Homosexuality

• What is a nucleur family?

  A nuclear family is a family unit consisting of a married couple and their biological or adopted children, living together in one household.
• What is extended family?

  Extended family refers to relatives beyond the immediate family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
• How might christians educate their children in faith?

  Church, Bible study, prayer, Christian schools, family discussions
• What is the purpose of a family in Christianity?

  To procreate - children are a gift from God
• What is a Christian teaching about family?

  'Children thrive, grown and develop with the love and safeguarding of a family'
• How might churches help families?

  Food banks provide food for families in poverty, mum and toddler groups lets kids have some freedom and helps parents, marriage counselling keeps families together
• What is polygamy?

  Marriage to more than one woman
• Why is polyandry not allowed in Islam?

  Children have a right to know who their parents are
• What is the UK law on polygamy?

  Polygamy is illegal in the UK.
• What are Roman Catholic views on polygamy?

  Not allowed - goes against marriage vows
• What are Church of England views on polygamy?

  Allowed if family have converted to Christianity as long as man doesn't take any more wives
• What is a civil marriage?

  A legal marriage performed by a government official, without religious affiliation.
• What is a sacrament?

  A sacrament is a religious ceremony or ritual that is believed to confer spiritual grace or blessings.
• What do wedding vows teach?

  Christian expectations of marriage include no divorce, procreation, marriage ends at death
• What are the five grounds for divorce in the UK?

  Adultery. unreasonable behaviour, desertification, lived apart for more than 2 years (with consent) or you have lived apart for more than 5 years (without consent)
• Why does Roman Catholic not allow divorce?

  Jesus' teaching, marriage is a sacrament, breaks wedding vows
• What does RCC recommend rather than divorce?

  annulment
• What is an annulment?

  A cancelation of a RCC marriage
• Whose permission is needed to remarry in COE?

  Vicar
• Does the CoE allow same sex marriage?

  Divided- don‘t in England, do in Scotland. Allows civil partnership for clergy but encourages celibacy
• What does RC teach about same sex marriage?

  Allowed to have gay feelings as long as they are not acted on - should be celibate. Purpose of sex is procreation, marriage is a sacrament between man and woman
• What does the Quaker and metropian community church say about same sex marriage?

  Support it - MCC perform thousands around the world annually
• When did same sex marriage become legal in the Uk?

  2013