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中間性
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社會-文化的態度
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宗教傳統
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不同的容忍限度
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在傳統單神論的自然的觀念(view of
nature)裏，中間性、女權運動、同性戀和雙性戀是不合常規的事物，並且背離上帝的旨意。畢竟，中間性背離“自然的”生理性別，女權運動挑戰“自然的”性角色，而同性戀違背性取向的“自然的”準則。
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猶太教、基督教和伊斯蘭教：對性變異容忍度小或不容忍
中間性、女權主義訴求和同性戀違背天賜的準則。
Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Little or no tolerance for sexual variations
Intersexuality, feminist demands, and homosexual behavior violate God-given norms.
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在某些宗教領袖開始接受那麼一丁點的當代自然科學原理之前，他們(對性準則違背)是不會有半分容忍的。當前，某些“開明的”猶太教會眾和基督教聖徒支持從前的“性偏離者”(deviates)，並且承認他們具有完全平等權利的成員資格。(伊斯蘭教在約西元800-1300年的“輝煌時代”對性偏離者相當容忍，自那以後則逐漸限制性偏離者了。)總體上看，單神論宗教仍然反對按照科學重新解釋它們的傳統的性教義。所以，就廣泛的意義上說，這些性教義影響著總體的社會-文化思潮，中間性者和其他“性準則違背者”仍舊(為自己的權益)進行著艱難的鬥爭。另一方面，某些亞洲的宗教，像印度教、佛教、道教、儒教和日本的神道教等等，從未有過這樣的性教義，我們因而感到它們更容易接納更寬泛的性變異象譜(spectrum of sexual
variations)。
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印度教、佛教、道教、儒教和日本的神道教：無有關性變異的性教義
中間性、女權主義訴求和同性性行為同樣地不是與信仰有關的問題。如果這個說法準確，我們需要從它們的背景來作出判斷。
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto: No dogmas about sexual variations
Intersexuality, feminist demands, and homosexual behavior as such are not issues relevant to the faith.
If at all, they must be judged in context.
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Intersexuality - Dealing with Intersexuality |
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Socio-cultural Attitudes - Religious Traditions
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Varying Degrees of Tolerance
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In the traditional monotheistic view of nature, intersexuality, feminism, homosexuality and bisexuality are irregularities and deviations from God’s intended order. After all, the intersexes deviate from the “natural” physical sex, feminists challenge the “natural” gender roles, and homosexuals violate the “natural” norm of sexual orientation.
It was not before some religious leaders began to accept at least some findings of the modern natural sciences, that they became more tolerant. Today, there are some “liberal” Jewish congregations and Christian churches that support the former “deviates” and grant them full membership with equal rights. (Islam had been rather tolerant during its “Golden Age” from ca. 800 to 1300 A.D., but became more restrictive, when it ended.) On the whole, the monotheistic religions still resist attempts to reinterpret their traditional sexual dogmas in the light of science. To the extent therefore, that these dogmas influence the general socio-cultural climate, intersexual persons and the other “norm violators” are still fighting an uphill battle. On the other hand, some Asian religions like
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto etc., never had such dogmas and thus find it much easier to accept a wider spectrum of sexual variations. |
