THEME A: Relationships And Families

• reasons for sex?

  • pleasure
  • experience
  • love
  • lust
• reasons to not have sex?

  • to not get STI'S
  • gift from god- save till marriage
  • a monk
• define cohabitation?

  Living together without being married
• adultery?

  cheating on ur married partner
• age of consent?

  when your old enough to have sex by law
• celibacy?

  the decision to not have sex usually before marriage
• heterosexuality?

  being sexually attracted to the opposite gender
• homosexuality?

  being sexually attracted to the same gender
• what happened in 1885 for homosexual relationships?


  sexual acts between homosexuals are made illegal
• what happened during 2013 for homosexuals?


  same-sex marriage is recognised in law
• what is the Christian purpose of sex?

  procreation
• what are 2 beliefs on sex marriage?

  1. some except cohabitation
  2. should only taken place within marriage
• 2 ways sex is important for christians?

  1. gift from god- procreation
  2. a way to show commitment to eachother
• "flee from sexual immorality" = body is sacred and sexual relationships shouldn't be abused
• 2 things that were stated in the bible about sexual relationships?

  • adultery is forbidden
  • married couples should be faithful to each other as spoken in vows
• "you shall not commit adultery"
• "be fruitful and increase in number"
• what is contraception?

  Preventing pregnancy.
• 3 contraception methods?

  • aritifical (condoms)
  • natural (rhythms - having sex on days unlikely to concieve
  • permanent(vasectomy)
• 2 reasons why contraceptive methods are allowed: to prevent unwanted pregnancy to prevent STIs
• 2 reasons why contraception isnt allowed?

  procreation, disrupting God's plans
• what do catholics and orthodox believe about contraception?

  using contraception is sinful as you are preventing God's plans and it goes against all principles of human nature
• what does the bible say about marriage?

  marriage should be monogamous between a man and women for life
• 3 purposes of marriage?

  1. provide companionship/support
  2. enjoy sex within marriage and procreate to make a family
  3. lifelong commitment
• a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh- genesis
• 4 beliefs about marriage:

  1. showing devotion to god through vows with man,women,god- sacred and binding
  2. gift from god- part of god's plan
  3. seen as security and stable environment for children to be raised
  4. not everyone needs to be married- Jesus wasn't- if a monk or nun u don't have to
• reasons for cohabitation

  1. doesnt want to get married
  2. marriage is expensive and unnecessary
• what is divorce?

  legal termination of marriag
• catholic christain beliefs about divorce:

  1. a remarriage cannot take place in a church
  2. marriage bond isn't broken after divorce
  3. divorce breaks promises with god - sacrament
  4. if one couple dies the partner can remarry
  5. couples should try to reconcile before divorce - church of england
• protestant beliefs about divorce:

  1. people make mistakes- god is all forgiving
  2. it is up to the minister if remarriage should take place in their church
• "therefore what god has joined together let no one separate"- mark
• nuclear family?

  2 parents living with children
• blended family?

  stepfamily that have joined together through remarriage
• extended family?

  A family that includes not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
• simple parent family?

  one parent living with children
• same sex parents?

  same sex parents and children
• purpose of family

  • stability
  • teach children right and wrong
  • introduce children to christain faith
• "children are a heritage from the lord"
• "honour your father and mother" - genesis
• 4 beliefs on the role of men and women:

  1. made in the image of god with different roles; man was created to work the land while women to assist
  2. woman was made from the rib of the man showing women are helpers for men
  3. some believe it is outdated