positive attitudes towards same sex marrige + homosexuality
- quakers and methodist –> ‘it is the nature and quality of a relationship that matters’
- pope francis –> ‘who am i to judge’
- ‘love is love’
negative attitudes towards same sex marrige + homosexuality
- should be used for procreation –> ‘be fruitful and multiply’
- adam and eve of opposite sex were created for a reason –> ‘male and female he created them’
- you will go to hell as it is seen sinful –> ‘men who have sex with men will not inhibit the kingdom of god’
positive attitudes of sex before marrige
- liberal christians –> it is not wrong between two consentual adults
- healthy way to exspress love and care
negative attitudes of sex before marrige
- islam –> ‘remain chaste until you are married’, you should stay pure and sex should take place within marrige
- catholics —> ‘he who sins sexually, sins against his own body’
adultery
- ‘do not commit adultery’ –> one of the ten commandments
- goes against marriage vows –> breaking a bind with god
- judaism –> the bed should be ‘kept pure’ and god willl ‘judge the adulterer and sexually immoral’
- islam –> the qu’ran describes adultery as an ‘outrage’ and an ‘evil path’
natural methods of contraception
- rhythm method –> having sex when a woman is not fertile/ovulating
- abstinence
artificial methods of contraception
- designed objects –> condoms, after-pill
positives of contraception
- reduces risk of STI’S
- liberal christians –> sensible way of family planning
- other christian denominations –> it is acceptable as long as ‘it is done in the light of christian principle’ {as long as it is not used for other sexual relationships/cheating}
negatives of contraception
- catholics –> seen as evil, every sexual act must remain open to the transmission of life
- muslims —> believe it interacts with gods plan
purpose of marrige
-christian view –> to become ‘one flesh
–> have a committed and loving sexual
relationship
–> procreate and start a family
—> fufill the sacrements
- muslim view –> procreation
–> to support one another
–> provide stabile society for family
–> fufill religious responsibilites
cohabitation
- living together without commitment of marriage
- opposed by muslisms and catholics
- church of england believes it leads to marrriage
catholic view on remarriage
- against it
- describes as ‘permanent adultery’
- you are ‘one with flesh’ with your partner and so shouldn’t break it
- breaking vows –> gods words
protestant view on remarriage
- allow it
- up to individual minister to decide if they can
- they are asked lots of questions to decide if they are committed enough
muslim view on remarriage
- they can remarry
- may even be encourage, to help provide stability
- a man cannot reform straight away after a 3rd divorce
positives of divorce
- church of england –> in some circumstances marrige may fail and so it is accepted to divorce
- situation ethics –> compassion, might be the most ‘loving thing to do’
negatives of divorce
- catholics –> you are ‘one flesh’, you are breaking a sacrement
- islam –> muhammed didn’t divorce and so neither should you
- sanctity of marriage vows –> ‘till death do us part’
nuclear family
- mother, father, children
blended family
- stepfamilies together via remarriage
extended families
- wider family, grandparents cousins etc
christian beliefs on purpose of family
- reproduction
- education
- provide for your family
- ‘be fruitful and multiply’
islam beliefs on purpose of family
- reproduction
- education
- stability and protection
- care for elderly relatives
-‘ do go to your parents’
