issues of relationships

• • adultery: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
• • divorce: the legal end of a marriage by a court or other competent body
• • cohabitation: the state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married
• commitment: the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
• contraception: methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during sexual intercouse
• gender equality: the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities in society
• responsibilities: actions or duties that a person is expected to carry out
• • roles: the way in which people are expected to behave in society, based on their gender, age, social class, ethnicity, etc
• nuclear family: a family with a father, mother and their biological children, living together in the same household
• extended family: a family that includes both parents and their children, and other relatives
• reconstituted family: a family that is formed after a divorce or separation
• single parent family: 1 parent with children, usually a mother, who is not married to the father
• • childless family: a married or cohabiting couple cannot or decide not to have children
• • Humanists believe that marriage is a significant part of human life. because it is a special ceremony to show their commitment to each other
• christians believe that marriage is a gift given to humanity by god. or sacrament. the vows exchanged by the bride and groom reflect the promise made to god. God made man and woman
• muslims believe that in order to have a sexual relationship they must be married. the nikah is the wedding ceremony where the man and woman declare their commitment to eachother
• liberal anglicans accept cohabitation because it is a part of a commited relationship whereas the catholic church do not accept cohabitation
• christians believe that in the ten commandments it forbids adultery. this is because marriage is a sacrament and commiting adultery destroys the special relationship between husband and wife
• • muslims believe that marriage is a life long union based on trust. there are vows in the nikah which promise to be faithful to eachother.
  • ''do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse''
• humanists believe that divorce can happen if both parties agree. however, they also believe that people should try to work through problems rather than ending the relationship
• the catholic church does not recongise divorce and only annulment
• • muslims believe in talaq and this is the last resort after trying to reconcile the marriage. this is a three months waiting period to ensure the woman is not pregnant
• celibacy: abstinence from sexual activity, especially as a religious vow
• • chasity: not having sexual relationships till you're married
• thomas aquinas: natural law teaches christians how to live their life similar to the haddiths. the five ways to know god are: faith, reason, revelation, experience, and intuition
• muslims are allowed to use contraception as long as it does not harm the body and if both husband and wife consent to use it. because sex is a act of worship
• islam forbids homosexual relationshops because sex should take place only between husband and wife.

  ''you approach men with the same desire as you appraoch woman then you are considered immoral''
• in the parable of the good smaraitan jesus taught that you should not discriminate. his actions showed that he respected women which may have been unsual at the time

  ''a woman should learn in quietness and full submission''
• in the hadith, it mentions two women leading prayers. to be a imam they must be a good muslim and gender is irelevant regardless of it being a traditional male role.