’n Christelike beskouing van menseregte

Toit, Du

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“…Without love there can be no justice, whereas true love will always be an instrument of justice. 80 True love does not only extend to close relatives, but is a general spirit of humanity directed towards all people. 81 Love binds individuals into a community.…”

Section: A Theological Perspective On Equalitymentioning

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Are Freedom and Equality Natural Enemies? A Christian‐theological Perspective

Vorster¹

2010

The Heythrop Journal

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It is often difficult to balance the conflicting interests of freedom and equality in the public domain. This article attempts to provide a Christian perspective on freedom and equality that might help to reconcile some of the conflicts between freedom and equality that are likely to arise. The first section discusses the significance of religious ethics for social justice, the second section attempts to provide a conceptual framework for freedom and equality from a theological perspective. The third section offers a societal framework within which conflicts between freedom and equality can be resolved. The conclusion arrived at is that freedom and equality are compatible values as long as they are used in a conceptually correct manner which upholds the inherent principles governing societal processes.

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Section: A Theological Perspective On Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Freedom and Equality Natural Enemies? A Christian‐theological Perspective

Vorster¹

2010

The Heythrop Journal

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Die implikasies van die Handves van Menseregte op die pastorale versorging van die homoseksueel

Nagel¹,

Dreyer²

1997

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Implications of the Bill of Human Rights for the counceling of homosexuals in the church. Section 8 of the Bill of Human Rigths places the problem surrounding homosexuality on the doorstep of the church. The Bill clearly gives more recognition to the homosexual than in the the past and gives him or her equal standing within society. The Bill implies that the homosexual has the freedom and right to practise his or her sexual preference within a normal society, and this right is protected by law. From a Reformed perspective homosexuality has been deemed unacceptable, in accordance with biblical guidelines, and as therefore not being acceptable within a relationship between the believer and God. Therefore it was naturally considered a duty of the church to council the homosexual towards change. Taking this into account, appdrently the view of the church is in conflict with the Bill of Human Rights. Thus the church has to review its responsibility and duty toward the homosexual in order to play an effective and responsible role in a new society.

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