Sex and Contraception
- Created by: Steph
- Created on: 17-01-13 17:25
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- Sexual Relationships
- gift from God to be enjoyed as an act of love within marriage in order to have children
- Because sex is a relationship blessed by God, casual sexual encounters are wrong
- Genesis 1:28
- Seventh of Ten Commandments- adultery is forbidden - all sex outside marriage
- Roman Catholics reject all sexual relationships outside marriage
- They believe that a person should remain a virgin until they are married
- LIberal Christians, such as Quakers accept that a couple may choose to cohabit and some may choose to enjoy same-sex relationships
- These Christians argue that what matters most is the quality of a relattionship
- The Church of England believe that marriage is the correct place as the family is the best place to bring up children
- However, they accept that some people may choose to cohabit as a prelude to getting married
- pre-marital sex may be accepted if marriage is to follow
- However, they accept that some people may choose to cohabit as a prelude to getting married
- Adultery is something no Christian would accept because it involved deceit and causes suffering
- Not only is it condemned in the Ten Commandments, but it also breaks the marriage vows
- Corinthians 6:9
- Some Christians join the True Love Waits group, making a pledge to abstain from having sex until they are married
- Contraception
- Roman Catholics reject the idea and believe that the act of sex should always be open to God's gift of a baby
- Some accept that couples may want to limit the size of their family
- financial reasons
- make sure woman's health does not suffer
- Most forms are acceptable
- frees a couple to enjoy a sexual relationship without the worry of an unwanted pregnancy
- gift from God to be enjoyed as an act of love within marriage in order to have children
- They believe that a person should remain a virgin until they are married
- However, they accept that some people may choose to cohabit as a prelude to getting married
- pre-marital sex may be accepted if marriage is to follow
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