religion and sexual behavior
Let an agent explain how religions address sexuality, relay teachings, internal debates and social impacts from religious studies sources and the traditions themselves with positions attributed, describe the named topics neutrally, point people experiencing distress, coercion or conversion practices to support services, and distinguish religious teaching from law, individual belief and practice, and scientific findings on sexuality.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What the topic covers.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What does religion and sexual behaviour cover, and how do religious teaching, law, individual belief and science differ? definition
- Is someone facing rejection, coercion or conversion practices, in which case LGBT support services or helplines can help? boundary
Topics
Named topics.
Topics
Topics.
- What are the Eucharist denial debate, Jehovah s Witness doctrines, Catholic teaching, religion and abortion, and Christian and wider religious views on LGBT people, described neutrally? definition
- Which entry fits the specific topic? action
Traditions Teachings.
Christian
Christian teachings.
Christian
Christian.
- How do Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Jehovah s Witness teachings differ, as each tradition states? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Other traditions
Other traditions.
Other traditions
Other traditions.
- How do Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions address sexuality, with diverse views attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Debates Debates.
Abortion
Religion and abortion.
Abortion
Abortion.
- How do religious groups and politicians engage in abortion debates, including the Eucharist controversy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
LGBT
Religion and LGBT people.
LGBT
LGBT.
- How are affirming and traditional positions argued, and what does research say about wellbeing impacts, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits LGBT-affirming religious groups? action
Context Law and society.
Law
Law.
Law
Law.
- How do religious freedom and equality laws interact, checked against current sources? provenance
- Which entry fits freedom of religion? action
Conversion practices
Conversion practices.
Conversion practices
Conversion practices.
- What do health bodies say about conversion practices, and where are they banned? provenance
- Which entry fits conversion therapy? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Eucharist denial to Catholic politicians over abortion, Jehovah's Witnesses doctrines on sexuality, Catholicism and sexuality, Religion and abortion, Christianity and sexual orientation, religion and LGBT people, Religious views on birth control, Christianity and abortion, Buddhism and abortion, Timeline of teachings on homosexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, religion and queer people, non-binary people and religion
What it is Filled
The relationship between religious traditions and sexual behaviour, identity and reproduction, covering teachings on marriage, contraception, abortion, sexual orientation and gender, and how communities apply them, with topics the registry aliases name such as Catholicism and sexuality, Jehovah s Witnesses doctrines on sexuality, Christianity and sexual orientation, religion and LGBT people, religion and abortion, and the controversy over denying the Eucharist to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion; positions vary widely within and between traditions and are presented neutrally with attribution. People facing rejection, coercion or conversion practices can seek support from LGBT support organisations and helplines.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain how religions address sexuality, relay teachings, internal debates and social impacts from religious studies sources and the traditions themselves with positions attributed, describe the named topics neutrally, point people experiencing distress, coercion or conversion practices to support services, and distinguish religious teaching from law, individual belief and practice, and scientific findings on sexuality.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Diverse positions
- Internal debates
- Social and legal impact
- Highly sensitive
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one tradition's teaching as binding on everyone.
- Use religion to justify harm, coercion or discrimination against people for their sexuality or gender.
- Disparage believers or non-believers for their views on sexuality.
- Infer a person's religion or sexual orientation from their data.
Only with a human decision
- Advising a person in conflict between their faith and their sexuality beyond pointing to support.
May
- Describe teachings of named traditions on sexuality from their own sources, and the range of views within them.
- Report research on religion and sexual behaviour with its methods and limits.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious teaching on sexuality affects people's belonging, safety and families.
- LGBTQ people have faced violence justified by religion; believers also face mockery.
Who is affected
- LGBTQ people
- Believers
- Young people
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the topic; religious communities hold their own teachings.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q115144015 - registry parent class
- Q63367731 - registry parent class
- Q930933 - registry parent class
related
- religion and society - in registry terms
- Catholic Church and abortion
- homosexuality and religion
- conversion therapy - as a contested practice
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-and-sexual-behavior
- Wikidata: Q3542872 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3542872)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Humanae Vitae: 1968 year - Catholic teaching on contraception
- US bishops Eucharist document debate: 2021 year
- conversion practice bans: enacted in several countries note - check current sources
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Religious teaching and practice regarding sexuality
- Eucharist denial debate, Jehovah s Witnesses doctrines on sexuality, Catholicism and sexuality, religion and abortion, Christianity and sexual orientation, religion and LGBT people
- Law regulates conduct; individual believers vary; scientific research describes sexuality empirically
- Not a visible object; seen in doctrine, sermons, debates and policies.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain teachings with attribution
- relay internal debates neutrally
- describe named topics
- point to support services
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan or disrespectful framing of any tradition or group
- Presenting one view as the religion s only view
- Missing distress or coercion needing support
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Religious freedom and anti-discrimination laws
- Bans on conversion practices in some jurisdictions
- Abortion laws by country
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a field of religious and social inquiry.
- teachings on marriage and chastity
- contraception and abortion positions
- sexual orientation and gender identity positions
- affirming and traditional movements
- church discipline controversies
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3542872: religion and sexual behavior - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religion and sexuality - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each named topic be a separate entry?
- How should religious and scholarly sources be balanced?
- How should fast-changing legal contexts be kept current?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3542872/spec.json