Transsexuality Ethics

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When discussing the topic of transsexuality a lot of confusion is in the air. For starters, the definition is; a person who emotionally and psychologically feels they belong to the opposite sex. Notice how it says physically, meaning under the knife. While this may cause debate, it’s stated that it simply is a person who has undergone treatment in order to acquire the physical characteristics of the opposite sex. When defining ethics it simply is the moral philosophy that involves defending and recommending the concepts of right and wrong conduct. In practice, ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality, by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, justice and crime. When on the topic of transsexuality the term ethics …show more content…

In a verse, Paul teaches that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and should be protected.” 1 Corinthians. 6: 12-20. An excerpt from a Christian website reads this, “Neither biblical exegesis nor research science gives credibility to the transsexual's insistence that he or she is the opposite sex caught in an opposite sex body. The transsexual thoughts, desires, feelings amount to nothing more than an elaborate, expensive, moral-mental delusion. That a lie can be so addictive should not surprise the Christian ethicist. Romans 1 and 6:12-18 clearly teach the addictive nature and power of sin. Eph. 4:17-19, 22 teach that the deceitful desires which lead to a greedy lust for more impurity have a progressive quality. Not to call this sin "sin", especially when it is within yourself, is to be caught in the web of self-deception. Medical science has helped raise this delusion to new heights. Now surgery renders a body outwardly closer to this moral-mental delusion. Yet, the genetic witness remains! If transvestism is abhorrent to God, then a radical surgical "dressing up" is far worse. If the lesser sin of transvestism is an abomination, then transsexual operations must be super abomination.” While people have their own opinions it’s led to this, its gods body not ours. Which would cause a debate because someone would undergo surgery because they want to be perceived and loved by the

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