relationships and families

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    • human sexuality
      agree with dictionary definition but also about emotional relationship created through being in a sexual relationship and creation of children, also personality and interactions
    • uk law about sexuality and relationships
      • legal to practice both
      • age of consent is 16
      • no one can marry under 18
      • cohabiting is allowed but not same legal rights
      • same sex religious marriages not possible
      • bigamy and polygamy illegal
      • forced marriage illegal
      • divorce legal
    • christian attitudes:
      • gen 1 v 28: "be fruitful and increase in number" - heterosexual relationships only, no contraception, dominion
      • gen 2 : "God created woman.. that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh" - heterosexual relation, no sex out of marriage
      • shows trinity
    • chastity and celibacy
      chastity means no sex outside of marriage
      celibacy means no sex
    • christian nature and purpose of marriages
      nature: between a man and a woman
      purpose: right place for sex, children and companionship
      rcs also believe it is a sacrament
      gives insight into gods character e.g love
    • muslim nature and purpose of marriage
      nature: heterosexual only, expected to marry, , up to 4 wives (sura 4) only of all treated equally, sign nikah
      purpose: 'marriage is half the faith' - hadith , 'whoever chooses to follow my tradition must get married and produce offspring, increasing the population of muslims' - hadith
    • what do christians think of sex before marriage
      • no christian likes having lots of sexual partners because only have sex once a commitment is made, purposes of marriage is sex, companionship and children , no companionship with partner of sleeping around
      • rcs teaching by the pope "every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage"
    • what do christians think of cohabiting
      • Rcs - 'every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage' likely to do it, bible says to 'be fruitful and multiply' - best place for that is in marriage
      • liberal: okay as same values as a married couple, bible doesnt say that adam and eve had a wedding, sex made them a couple in gods eyes
    • christian attitudes towards adultery
      • rc pope teaching,
      • 10 commandments 'you shall not commit adultery'
      • wedding vows
      • 'you have heard it was said, 'you shall not commit adultery' but i tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart' - matthew 5:27-28
    • divorce and remarriage
      • uk law allows both
      • 71% divorce for first marriages
      • 40% of all wedding in uk not first
    • reasons for divorce
      • abuse
      • children
      • affair
      • love
      • lost job
      • money pressures
      • boring
      • time
    • christian attitudes towards divorce and remarriage
      rc dont allow divorce because matthew 19, vows, sacrament but allow anullment of never consummated, not aware of seriousness, kids, pauline privilege
      protestant churches dont like divorce but accept it, lesser of two evils, remember forgiveness and not judging others
    • christian attitudes to homosexuality
      • rc: wrong, gen 1 v 28, gen 2, 1 corinthians 6 say 'homosexuality is a sin'
      • cofe: practicing homosexuality is wrong, but attraction isnt, yes to relation but no sex
      • liberal: needs to be read against when written, 1 corinthians 6 condemns sleeping around not relation that has values, same values as a straight relation
    • contraception
      • rc: no to any method unless natural, if available in garden of eden when world was perfect, rc pope teaching 'every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life', contraception encourages sex out of marriage
      • protestant: no to any method that prevents implanting, 'do not murder', 'be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth an take responsibility for it' - contraception makes sire having child when can be responsible for it
    • nature of families stats
      • single parent households is 13%
      • 1 in 12 experience parents breaking up before 5
      • changed attitudes in society, gender roles, dreams, law
    • christian views on families
      • 2 adults , man and woman: gen 2
      • children: gen 1 v 28
      • single is ok: jesus never married
    • religious views on roles of parents and children
      • expected children, provide for them, good role models, bring up in religion, respect parents, 10 commandments, proverbs 23;22
    • same sex parents
      allowed by uk law, 120 a year
      liberals allow it, same values, better to adopt, child has home
    • polygamy
      • less than 5% of muslims
      • not recognised by uk law
      • less men than women
    • roles of men and women in marriage
      • say same vows, and then work out how to practice
      • muslims sign nikkah, details expectations of each other
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