religious community cohesion and marriage and relationships 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesCommunity CohesionGCSEAQA Created by: elliebrayxCreated on: 27-11-15 12:04 Sex outside marriage Christianity- adultery is banned in the 10 commandments sex is an act of love and commitment within a marriage the Roman Catholic Church forbids pre-marital- grave sin Protestants accept times have changed and accept cohabitation Bible forbids pre-maritel sex Islam- Qur'an dissaproves it Shari'ah law says sex is only for married couples Sex is to have children who should be raised by a married couple Adultery is condemned in the Qur'an 1 of 8 Divorce Christian Beliefs- Recognise not all marriages work - Jesus allows divorce Some orthodox christians and liberal protestants will permit divorce if they think its the most loving thing to do Roman Catholic church : Does not accept divorce (Jesus said it was wrong) If a marriage has broken down they can live apart but must stay married In some cases they are allowed annulment Islamic Beliefs- Muhammad said it is "the most hated of all lawful things" Family pressure due to arranged marriage Judged on how they treat their children (divorce hurts children) Qur'an and Shari'ah law allows divorce It is the 'lesser of two evils' Marriage is a contract with clauses outling what happens in divorce 2 of 8 Family life Christian- Family was created by God The old testament refers to the importance of a family Jesus was a member of a family - cared for his parents One of the purposes of marriage Family is 'the bedrock of a stable society' Islam- Muhammad had a family and muslims want to follow his example Family is where children learn right from wrong Children are a gift from Allah Family is created by Allah 3 of 8 Homosexuality christian views- catholic - only homosexual RELATIONSHIPS are a sin The bible forbids sam sex relationships everyone is a child of god evangelical protestants- homosexuality is a sin. prayer meetings to cure homosexuals Bible says 'those who do unnatural things with someone of the same sex should be punished christs can remove all sins including homosexuality liberal protestants- lifelong homosexual relationsare acceptable Bible needs to be interpreted for todays society Islamic views- condemned in the Qur'an and by Muhammad lawful sex is only between man and woman - sex is to reproduce Islam is a religion of tolerance People are born homosexual. Allah wanted them this way- Gods creation 4 of 8 contraception christian attitudes- catholic - do not accept the use of artificial contraception- prevent new life 1930 catholics banned from contraception Pope says they can use natural contraception non-catholic- contraceptions allowed to prevent family growth nothing the bible forbidding it all forms allowed by married couple the chance to enjoy sexual love Islam- Qur'an 'do not kill your children for fear of want' sex is for procreation some contraceptions abort the foetus- seen as murder Muslim duty is to have a large family Allah would not want his followers burdened If a woman knows she could die by having a child classes a suicide abortion is different to contraception 5 of 8 Women Christian- Catholic- women and men should be equal - only men can be priests Men and women created on the same day - made in Gods image so equal Jesus's closest followers were all male and priests follow on from them protestant- St paul teaches women should not speak or teach in church Men made before women so they have more rights Jesus treated women as equal Men and women are equal in Gods eyes muslim Men are stronger - women designed for birth Only men became imams Qur'an teaches both are equal Muhammad allowed women in the mosque to worship 6 of 8 Racial Harmony Christians The bible opens with Gods creation of the world- prejudice and discrimination are wrong Jesus says you should help everyone no matter their race or religion Christians leaders of all races and colours Everyone is equal in Gods eyes Islam- First prayer caller was black African All humans are made by God Muhammad said all Muslims are mothers with each other Islam is a worldwide religion with all races 7 of 8 multi-faith society Benefits learn more about other relations Seeing others commited to their own religion makes people think about their faith more People become more understanding more religious tolerance Issues Conversion- teachings of religion can be in conflict with each other Bringing up children can be hard because they may not listen to their parents but to people with different faiths 8 of 8
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