
Sllppery slope Loward oLher sexual and marlLal
relauons ! plural marrlages, eLc.
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Cay Marrlage?
1orl (le) and kaLe kuykendall wlLh Lhelr ve-monLh-old
daughLer, Zadle, celebraLe Lhelr clvll marrlage ceremony
ln WesL Pollywood, Callfornla
Cay Marrlage: Legal or 8anned?
hup://gaymarrlage.procon.org/vlew.resource.php?
resourcelu=004837
Cay marrlage
uenluonal problems
Cender ldenuLy (male + female. 8uL are Lhere
oLher posslblllues?)
ls marrlage" a rellglous concepL-or a
secular/pollucal/legal concepL?
uo people 3"04& Lhelr sexual auracuon?
Cay marrlage: ro
eople cannoL choose/conLrol Lhelr sexual
ldenuLy and should be free Lo pursue Lhelr own
deslre
1here ls no normal/naLural sexual expresslon/
ldenuLy
Cay marrlage ls noL harmful Lo anyone-
especlally lL does noL harm chlldren
Cay marrlage helps Lo regulaLe and normallze
homosexual relauons-whlch helps homosexual
people Lo be happler
Cay Marrlage: Con
Cay people should choose noL Lo be gay or Lo
conLrol Lhelr homosexual urges
Cay marrlage harms people (especlally
chlldren of homosexual couples)
Cay marrlage normallzes homosexuallLy,
whlch undermlnes Lhe sancuLy of marrlage"
and Lradluonal famlly sLrucLures
Sllppery slope Loward oLher sexual and marlLal
relauons ! plural marrlages, eLc.
!ohn llnnls
naLural law argumenL agalnsL
Pomosexual Marrlage
urpose of sex/marrlage ls
unlung ln procreauve way
non-marlLal (vaglnal) sex ls
wrong
!ohn llnnls
b. 1940
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!ohn llnnls:
naLural Law agalnsL Cay Marrlage
AnclenL Creek homosexuallLy: ArlsLoLle and laLo opposed

(1) 1be commltmeot of omoo ooJ womoo to eocb otbet lo tbe
sexool ooloo of mottloqe ls lottloslcolly qooJ ooJ
teosoooble,ooJ ls locompouble wltb sexool telouoos
ootslJemottloqe.
(2) nomosexool octs ote toJlcolly ooJ pecollotly ooo-motltol,
ooJ fot tbot teosoo lottloslcolly ooteosoooble ooJ oooototol.

(J) lottbetmote, bomosexool octs bove o speclol slmllotlty to
solltoty mostotbouoo, ooJ botb types of toJlcolly ooo-motltol
oct ote moolfestly oowottby of tbe bomoo beloq ooJ lmmotol
llnnls
MarlLal lnLercourse allows spouses Lo
experlence marrlage as slngle reallLy wlLh Lwo
blesslngs: chlldren and muLual aecuon
non-marlLal lnLercourse (lncludlng
homosexual) cannoL en[oy Lhese blesslngs-
and so ls lmmoral
llnnls
Spouses become one" ln reproducuon ! Lhe
parenLal/famlllal/blologlcal unlLy
non-marlLal lnLercourse ls purely abouL
pleasure = uslng Lhe oLhers body as a means
Loward lndlvldual graucauon (= as an
lnsLrumenL)
llnnls
Al non-marlLal sex ls merely lnsLrumenLal (noL
achlevlng Lhe reproducuve/unluve funcuon)
SollLary masLurbauon
rosuLuuon
Pomosexual sex
SLerlle marrled couples?
Sull Lhe acL of unlon (even lf unable Lo reproduce)
llnnls
8esuallLy = sex LreaLed wlLhouL any human/
personal relauon = merely an lnsLrumenL of
pleasure
Pomosexual marrlage/sex = merely an
lnsLrumenL for pleasure
8uL noL a way Lo acLuallze and experlence Lhe
real/acLual marlLal good
llnnls
1o allow homosexual marrlage ls an acuve
LhreaL Lo Lhe lnsuLuuon of marrlage
Slmllar Lo adulLery = lL undermlnes Lhe good/
ldea of marrlage
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llnnls
MarlLal sex LhaL ls solely" for my pleasure ls
wrong
Also wrong when sex wlLh spouse ls
equlvalenL Lo masLurbauon or adulLery (noL
fully marlLal")
SLerlle couples?-Lhey sull engage ln marlLal"
sex (as parL of famlly/marrled llfe)
llnnls
5exool octs wblcb ote motltol ote of tbe
teptoJocuve kloJ becoose lo wlllloq socb oo
oct ooe wllls sexool bebovloot wblcb ls (o) tbe
vety some os cooses qeoetouoo (loteoJeJ ot
ooloteoJeJ) lo evety cose of bomoo sexool
teptoJocuoo, ooJ (b) tbe vety some os ooe
woolJ wlll lf ooe wete loteoJloq pteclsely
sexool teptoJocuoo os o qool of o potucolot
motltol sexool oct.
