Intrapersonal conflict between christianity and homosexuality: the personal effects faced by gay men and lesbians.

Potential conflict between Christianity and homosexuality is not considered as a totally new phenomenon.Nonetheless, since scarce is known regarding the matter this might assumed the level of intolerance is still high within most traditional western religion including Christianity. A qualitative study of 10 male and 10 female Christian homosexuals was conducted via in-depth semi-structured interviews. This paper seeks to explore the potential conflict between Christianity and homosexuality faced by the respondents. The result found that the majority, eighty percent (80%), were affected by the conflict, suggesting that both Christianity and homosexuality were important components of their lives. The most common personal effects of conflict between Christianity and homosexuality indentified included depression (68.8%), selfblame/guilt (37.5%), anxiety (31.3%), suicidal ideation (25%) and alienation (25%). Implications and recommendations at three levels are provided to assist those dealing with homosexual people who are affected by the conflict

Hamil luar nikah: memahami remaja sebagai asas intervensi keluarga.

Penglibatan remaja perempuan dengan aktiviti seks sangat berisiko mengundang kepada kehamilan luar nikah di samping jangkitan HIV/AIDS dan jangkitan seksual yang lain. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memahami perkembangan seks remaja, pengaruh perkembangan sehingga berlakunya kehamilan dan mencadangkan intervensi keluarga yang boleh digunapakai oleh mereka yang terlibat dalam profesion pertolongan. Metod kajian yang digunakan adalah kajian perpustakaan. Artikel konseptual ini juga melibatkan asas intervensi iaitu pendekatan sistem teori, intervensi krisis, dan penyelesaian masalah yang boleh dilaksanakan ke atas keluarga yang sedang dibelenggu masalah kehamilan remaj