RE Theme A

• Types of sexual relationships


  • Heterosexual
  • Homosexual
• In the UK, the age of consent is 16
• Ages of consent in different countries

  • 12 in the Philippines
  • 18 in California and places in the Middle East
• Homosexuality was legalized in the UK in 1967
• Same-sex marriages were legalized in the UK in 2013
• Christian perspective on heterosexual relationships

  Part of God's plan for humans, source of wisdom and authority is God
• Christian perspective on homosexual relationships

  Some Christians oppose, others believe a loving and faithful homosexual relationship is just as holy as a heterosexual one
• Abstinent


  The decision to not have sex for a set period of time, for example before marriage
• Celibacy


  Abstinent abstinence practice for an extended period of time or for the rest of your life
• Christian perspective


  Catholics and Orthodox believe pre-marital sex is wrong, some denominations believe it is okay if in a loving relationship
• Source of wisdom and Authority: 'Whoever sins sexually sins against their own body'
• Adultery


  Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not that married person's spouse
• Christian perspective on sex outside of marriage

  • Jesus taught that looking at another woman lustfully and having adulterous intentions counts as adultery
  • One of the Ten Commandments is "you should not commit adultery"
• Contraception


  The use of both natural and artificial methods to prevent pregnancies
• Family planning


  The practice of controlling the number of children that someone has and the intervals between their births
• Christian perspective on contraception

  • Denominations of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity believe it encourages selfishness and infidelity
  • Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating life, so it is seen as not following God's plan