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'''Gender''' is the attribute of being either [[male]] or [[female]]. Gender differs from sex in that while sex deals with the biological attributes of male and female, gender may be understood more as a cultural concept and a complex set of learned behaviors that is contingent not only on culture, but also on history. Gender roles and expectations are always in flux and vary from one society to another and one time to another. Thus, the qualities and behaviors expected of [[women]] by a particular society at a particular historical time is called [[femininity]]; [[masculinity]] is what is expected of [[men]] in a particular cultural and historical setting.
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'''Sex''' is the attribute of being either [[male]] or [[female]], categories which reflect biological reproductive functions.
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The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger [[gamete]] (the egg) and which typically bears the offspring. In contrast, the male sex has a smaller gamete (sperm) and rarely bears offspring.
  
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An organism's sex category reflects its biological reproductive function rather than its sexuality or other behavior. The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger [[gamete]] (the egg) and which typically bears the offspring. In contrast, the male sex has a smaller gamete (sperm) and rarely bears offspring. In some animals, sex may be assigned to specific structures rather than the entire organism. Earthworms, for example, are normally [[hermaphrodites]].
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Sex can also refer to sexual intercourse, the physical act of reproduction, also known as "sexual relations" or "having sex."
  
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Alternately, "gender" may be defined to be the norm of social conduct, based on sex. That is, "sex" defines what is biologically present, whereas "gender" defines what society expects of persons of different sexes.  The distinction is important: the law tends to forbid discrimination on the basis of both (effeminate men cannot be fired for not acting according to their "gender"), but matters in terms of more abstracted social and legal arguments.
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In some animals, sex may be assigned to specific structures rather than the entire organism. Earthworms, for example, are normally [[hermaphrodites]].
  
