RELIGION AND FAMILIES

• Relationships and Family

  Sex

  • Should be kept in marriage
  • sex outside of marriage is sinful
  • cohabitation is a sin

  Homosexuality- attraction to the same gender

  • God created relationships to start a family- homosexuals naturally

  can't do that ' be fruitful and multiply '

  • The Bible is old and outdated so it's teachings on homos are too

  ' thou shall not wear wool and linen mixed together '

  • Jesus taught ' love thy neighbour ' - we shouldn't judge but respect
• Relationships and Family

  Contraception- barriers which prevent pregnancy

  • artificial- the pill, condom
  • natural- rhythm, withdraw

  Teachings

  • Roman Catholics- not allowed, it is against nature, children are a gift from God
  • Liberals- good to limit the number of children, yes if the child will

  cause harm for the mother or existing children
• Relationships and Family

  Marriage- a sacrament

  • same sex marriage allowed
  • less people marry
  • marry at older ages

  Importance- A gift to bless couples, a vow and promise to God, allows us to raise children and to be ' fruitful and multiply ', not have to be celibate anymore
• Relationships and Family

  Divorce- ending of a Marriage

  • Church of England- accepts that some marriages fail, it is unloving

  to force an unhappy couple to stay together

  • Roman Catholics- divorce is impossible, God made couples ' one

  flesh ' and can't be undone, remarrying deemed as adultery, marriage can be annulled if couple never had sex or children - could be a misunderstanding
• Relationships and Family

  Families

  • raise children in faith (baptise)
  • children should look after parents when older- ' honour thy father

  and thy mother '

  • children should have their own families and raise them in faith

  Changing nature

  • more same sex families
  • more single parent families
  • more extended families

  Attitudes- single parent families are welcomed in Church of England, Roman Catholics are against same sex because it is seen as unnatural
• Relationships and Family

  Different attitudes to same sex marriage

  • The Church of England holds blessings in support
  • The Bible is old fashioned - ' thou shall not wear wool and linen

  mixed together ' so more Churches are accepting

  • Roman Catholics are against - ' be fruitful and multiply '

  Polygamy- to have more than 1 partner

  • Law- illegal
  • Christianity- illegal, doesn't follow God's plan, unnatural
• Relationships and Family

  Roles of Men and Women

  • Literal- God made women for separate roles, women bring up kids

  in Christianity whereas men provide for families and lead in religion

  • Liberal- men and women were made as equals - ' there is neither

  male nor female for you are all one in the eyes of Christ ', Jesus treated

  everyone as his equals, God intended the genders to work together, women discovered Jesus' resurrection
• Relationships and Family

  Gender prejudice and discrimination

  Discrimination- acting against someone due to their protected characteristics

  • Home life- women should look after children, clean for husband
  • Workplace- women earn less money, stereotypical jobs that are

  associated with women (e.g. maid, cleaner, nanny)