另類的教會倫理如何成為公共倫理──《家暴條例》爭論的神學反省/郭鴻標

撮要

《家庭暴力條例》修訂的爭議已經告一段落,不過爭論過程中引發的神學課題卻值得深入探討。本篇論文除了引言及結論外,共分四部分:第一部分《家庭暴力條例》修訂的原因。第二部分《家庭暴力條例》修訂的理據的反思,包括目前香港法例上對同性性行為的規管、《家庭暴力條例》修訂用詞含混、立法會議員強烈要求修訂《家庭暴力條例》,延伸到同性同居者的理據並不清楚,及限制同性性行為合乎社會整體利益。第三部分基督徒公共神學的建構,包括教會倫理是另類倫理、教會倫理透過公共理性的表達成為公共倫理、教會需要採用公共語言、自由主義不應該是公共理性的唯一標準、面對眾多對基督教的批判,如何學習寬容?及基督教同道應如何維護一夫一妻家庭?本篇論文嘗試回應非基督徒基於多元主義真理觀要求教會尊重多元論述。究竟基督教倫理能否應用在公共社會呢?究竟教會在公共領域應有甚麽角色?本篇文章的結論是教會根據基督信仰引伸的一夫一妻家庭倫理價值,應該有其普遍有效性。

 

ABSTRACT

The revision of the Family Violence Ordinance is finished, but the related theological issues during the debate worth deeper discussion. This article is consisted of four parts besides introduction and conclusion. The first part is the reasons of the revision of the Family Violence Ordinance. The second part is the reflection of the arguments of the revision of the Family Violence Ordinance, including the regulation of the same sex activities according to the law of Hong Kong, the ambiguity of the terminologies in the revision of Family Violence Ordinance, the strong demand of the Legislative Council members to revise the Family Violence Ordinance, the argument of the extension to same sex partner is unclear, and the limitation of the same sex activities is for common good. The third part is the construction of Christian Public Theology, including the Ecclesial Ethics as alternate Ethics, Ecclesial Ethics through public reason becoming Public Ethics, the Church needs to use public language, Liberalism is not the only criteria of public reason, how to learn tolerance when facing the criticism for Christianity? How Christian protects monogamous family? This article tries to react to the demand for the Church to respect pluralistic discourses from the pluralistic view of truth of the non Christian. Whether Christian Ethics could be practiced in the public society? How is the role of the church in the public area? The conclusion of this article is the monogamous family moral value based on Christian has universal validity.

原載於《建道學刊》33期(2010年1月),頁33-59。

作者簡介

郭鴻標

副院長 (行政)