Religious Studies Christianity Marriage and the family -question a, 2marks 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesChristianityGCSE Created by: SaskiaCreated on: 08-04-11 11:20 Marriage and the Family Define civil partnership a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife before the 1960s homosexuality was illegal in the UK the Civil Partnership act was passed in 2004, allowing them to get the equivilant of married Groups such as Stonewell have helped to changed the attitude towards homosexuality by giving a better acceptance of equal rights 1 of 4 Marriage and the Family Define cohabitation A couple living together without being married 48% of people think living together is just as much of a commitment as marriage, taken from the British Society Attitudes survey in 2008 Its more acceptable to live together before marriage 2 of 4 Marriage and the Family Define adultery A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner Exodus "You shall not commit adultery" Adultery is condemned i the Qur'an Surah "The women and the man guilty of adultery and forincarnation, flog each of them with a hundred stripes" 3 of 4 Marriage and the Family Define covenant A biding two sided agreement/promise between God and people Involves commitment and responsibilty Example, marriage 4 of 4
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