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==Norms of social conduct==
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{{main|Gender roles}}
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"Sex" is the biological definition of whether one is born male or female by their genitalia and biological genes. "Gender" is a word created in the 1950s to define what society expects of persons of different sexes. The distinction is important in law, as it tends to forbid discrimination on the basis of either, e.g. effeminate men cannot be fired for not acting according to their "gender". In other areas the distinction is primarily important for more abstracted social and legal arguments, rather than everyday use.
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In the 21st century, "gender" signifies an apparent difference between your birth sex and the gender one "identifies as," also known as being [[transgender]]. The left-wing, including [[Cultural Marxist]]s, frequently claim the existence of a difference in biological sex and "gender identity," despite no difference by basic biology.
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The term ''sex'' is often used to denote the activity of sexual relations, and as such it is subject to laws of social conduct.
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==Sexual morality in the Bible==
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From the beginning, [[God]] created the male and female as uniquely compatible and complimentary, and only joined them in the sanctified sexual union of marriage.<ref>Gn. 1:27,27; 2:18-24; 1Cor. 11:8-12; Eph. 5:31</ref> All sexual relations with others outside that bond are revealed to be [[sexual immorality|fornication]], which is unconditionally (regardless of motive or circumstance) prohibited and condemned.<ref>Gn. 34:1-4,13,31; 38:15,18,24; Lv. 19:29; 21:9; Dt. 22:13-30; Num. 25:1; Jdg. 8:33; 2Chrn. 21:11; Prov. 7:10-12; Hos. 1:2; Ezek. 6:9; 16:17,36; 20:7,18; 23:7; Mat. 5:32; 15:19; 19:9; Jn. 8:41; Acts 15:20; 15:29; 21:25; Rom. 1:29; 1Cor. 5:1,11; 6:9,13,18; 7:2; 2Cor. 6:16; 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 5:3; Col. 3:5; 1Thes. 4:3; Heb. 12:16; 13:4; 1Pet. 4:3; Rev. 9:21, etc.</ref>
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In the Bible a ''harlot'' or ''whore'' ([[KJV]]) was a woman who had sex before marriage, including prostitutes.<ref>Gn. 34:1-4,13,31; 38:15,18,24 Num. 25:1</ref> If a man engaged in such with a single woman, he was required to marry her for life, while the [[death penalty]] was mandated for the man (or both if consensual) for engaging in sexual relations with a woman who was betrothed (contracted to marry) to another, or for a woman who married under the false pretense of being a virgin, and her husband objected upon discovering otherwise.<ref>Dt. 22:13-29</ref> Likewise, spiritual fornication was that of infidelity to God in making an idol to be one's god,<ref>Ezek. 6:9; 23:30; 37:23</ref> with Israel being covenantally "married" to God.<ref>Jer. 3:14; Ezek. 16:8</ref>
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In the [[Gospel of Mark]] 7:20-23  (cf. Mt. 15:19), Jesus declares that sin begins in the heart, and the iniquities that proceed out of the heart include fornications, which being plural, includes all sexual relations outside marriage. While broader descriptions exist (i.e. "the bed of love": Ezek. 23:17) sexual intercourse is what is usually indicated (by euphemisms) in laws against illicit sex, yet it is generally held that this is not limited to such, but prohibits all sexual eroticism outside marriage (in which it is exclusively sanctioned: Prov. 5:15-20: SoS), and which all  "uncleanness" <ref>Rm. 1:24; Eph. 5:3</ref> covers.<ref>Adam Clarke, [[Matthew Henry]], John Wesley, Eph. 5:3; Albert Barnes, Rm. 1:24</ref> 
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Though [[polygamy|more than one wife]] was allowed in the Old Testament, and even [[concubine]]s were wives,<ref>Gn. 25:1; cf. 1Ch. 1:32; Gn. 30:4; cf. Gn. 35:22; 2Sam. 16:21, 22, cf. 2Sam. 20:3</ref> the Lord Jesus restored that to the original standard of one man and one woman, for life (though most understand the fornication clause as allowing [[divorce]] in the case of marital infidelity, as  fornication can include [[adultery]]<ref>[http://www.enterhisrest.org/articles/divorce_remarriage.pdf DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE UNDER GOD By L. S. Boardman]</ref>). In so doing,  (Mt. 19:4-9) Jesus defined the male and the female as constituting the "what" of "what therefore God hath joined together", and which, along with other verses, excludes [[same-sex marriage]] or other sexual unions. {{Main|Homosexuality and biblical interpretation}}
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==Gender identity==
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Gender identity is a term used by the Left to give cause to people believing they are a sex other than their biological sex. It can be used to signify a man wants to become a woman (or vice versa) or if any person wants to become a "third gender," meaning they choose a sex that is neither male nor female.
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Children are not simply born with a sense of their own gender but that their gender identity is formed through connections and interactions with others, primarily members of the same sex.<ref>http://www.narth.com/docs/coll-harren.html</ref>
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Leftists also hold the [[pseudoscience|non-scientific]] opinion that a person's gender can be altered [[anthropomorphic]]ally by [[surgery]] and [[hormone]] treatment.
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==See also==
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*[[Grammar]] for a discussion of grammatical gender
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*[[Atheism and sexuality]]
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*[[Atheism and sexual immorality articles|Atheism and sexual immorality]]
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*[[John Money]]
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Biology]]
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[[Category:Sociology]]
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[[Category:Sexuality]]
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[[Category:Bible]]

Revision as of 20:53, February 16, 2019

Sex is the attribute of being either male or female, categories which reflect biological reproductive functions. The female sex is defined as the one which produces the larger gamete (the egg) and which typically bears the offspring. In contrast, the male sex has a smaller gamete (sperm) and rarely bears offspring.

Sex can also refer to sexual intercourse, the physical act of reproduction, also known as "sexual relations" or "having sex."

In some animals, sex may be assigned to specific structures rather than the entire organism. Earthworms, for example, are normally hermaphrodites.

Norms of social conduct

For a more detailed treatment, see Gender roles.

"Sex" is the biological definition of whether one is born male or female by their genitalia and biological genes. "Gender" is a word created in the 1950s to define what society expects of persons of different sexes. The distinction is important in law, as it tends to forbid discrimination on the basis of either, e.g. effeminate men cannot be fired for not acting according to their "gender". In other areas the distinction is primarily important for more abstracted social and legal arguments, rather than everyday use.

In the 21st century, "gender" signifies an apparent difference between your birth sex and the gender one "identifies as," also known as being transgender. The left-wing, including Cultural Marxists, frequently claim the existence of a difference in biological sex and "gender identity," despite no difference by basic biology.

