religion

• adultery; voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
• divorce; to legally end a marriage
• cohabitation; to live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
• commitment; a sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.
• contraception; methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant.
• gender equality; people of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.
• responsibilities; actions/duties you are expected to carry out
• roles; position, or status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them.
• what are the 5 different types of family?

  nuclear, extended, reconstituted, single parent, childless.
• christianity; "bring them up in training and instruction of the Lord'
• christianity; "be fruitful and multiply"
• christianity; "the head of every woman is a man"
• islam; 'a woman is the guardian of her husbands home"
• islam; " and do not approach unlawful sex"
• Islam; "the two will become one flesh"
• christian (catholic) mariage;

  • sacrament
  • at least one partner must be catholic
  • great spiritual significance
• christian (orthodox) marriage;

  • the start of a new relationship
  • sacrament
  • administered by the holy spirit
  • at least one partner must be orthodox
• christian(anglican) marriage;

  • a gift from god
  • a sacramental rite
• Christian (other);

  • a special union between a man and woman, but not a sacrament
• what does the ring represent?

  placed o third finger left hand as containing the vein leading to heart. ring symbolises never ending love
• what does veil symbolise?

  the brides purity before marriage
• what does vows symbolise?

  promises, deep commitment before god
• what do crowns represent (orthodox)?

  outwards signs of an inwards blessing
• what do candles represent (orthodox)?

  the willingness of couple to receive Jesus, the light of the world
• adultery is mentioned 52 times in bible
• christianity; :anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery wither in his heart"
• christianity; "what god has joined together, let no man pull asunder"
• celibacy; the decision not to have a sexual relationship
• promiscuity; having a number of sexual relationships
• chastity; when a person does not have sexual relationships until marriage
• nikah; muslim marriage ceremony
• mahr; a dowry given to the bride by the groom in a muslim marriage
• revelation; god revealing himself known to humankind
• free will; the ability to make choices voluntarily and independently. th belief that nothing is predetermined
• baptism; this sacrament is a rite of initiation, through which people become members of the church. The word 'baptism' means to immerse in water. water is used as a symbol of washing away sin
• why is the bible important to christians?

  • word of god
  • remains relevant no matter how old it is and cannot be changed or questioned
  • offers support
  • guidance
  • informs believers about how god wants them to live
  • regarded as holy
  • s form of special revelation to an individual believer
  • belief that god is speaking to them through the book
• why might non-christians consider the bible fiction?

  • no surviving original texts of New Testament books
  • humans decided which books should be included
  • written by humans over a long period of time
  • no proof it came from god
  • none of the New Testament writers knew Jesus; earliest book 20 years after he died
• how is the bible used?

  • teaching
  • correcting
  • rebuking
  • training in riteousness
• uses of the bible?

  • funerals
  • marriage
  • christening
  • during worship
  • guidance
  • absolute law
• different ways of interpreting the bible

  • literal; the acal words of god; everything is accurate, noting is false; they reject science which conflict with bible views
  • biblical myth; written by authors in pre-scientific says, who used cultural stories to express their understanding
  • symbolic; stories and events have layers of meaning with spiritual significance
  • conservative; true and written without any error, but written by humans inspired or influenced by god. they accept scientific views alongside biblical views