Christian Attitudes Towards Sex
- Created by: J.Baggins
- Created on: 04-02-16 17:01
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- Christian Attitudes Towards Sex
- Chastity
- Sex belongs ONLY within marriage
- Roman Catholics / Evangelical Protestants
- Chastity - To abstain from sex until marriage
- Jesus: 'when a man joins a woman, the two become one'
- Purity
- White dress - symbolise purity
- Nuns, monks, Roman Catholic priests
- Live permanent chastity - devote to God
- Sex belongs ONLY within marriage
- Pre-marital sex
- Non- conformist Christian - Yes
- Express love between couple who plan to marry
- Methodist Church - No
- Not God's ideal
- Church of England - No
- Marriage = place for sexual relationships, environment for raising children.
- Non- conformist Christian - Yes
- Promiscuity
- Wrong - no commitment
- Devalues sex
- Ten Commandments - adultery is forbidden
- 'Do you promise to be true...?' - marriage vow
- Jesus condemned it in the Gospels.
- Casual sex with multiple partners
- Forbidden in most societies
- Wrong - no commitment
- Contraception
- Doesn't specifically forbid birth control
- Choose to use contraception in marriage
- Plan size of family
- Both partners agree with contraception
- Roman Catholics - artificial = no
- Sex should always be open to the creation of new life.
- Natural - rhythm method accepted
- Doesn't specifically forbid birth control
- Chastity
- Ten Commandments - adultery is forbidden
- 'Do you promise to be true...?' - marriage vow
- Jesus condemned it in the Gospels.
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