llnnls
Mottloqe ls touoool ooJ oototol ptlmotlly
becoose lt ls tbe losutouoo wblcb pbyslcolly,
bloloqlcolly, emouooolly, ooJ lo evety otbet
ptocucol woy ls pecollotly opt to ptomote
soltobly tbe teptoJocuoo of tbe coople by tbe
qeoetouoo, oottote, ooJ eJocouoo
of olumotely motote o[sptloq.
llnnls
roponenLs of gay marrlage cannoL rule ouL
oLher promlsculLy
Muluple parLner marrlages
non-human sex
LLc.
!ohn Corvlno: Lhe gay morallsL"
Sex morallLy ls abouL consenL
and pleasure
noLhlng lnherenLly wrong
wlLh homosexuallLy
naLural law accounL ls awed
!ohn Corvlno
b. 1969
Corvlno: AgalnsL naLural law"
opposluon Lo Cay Marrlage
un-naLural" = rare (llke ambldexLrous")
A smear" Lacuc-Lo clalm someLhlng ls
unnaLural means you don'L llke lL"
1here are loLs of unnaLural Lhlngs: eyeglasses,
alrplanes, eLc.
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Corvlno
Some people do engage ln homosexuallLy
(10)-ls LhaL unnaLural"?
Some anlmals engage ln homosexual acLs
8u1: morallLy ls noL abouL whaL people or
anlmals acLually do-lL ls abouL whaL we
oughL (or oughL noL) do
Corvlno
PomosexuallLy as Cholce or lnnaLe?
lrrelevanL Lo morallLy-Lhe quesuon ls
wheLher or noL we should acL on our lnsuncLs/
deslres
And some cholces" oughL Lo be made (or noL)
based on moral crlLerla
Corvlno
Aqulnas seems Lo lmply LhaL masLurbauon ls
worse Lhan rape (!)
8ecause: lL ls agalnsL naLure
(vs. rape, whlch ls merely an ln[ury Lo anoLher
person buL noL unnaLural)
Corvlno
8eproducuon ls noL Lhe only good achleved ln
sex
CLher goods:
Aecuon
leasure
lnumacy
Corvlno
non-marlLal sex does nC1 undermlne
marrlage
Aqulnas was cellbaLe: Cellbacy does noL
undermlne marrlage
PeLerosexual marrled couples engage ln loLs
of non-marlLal sex (oral sex, eLc.)
Corvlno
kanL 's llrsL argumenL: lf everyone were
homosexual, Lhere would be no socleLy. (?)
kanL's argumenL rules ouL cellbacy
8eproducuon can occur ln non-heLero-marlLal
ways
kanL's Second argumenL: homosexuallLy ls llke
masLurbauon = Lreaung body as a mere
means
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Corvlno
uullLarlans (llke 8enLham) allow for
homosexuallLy
lf lL promoLes happlnes
Corvlno
naLural law LheorlsLs appeal Lo self-evldenL
prlnclples abouL marlLal good"
1he baslc clalm LhaL marrlage wlLh procreauon
and unlLy ls good
8u1: problem of sLerlle marrled couples
havlng sex ! same as gay couples
Corvlno
MuLual and consensual pleasure ls Lhe key
MasLurbauon ls noL posluvely wrong"
And non-marlLal sex done Lo pleasure your
parLner ls noL wrong
WhaL abouL non-orgasmlc same-sex Louchlng/
klsslng-whaL's wrong wlLh LhaL (lL ls noL a
subsuLuLe for marlLal sex".?)
naLural law condemnauon of all non-marlLal
sex ls cold"