The term sex is often used to denote the activity of sexual relations, and as such it is subject to laws of social conduct.

Sexual morality in the Bible

From the beginning, God created the male and female as uniquely compatible and complimentary, and only joined them in the sanctified sexual union of marriage.[1] All sexual relations with others outside that bond are revealed to be fornication, which is unconditionally (regardless of motive or circumstance) prohibited and condemned.[2]

In the Bible a harlot or whore (KJV) was a woman who had sex before marriage, including prostitutes.[3] If a man engaged in such with a single woman, he was required to marry her for life, while the death penalty was mandated for the man (or both if consensual) for engaging in sexual relations with a woman who was betrothed (contracted to marry) to another, or for a woman who married under the false pretense of being a virgin, and her husband objected upon discovering otherwise.[4] Likewise, spiritual fornication was that of infidelity to God in making an idol to be one's god,[5] with Israel being covenantally "married" to God.[6]

In the Gospel of Mark 7:20-23 (cf. Mt. 15:19), Jesus declares that sin begins in the heart, and the iniquities that proceed out of the heart include fornications, which being plural, includes all sexual relations outside marriage. While broader descriptions exist (i.e. "the bed of love": Ezek. 23:17) sexual intercourse is what is usually indicated (by euphemisms) in laws against illicit sex, yet it is generally held that this is not limited to such, but prohibits all sexual eroticism outside marriage (in which it is exclusively sanctioned: Prov. 5:15-20: SoS), and which all "uncleanness" [7] covers.[8]

Though more than one wife was allowed in the Old Testament, and even concubines were wives,[9] the Lord Jesus restored that to the original standard of one man and one woman, for life (though most understand the fornication clause as allowing divorce in the case of marital infidelity, as fornication can include adultery[10]). In so doing, (Mt. 19:4-9) Jesus defined the male and the female as constituting the "what" of "what therefore God hath joined together", and which, along with other verses, excludes same-sex marriage or other sexual unions. For a more detailed treatment, see Homosexuality and biblical interpretation.

Gender identity

Gender identity is a term used by the Left to give cause to people believing they are a sex other than their biological sex. It can be used to signify a man wants to become a woman (or vice versa) or if any person wants to become a "third gender," meaning they choose a sex that is neither male nor female.

Children are not simply born with a sense of their own gender but that their gender identity is formed through connections and interactions with others, primarily members of the same sex.[11]

Leftists also hold the non-scientific opinion that a person's gender can be altered anthropomorphically by surgery and hormone treatment.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gn. 1:27,27; 2:18-24; 1Cor. 11:8-12; Eph. 5:31
  2. ↑ Gn. 34:1-4,13,31; 38:15,18,24; Lv. 19:29; 21:9; Dt. 22:13-30; Num. 25:1; Jdg. 8:33; 2Chrn. 21:11; Prov. 7:10-12; Hos. 1:2; Ezek. 6:9; 16:17,36; 20:7,18; 23:7; Mat. 5:32; 15:19; 19:9; Jn. 8:41; Acts 15:20; 15:29; 21:25; Rom. 1:29; 1Cor. 5:1,11; 6:9,13,18; 7:2; 2Cor. 6:16; 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 5:3; Col. 3:5; 1Thes. 4:3; Heb. 12:16; 13:4; 1Pet. 4:3; Rev. 9:21, etc.
  3. ↑ Gn. 34:1-4,13,31; 38:15,18,24 Num. 25:1
  4. ↑ Dt. 22:13-29
  5. ↑ Ezek. 6:9; 23:30; 37:23
  6. ↑ Jer. 3:14; Ezek. 16:8
  7. ↑ Rm. 1:24; Eph. 5:3
  8. ↑ Adam Clarke, Matthew Henry, John Wesley, Eph. 5:3; Albert Barnes, Rm. 1:24
  9. ↑ Gn. 25:1; cf. 1Ch. 1:32; Gn. 30:4; cf. Gn. 35:22; 2Sam. 16:21, 22, cf. 2Sam. 20:3
  10. ↑ DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE UNDER GOD By L. S. Boardman
  11. ↑ http://www.narth.com/docs/coll-harren.html
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