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christianity
unit 2 - marriage and the family
2.2 - sexual relationships
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pre-marital
sex
sexual activity before marriage
most christians opposed to it (condemned by bible, catechism)
adultry (
extra-marital
sex)
a sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
all christians are against it (breaks wedding vows, condemned by jesus, 10 commandments)
humanist/athiest attitudes
accept
sex
before
marriage
accept
cohabitation
sex should be a
choice
of the people involved (
consensual
)
sex should be with people 'of
age'
and people shouldn't
cheat
on their partner
catholic attitudes
to
homosexuality
being
homosexual
isn't a sin (people cannot help sexual orientation but can
control
sexual actvity)
homosexual sexual relationships are a sin (condemned in bible, sex is for
creative
,
unitive
purposes)
sinful to harass homosexuals or attack their behaviour (
homophobic
)
dont accept same-sex marriage, but less opposed to civil partnerships (marriage is for
man
and
woman
)
evangelical attitude to homosexuality
homosexuality is a
sin
(condemned in bible)
dont
accept same-sex marriage
power of
spirit
can help change sexual orientation (salvation of christ can remove all sins)
liberals attitude to homosexuality
lifelong homosexual relationships are
acceptable
allow homosexual ministers/priests
provide blessings for civil partnerships but not same-sex marriage as it cannot be equated for a
christian
marriage
this is because:
bible needs to be changed to fit
modern
society
major christian belief is love and
acceptance
christians should be open and honest
scienctific research shows that homosexuality can be caused by biological factors
humanist/athiest attitudes to homosexuality
no problem with
homosexual
sexual relationships
people's sexuality is their own
choice
christian
arguments against homosexuality is based on
religious
views (bible)