Relationship and Families
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- Created on: 03-05-18 17:23
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- Relationship and Families
- Human Sexuality
- Heterosexual relationships
- Marriage in the only valid place for heterosexual
- Christians are against faithfulness
- Heterosexual is the norm in Islam Muslims are expected to marry and have a family
- Only form of sexual relationships are expected is that between a Husband and Wife
- Homosexual relatioships
- Some Christian oppose of Homosexual relationship
- Most Muslims would believe that Homosexual relationship is forbidden
- Catholic Churches and Some Muslims believe that homosexual are not sinful if they are chaste and they will have to answer God on the day of Judgement
- Liberal Christians and Some Muslims would say that it is acceptable if it is a committed relationship The COE welcome homosexuals
- Heterosexual relationships
- Sexual relationship before and outside of marriage
- Before marriage
- It should on be in marriage so it is wrong =sexual Immorality
- Some would accept if the couple were intending to marry
- Sex is a gift of God and should be managed responsibility within marraiage
- It is forbidden sex before Marriage
- Outside Marriage
- Adultery break vow Christian couples make before God and threatens the Stable Relationship needed for the child
- It is against Jesus teaching that lust can lead to adultery is wrong
- Should avoid situations that could lead to sexuality
- The Quran forbids adultery
- Before marriage
- Contraception
- Catholics and Orthodox goes against the natural law of marriage and purpose of sex is to have children
- Anglican and Non-Conformist people should have many children as they want + it avoids harming the mothers health
- Contraception is not for unmarried people,but may be used for family planning.
- It is acceptable is it doesn't prevent the couple having Children all together.
- Some would say that it isn't acceptable because it goes against God will.God has given us the strength to have Children
- Marriage
- It is a gift from God and part of the natural law.It is a sacrament. It a covenant before God.Shows the spiritual bond of trust.
- It is a faithful,lifelong commitment intended by God.It bring the two families together it also avoids people committing Sexual Sin
- It provides a stable,secure environment for children
- Force marriage is not allowed
- it is the proper place to have sex.
- Cohabitation
- Catholics and Muslims would oppose to Cohabitation because it would be tempting for the couple to have sex.
- How ever some liberal Christian would say that it is acceptable if they are in a committed relationship. It may be the most loving thing to do.
- Same-sex
- Christian were opposed to legalising same-sex because it goes against the nature of family. and Islam forbids homosexual relationship
- the Law protects the churches that do not want to conduct same sex marriage.
- Divorce and remarriage
- Jesus taught that anyone that divorces commits adultery
- Because it breaks the vows that couple made in front of God
- Marriage is a sacrament
- Catholics can separate but cannot remarry while their partner is alive
- Divorce may be the lesser of two evils.
- Some liberal Christians would allow divorce and remarriage as long as the vows are taken seriously
- Encourages that couples try to reconcile their differences
- Husband must let the wife know by writing or verbally.
- wife can apply for divorce but will have to repay the marriage gifts
- The husband must support the children
- Muslims can remarry if they have children to look after
- Jesus taught that anyone that divorces commits adultery
- The nature of families
- Role of the parents
- Christian should raise their children in faith. Teaching them what is right
- Muslims parents should bring their children up in the faith of Islam.and should support them by finding a suitable marriage partner
- Should live in extended families
- It is in a family that a child must learn how to love
- Must look after the elderly
- Extended family Is the norm
- Family must shape the moral values and behaviour of the Children
- Must care for the elderly with kindness and respect
- Polygamy
- It is not accepted in Christianity because God made humans in pairs
- It is accepted in Islam as long the husband treats all of them equally
- Same-sex parents
- Not accepted by some Christian and Muslims because it would be a bad role model for kids
- Some liberal Christian would accept as long as it is a secure loving family
- Role of the parents
- The purpose of families
- Should provide stability
- God and Jesus are family so Christian should also be that same
- Guarded and protected
- Must care for the elderly
- Parents and children both have the responsibility to look after each other
- Children are gift from God
- Parents are meant to be good role models
- Have the duty to respect their parents
- Duty to provide for their children
- Send children to faith schools
- Religious attitudes to Gender inequality
- The Sex Discrimination Act (1975)
- All people are treated equal in the image of God
- Jesus respected Women and showed that they were more than capable
- However some would see that husbands are the ones that have control
- God made all people equal from a single soul
- Muhammad worked to unite tribes equality
- Men and Women have the same religious and moral rresponsibility
- Human Sexuality
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