Sex

• All religions regard sexual relationships as an important part of being human.
• Promiscuity.


  having a number of casual sexual relationships.
• Sex is regarded as a gift from God and part of God’s creation.
• Sex allows for the continuation of the human race and is an important part of human identity.
• Sex is also a physical way in which people may express love to each other.
• Promiscuity is regarded as something which is always wrong, or a sin, because religions teach that sex should only be part of a committed relationship between two people who have deep feelings for each other.
• As sex can result in children, faithfulness in sexual relationships is really important for the upbringing of children by two parents.
• Sex is a powerful human instinct and drive.
• For most of the history of the world, sex has been linked with procreation but the development of successful and widely available contraceptive methods, such as the contraceptive pill, has allowed the act of sex to be divorced from the act of procreation.
• The availability of contraception has allowed people to have sex without the prospect of becoming pregnant and it has significantly changed attitudes towards sexual activity.
• Religious views on the purpose of sex may have changed as a result of the availability of contraception but promiscuity is still not deemed as acceptable.
• Chastity is the state in which a person does not have sexual relationships until married.
• In the traditional teachings of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, a person would remain chaste until marriage.
• In America, the 'silver ring thing' was promoted as a physical expression of the viewpoint that a person should remain chaste until they are married.
• Unmarried Christian teenagers and young adults wear a silver ring on their 'wedding finger' to show they will remain chaste until they are married, when married, they will replace the silver ring with a wedding ring.
• Celibacy is the decision to never have a sexual relationship.
• In the Catholic faith, there has been a tradition of celibacy.
• Monks, nuns and priests take a vow of celibacy.
• Celibacy is a decision not to marry or to have any sexual relationships.
• Celibacy is made as a positive choice of lifestyle in order to dedicate one’s life to the service of God.
• Islam and Judaism teach that an adult should marry in order to have a companion in life and that no one needs to live a celibate life.