"whoever does not provide for relatives and especially family members has denied the faith and is an unbeliever"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Role of family members- children obey parents
"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord"
[ISLAM]
Role of family- kind to family
"your Lord has commanded...that you be kind to your parents"
[ISLAM]
Role of family members- sin
"It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Role of men + women- equality
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female for you are all one in Jesus Christ"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Role of men + women- equality, image
"In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Men + women equal partners
"husbands must give honour to their wives. She may be weaker than you but she is your equal partner"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Women's role- birth
"with painful labour you will give birth to your children...your husband...will rule over you"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Women submit to husbands
No women can be church leaders
"As the Church submits to Christ...wives should submit...to their husbands"
[ISLAM]
Men + women created equally
x2
"People, we created you all from a single man and woman"
"each of you is equal to the other"
[ISLAM]
HADITH- mother
"heaven is under the feet of mothers"
[ISLAM]
Polygamy
"if you fear you cannot be equitable [to them] then marry only one"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Marriage- Anglican church, hetero marriage, essential for stable society
(part of marriage service)
"The church sees marriage between a man and woman as central to stability and health of human society"
[ISLAM]
HADITH- sex, sins wiped
"when a man approaches his wife, he is guarded by 2 angels and at that moment he is like a warrior fighting for the causes of God. When he has intercourse with her, his sins fall away like leaves of a tree in autumn"
[ISLAM]
Forced marriage- invalid
"If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it then such a marriage is invalid"
[ISLAM]
Contraception- man is weak
"God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Contraception- life
"every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life"
[ISLAM]
Abortion
"do not kill your children...killing them is a great sin"
[CHRISTIANITY]
CATHOLIC CHURCH- sex only in marriage
No fornication
"every sexual act must be in the framework of marriage"
[CHRISTIANITY]
Adultery- 10 commandments
"You shall not commit adultery"
[ISLAM]
Adultery
"Do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage and an evil path"
[CHRISTIANITY]
CONSERVATIVE- marriage is a lifelong sacrament
"no human being must then separate what God has joined together"
[CHRISTIANITY]
LIBERAL- divorce + remarriage allowed if adultery occurs
"any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than her unfaithfulness, commits adultery if he marries another woman"
[ISLAM]
Divorce- waiting period
"when any of you intend to divorce women...the period of waiting shall be 3 months"
[ISLAM]
Divorce- supporting ex wife
"divorced women shall also have their maintenance as is considered fair: this is a duty for those who are mindful of God"