RE RELATIONSHIPS

• Families

  Group of people, usually related, who support each other.

  most common are:

  Nuclear families- 2 parents and children.

  Extended families- number of different gens.

  
  

  christian example:

  “those who don’t provide for their families are worse that unbelievers“- bible

  ”honour your mother and family”- 10 commandments

  
  

  Muslim example:

  “Be kind to your parents“ - Quran
• different views on the roles of men and woman in the family

  -both partners in a family have a responsibility.

  -raising children acting as a role model to them , looking after other relatives and maintaining the home.

  -should provide a nurturing environment for each other.
• traditional views of the role of men and women in the family.

  -Islam, judaism and Christianity have held very traditional views.

  -the man provides wealth and the woman id responsible for the home.

  -patriarchal views see the man as the leader of the family.

  a Hadith says

  'A man is the guardian of his family and is responsible for his subjects'

  'a woman is the guardian pf her. husbands home and of his children'
• families In the 21 century 


  what's changed?

  -woman are seen as partners, and work.

  -more men stay at home and raise children, has doubled since 1933.
• cohabitation 


  living with partner in a sexual relationship but not married.

  becoming increasingly popular, to test a relationship before getting married.
• christian attitudes on cohabitation

  -liberal anglicans allow cohabitation but believe that it should be In preparation for married life.

  -catholics disagree with cohabitation and premarital sex because sex is sacred.

  'better to marry than to burn with passion'- bible

  silver ring thing-program encourages young teens and adults to remain sexually absent till marriage
• muslim attitudes on cohabitation

  cohabitation is always wrong for muslims because premarital sex is also wrong.

  'let those who cannot marry remain chaste' - Quran
• marriage 


  commitment between 2 people to stay together.

  still popular but many are waiting till they are older to marry for the first Time.
• Christian attitudes on marriage

  ' A man will leave his parents and be united to his wife and the two become one flesh.' - bible

  -should be seen as a lifelong commitment.

  -vows reflect the significance of marriage.

  -its a sacrament.

  A gift from god.

  -genesis man and woman are created by GOD for one another.
• Muslim attitudes to marriage

  ' Allah created for you mates that you should find peace, affection and mercy.'- Quran

  -marriage is a gift from god.

  -The Quran says it's the basis for a family life.

  -all Muslims are encouraged to marry.

  -marriage should be for life but divorce is permitted

  -married couples should love care and support one another.
• marriage ceremonies 


  wedding- a ritual that begins a marriage.

  legally requires witnesses.
• Christian marriage ceremonies 


  -declaration, interrogation, vows, exchange of rings.

  -performed in church.

  • vows- between good and bad times, good health and ill, making a life-long commitment to each other.
  • rings symbolise the eternal nature of the marriage sacrament.
  • there must be a witness and the couple must sign the register
• Muslim marriage ceremonies

  
  

  • a nikah is a simple ceremony, shows commitment.

  -sign a nikah contract.

  -with imam and family.

  -must be displayed publicly- have a party called walima.

  -mahr payment to bride.

  -vows aren't necessary.
• commitment 


  dedication to something- eg marriage.
• Christian and Muslim ideas on commitment.


  -Christians and Muslims are committed to god, their families and spouses.
• vows 


  special promises- set out the expectations for the marriage.
• sex outside marriage 


  pre-marital (before)

  extra marital (affair)
• liberal and non religious ideas on pre + extra marital 


  generally accept pre marital sex between two consenting adults, but still reject cheating as it violates trust
• adultery/ sex outside of marriage- christian views 


  'thou shall not commit adultery' - 10 commandments- forbidden

  • its always wrong - should only be with married partner.
  • adultery harms family unit.
  • adultery breaks the sacred sacrament of marriage.
• adultery 


  cheating sexually on your spouse
• adultery- muslim views 


  ' and do not come near unto zina. it is a bad thing and an evil way.'-Quran.

  -forbidden in Quran.

  -seen as theft.

  -Marriage is a lifelong commitment- adultery breaks trust.

  -adultery may break any vows made.

  adultery damages society and the ummah.
• interfaith marriage 


  marriage between people of different religions.

  increasingly common in multi-faith society
• interfaith marriage issues


  -different religions and traditions might have different expectations around gender roles.

  -communities and families may reject the marriage and couple.

  what religion should the children be

  -beliefs about death and the afterlife

  • which festivals should be celebrated.
• Christian views on interfaith marriage 


  'don't be joined with unbelievers'- bible
• Muslim views on interfaith marriage 


  Muslim men can marry jewish or Christian women but Muslim women should only marry Muslim men- the shariah law of Islam.
• divorce 


  legal ending of a marriage.

  legal since 1960s

  3rd of marriages end in a divorce
• Christian views in marriage.


  Catholics - marriage is a sacrament that can't be broken.

  'what god has joined together let no one separate' - Mark 10:9

  Catholics may get an annulment that means the marriage isn't valid

  
  

  liberal Anglicans allow divorce but would expect couple to reconcile first. don't like remarriage.
• Muslim attitudes to divorce- 


  'the most hated thing Allah has allowed.' - Muhammad.

  Muslims aren't against divorce but would expect a couple to try and work it out first.

  the couple must separate for 3 months where they live in the same house but do not have sex. after this time, the imam would give them a religious divorce.
• why do marriage break down?


  -children

  -addiction

  -sexual problems

  -adultery

  -financial problems

  -religious differences
• Gender equality 


  men and women treated the same
• Gender equality aims to reduce discrimination and prejudice based on gender

  2010 equalities act made it illegal to discriminate ppl on a range of characteristics including gender
• Catholic views on equality


  catholics Believe that men and women have equal roles in the family but don’t believe women can be priests

  because:

  the priest represents Jesus and he is a man

  women can have equally important roles like at the church!

  , as nuns helping to lead worship.

  however in the bible - Paul it says ' women submit to your husbands"
• modern protestant christians 


  accept that men and women have equal rights at home and in religion because..

  genesis 1 says men and women were created at the same Time so have an equal status

  Jesus treated women as equals

  evidence of women priests in the early church - the fact that they needed to be banned shows women must have been preaching at some level

  aglicians now allow women to priests
• Muslim views on gender equality 


  quran 4.1 shows that Allah created people as equal from the same soul

  quran 40:40 says that true believers can be male or female
• Muslim views on gender equality

  
quran 4.1 shows that Allah created people as equal from the same soul Quran 40:40 says that true believers can be male or female

  however:

  the Quran suggest- that men having authority over women in divorce matters

  men take the roles of imams

  women can lead sallah in Muslim mosques but must stand among the congregation, not the front

  women - encouraged to worship at home

  men - worship in mosque
• sexism 


  treating one sex different or worse
• feminism 


  campaign for equal rights for women
• patriarchy 


  men dominated culture
• women only received equal parts recently but not in all parts of the world
• same sex 


  attracted to same gender