UNIT ONE

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UNIT ONE
- WHAT IS LOVE?
  - Storge - Love of family
  - Eros - Sexual love
  - Agape - Unconditionallove
  - Philos- Love of friends
- SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
  - physical attractions = emotional attraction
  - Consenting
  - Heterosexual or Homosexual
- CHRISTIAN VIEWS ON HOMOSEXUALITY
  - 1: Condemnation: Apostle Paul, THEY TOTALLY OPPOSE
  - 2. Sympathetic: Pauls teaching applies to homosexual acts Accept homosexuality not relationships
  - 3: Acceptance: Lesbian and Gay Christian movement. ACCEPT
- CHURCH VIEWS ON HOMOSEXUALITY
  - ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH
    - individuals must not be discriminated
    - homosexuals called to chastity(never having sex)
  - CHURCH OF IRELAND
    - "incompatible with scripture"
    - Jeffrey John = priest nearly appointed (gay)
  - THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    - young people= a phase
      - "confused'
    - more sympathetic approach
    - Gene Robinson = first gay bishop (USA)
- CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
  - Civil Partnership Act of 2004 (Northern Ireland)
  - First same sex marriage took place 29th of march 2014
  - In 2015 same sex marriage legalised in the Republic
- PRE MARITAL SEX
  - Christians believe sex is a sacred act for marriage. GIFT FROM GOD
    - Unmarried - Chaste
  - Genesis 2:24
    - "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife and the two become one flesh
  - Avoid: unwanted pregnancies, getting STDS
    - people can become emotionally hurt and feel devalued
- SINGLE LIFE
  - RELIGIOUS REASONS (Nun)
  - STILL LOOKING
  - DIVORCE
  - DEATH OF A PARTNER
- MARRIAGE
  - Preparation for marriage: marriage classes in church
    - Wedding arrangements
    - Advice
    - Why are you getting married?etc
      - PURPOSES OF MARRIAGE
        Companionship
        
        Social Purpose
        
        Sex
        
        Bring up children
        
        MARRIAGES SHOULD BE:
        SACRED
        GENESIS 2:21-24
        "A man shall leave his father and mother"
        
        PERMANENT
        MARK 10:9
        "What god joined together, let no man separate"
        
        EXCLUSIVE
        
        CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE MEANS:
        Publicly acknowledged
        
        Heterosexual
        
        Consummated in sexual union
        
        Monogamous
        
        Life long
  - CONTEMPORARY MARRIAGE
    - 44% births were to unmarried parents in 2015
  - WHY ARE CHURCHES AGAINST LIVING TOGETHER?
    - A contract keeps people together unlike verbal
    - Premarital sex is often regarded as trial marriage
- DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE
  - 1989 Divorce Act
    - Desertion (after 2 years)
      - Adultey
        Unreasonable behaviour
        Insanity
        Lived Apart for 5 years
        Desertion (after 2 years)
        Adultey
        Unreasonable behaviour
        Insanity
        Lived Apart for 5 years
  - "Man shall not separate"
    - "hard heartedness" ALLOWED
  - EFFECTS OF DIVORCE
    - ON PARENTS:
      - let down, emotional strain and stress, financial issues, looking after childre, loss of social life
    - ON CHILDREN
      - Feel torn between parent, bereavement, personal stress, blame themselves
    - if family were deeply unhappy prior to divorce there could be a postive effect
  - WHAT CHURCH SAYS
    - Recognisedivorce can be a tragic solution
      - Protestant permit remarriage of divorced
      - Roman catholicbelives marriage can't be ended
        may provideANNULMENT
    - emphasise the need for forgiveness
    - MARRIAGE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
      - RELATE
        enhance quality of relationships
        
        avoid unnecessary breakdown
        
        Family meditation, counselling
        
        RELATE TEEN
        counselling for teens
      - ACCORD
        Catholic marriage counselling service
        marriage counselling
        
        information on education service and natural family planning
- THE FAMILY
  - NUCLEARFAMILY
    - two parents with one or more children
  - EXTENDED FAMILY
    - Several generations in same house or close
  - RECONSTITUTED FAMILY
    - divorce or bereaved people who have remarried
      - bring their children into their new relationship
        step sisters brothers etc
  - ONE PARENT OR SINGLE PARENT FAMILY
  - COMMUNITY FAMILY
    - several people living together sharing work property and raising children
      - monks etc
  - SAME SEX FAMILIES
  - CHILDLESS FAMILIES
  - EXPANDED FAMILY
    - similar people living together and supporteachother
      - old people, disabled
  - WHY ARE FAMILIES IMPORTANT?
    - mutual support, welfare of children
    - stable and loving relationships
    - Prepareus for adult life
    - form who we are as a person
    - provides an identity, history, name, values and opinions
    - learn customs and traditions
    - TENSIONS IN FAMILY
      - overcrowding and poor housing
      - Unemployment, money worries
      - illness
      - abuse/neglectof children
      - alcohol /drug abuse
      - DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
      - GODS TEACHING ON FAMILY
        Gods intention for humans
        
        Respect for the elderly and vulnerable within the family unit
        
        'Honour your father and mother' Exodus 20:12
        
        vital role in society

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