02694nam 22004693u 450 991045636890332120210114013355.01-282-57339-X97866125733920-313-39043-6(CKB)2550000000013271(EBL)496959(OCoLC)53400735(MiAaPQ)EBC496959(EXLCZ)99255000000001327120130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Irreconcilable Differences?[electronic resource] Intellectual Stalemate in the Gay Rights DebateSanta Barbara ABC-CLIO20021 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-97721-8 Contents; Preface; 1 The New Cold War; 2 Group Affiliations and Post-Consensus Politics; Part One: Religious and Sexual Diversity; 3 Religious Views: Past and Present; 4 Biblical Scholarship: Texts, Errors, and Methods; 5 Textual Ambiguities and the Scriptures; 6 The Theological Meaning of Sex; Part Two: Science and Uncertainty; 7 The Etiology of Homosexuality: Biology and/or Culture?; 8 Diversity within Diversity: Postmodern Sexual Identities; 9 Define ""Illness"": Rival Theories of Pathology and ""Ex-Gay"" Ministries; Part Three: Politics and Sexual Diversity; 10 Demonizing the Enemy11 Gay Bashing and Social Control12 Pluralism versus Dogma: Public Spaces and Private Beliefs; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; TIn recent years, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public. The author contends, however, that the debate is stalemated precisely because each side stereotypes and pathologizes the other's perspective, thereby becoming perfect enemies divided on every issue and with such intensity that consensus seems nearly impossible. Providing a panoramic view of both perspectives, this unique book traces the contested issues to fundamental conceGay rightsHomosexuality -- Religious aspectsHomosexualityElectronic books.Gay rights.Homosexuality -- Religious aspects.Homosexuality.305.906640973Caramagno Thomas C545028AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910456368903321Irreconcilable Differences2151470UNINA