02954nam 22005654a 450 991096648370332120200520144314.097866125733929781282573390128257339X97803133904320313390436(CKB)2550000000013271(EBL)496959(OCoLC)53400735(MiAaPQ)EBC496959(Perlego)4171763(EXLCZ)99255000000001327120020214d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIrreconcilable differences? intellectual stalemate in the gay rights debate /Thomas C. Caramagno1st ed.Westport, Conn. Praeger20021 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780275977214 0275977218 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-227) and index.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 rightsHomosexualityReligious aspectsHomosexualityGay rights.HomosexualityReligious aspects.Homosexuality.305.9/0664Caramagno Thomas C545028MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966483703321Irreconcilable differences4352126UNINA