Relationships and families

• importance of marriage

  • procreation
  • union
  • respect
  • plan
  • sacred
  • eternal
• catholic marriage services

  • sacrament
  • liturgy and vows
  • mass
  • personal blessing from priest
  • spiritually joined
• quakers marriage service

  • no minister
  • silent worship
  • everyone signs quaker marriage certificate
• noncomformist marriage service

  • freedom of expressions
  • own vows for personal connection with god
• cofe marriage service

  • vows and prayers
  • couple choose bible readings and hymns
• features of wedding ceremonies

  • hymn
  • opening statement
  • declaration
  • vows
  • exchange of rings
  • proclamation
  • prayer
  • register
• catholic and cofe views on same sex relationships

  • homosexual acts are against gods will
  • dont perform civil partnerships
  • marriage is between man and woman
  • sex should be able to result in procreation
• liberal views on same sex relationships

  • civil partnerships reflect value of equality
  • love is a key teaching
• keeping sex for marriage

  • special status
  • eternal partnership
  • spiritual contract
• roman catholic view on contraception

  • opposed to artificial contraception
  • gods law of nature
  • children are a gift from god
  • natural family planning
• cofe view on contraception

  • acceptable to both partners
  • procreation is the purpose of marriage
  • sex is a gift from god
• things that should be done to keep couples together

  • counselling
  • talk to vicar
  • pray together
  • talk to friends/family
  • talk together
  • read the bible
• cofe view on divorce

  • marriage is a contract
  • couple can separate if all else has failed
  • more loving option
  • remarriage - shows gods forgiveness
• rc view on divorce

  • marriage is a sacrament
  • only thing that can separate marriage is death
  • may separate and live apart
  • may not remarry unless partner dies
• egalitarianism

  men and women are created by god as equals
• complementarianism


  men and women have been created differently by god to have different but complementing roles
• traditional views on roles of men and women

  • women are men’s helpers
  • obedience to husbands
  • women are weaker than men (genesis)
  • women should run a christian home
  • men should provide for a family
• other views on role of men and women

  • complementarianism
  • men should be involved in families
  • ”husbands love your wives”
• “be fruitful and multiply”
• “two shall become one flesh”
• “you are all one in jesus christ”
• “god shows no favouritism”