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Discussion 2(a)
Pick a newspaper or magazine (online is fine) and find an article or passage that gives an example of a government, group, or individual using natural law theory, specifically the belief that something is wrong if it is “unnatural,” to justify or motivate an action.
Discussion 2(a) Answer
The passage above demonstrates the leadership of The United Methodist Church’s employment of the natural law theory. This theory posits that the discernment of the purpose of something determines its proper use. Based on church’s teaching, the purpose of sexual relation is dictated by whether it is facilitated in a heterosexual marriage or relationship