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<strong>The rights and responsibilities of the homosexual person</strong>  Homosexual conduct is at the moment a very contentious issue  in Christian Ethics in South Africa. The arguments in favour of a  Christian ethical approval of homosexual relations, that were  entertained in the seventies and eigthies of the previous century  in Europe and the United States, are now on the agenda of the  Dutch Reformed Churches in  South Africa. The issue of  possible official marriages between homosexual partners is also  under consideration due to a judgement of  the Court of Appeal  in South Africa that a prohibition on same-sex marriages should  be regarded as unconstitutional.  This article investigates the  arguments of the proponents  of homosexual marriages by  evaluating the Scriptural testimonies regarding homosexual  conduct, and by formulating ethical norms applicable to this  theme. The conclusion is that Scripture forbids homosexual  conduct because it is considered as “contra naturam”.  Therefore, the government and the church cannot condone  homosexual conduct as well as same-sex marriages, because  these relations are against the Biblical and constitutional value  of human dignity. However, in  spite of this principle both  government and the church  have an obligation to treat  homosexual people with justice and love and to reject any form  of homophobia

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