«Սեռական հարաբերություն»–ի խմբագրումների տարբերություն

▲*Most denominations of [[Christianity]], including [[Catholicism]], have strict views or rules on what sexual practices are and are not acceptable.<ref name="Akin">{{Cite book|author=Daniel L. Akin| title = God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage| year = 2003| publisher = [[B&H Publishing Group]] |pages= 1–291 | isbn = 0805425969|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dInbMZK18soC|accessdate=October 21, 2015}}</ref> Most Christian views on sexual intercourse are influenced by various interpretations of the [[Bible]].<ref name="Hollinger">{{cite book| author =Dennis P. Hollinger|title =The Meaning of Sex: Christian Ethics and the Moral Life|publisher = [[Baker Academic]] | year = 2009 | pages = 30–33 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 0801035716| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=86tzBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA30}}</ref> Sexual intercourse outside of marriage, for example, is considered a [[sin]] in some churches; in such cases, sexual intercourse may be called a sacred covenant, holy, or a holy sacrament between husband and wife.<ref name="Akin"/><ref name="Hollinger"/> Historically, Christian teachings often promoted [[celibacy]],<ref name="Denton">{{cite book| author =Chad Denton|title =The War on Sex: Western Repression from the Torah to Victoria|publisher = [[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] | year = 2014 | pages = 107–117 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 0547204884| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Cl6QBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA107}}</ref> although today usually only certain members (for example, certain [[celibacy of the clergy|religious leaders]]) of some groups take a vow of celibacy, forsaking both marriage and any type of sexual or romantic activity.<ref name="Hollinger"/> The Bible may be interpreted as endorsing penile-vaginal penetration as the only form of acceptable sexual activity,<ref name="Kamitsuka">{{cite book| author =Margaret D. Kamitsuka|title =The Embrace of Eros: Bodies, Desires, and Sexuality in Christianity|publisher = [[Fortress Press]] | year = 2010 | pages = 16–17 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 1451413513| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VhIrHceA7ssC&pg=PA16}}</ref><ref name="Knauss">{{cite book| author =Stefanie Knauss|title =More Than a Provocation: Sexuality, Media and Theology|publisher = [[Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht]] | year = 2014 | page = 69 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 3525604505| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=mv9NAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA69}}</ref> while other interpretations view the Bible as not being clear on oral sex or other particular sexual behaviors and that it is a personal decision as to whether or not oral sex is acceptable within marriage.<ref name="Kamitsuka"/><ref name="Barnes">{{cite book| author =Robert G. Barnes| author2 =Rosemary J. Barnes|title=Great Sexpectations: Finding Lasting Intimacy in Your Marriage |publisher = [[Zondervan]] | year = 1996 | page = 66 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 0310201373| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=LX8f73I7NTYC&pg=PA66}}</ref><ref name="Scheepers">{{cite book| author =Christo Scheepers|publisher = Struik Christian Media|title=Between the Covers: Sexual freedom through the bond of marriage | year = 2012 | page = 53 | accessdate = December 9, 2014 |isbn = 141532056X| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=LJzpAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53}}</ref> Some sects consider the use of birth control to prevent sexual reproduction a grave sin against God and marriage, as they believe that the main purpose of marriage, or one of its primary purposes, is to produce children, while other sects do not hold such beliefs.<ref name="Oliphant">{{cite book| author =Jill Oliphant|title =OCR Religious Ethics for AS and A2|publisher = [[Routledge]] | year = 2010 | page = 213 | accessdate = September 1, 2015 |isbn = 113699291X| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VmJd87byr1AC&pg=PT213}}</ref> The Bible also prohibits sexual intercourse during [[menstruation]].<ref name="Scheepers"/>