M&F

• What do Christians believe about marriage

  • Covenant between 2 people and God
  • should be consummated on wedding night to become one flesh
  • between a man and woman
  • cannot divorce
• Types of families

  • Nuclear
  • Blended- previously had relationship
  • single parent
  • same sex
  • extended
• Contraception (for)

  • family planning and finance
  • health
  • abortion isn’t allowed
• Contraception (against)

  • murder /unnatural
  • should never deliberately avoid pregnancy
  • humane vitae (wrong to use artificial contraception)
• Gender prejudice

  -Jesus healed sick woman (when she touched his robe)

  -spoke to Samaritan woman at well

  -defended woman who used expensive perfume to anoint.