2.4 Human Relationships

Question 1

Purpose of Sex and Relationships

Answer 1

Love
Companionship
Reproduce
Money
Pleasure

Question 2

Arguments FOR Homosexuality

Answer 2

Compassion - ‘Do not judge or you too will be judged’
‘Love your neighbor as yourself’
Everyone is equal - ‘Neither Jew nor Gentile’ - Galatians 3:28
It is scientific -> Part of God’s plan ?

Question 3

Arguments AGAINST Homosexuality

Answer 3

Natural Law - human purpose is to procreate
Gen 1: 26 ‘Be fruitful and multiply’
Adam and Eve are men and women
‘If a man lies with a man as he does with a woman, it is detestable’ - Leviticus 20:13

Question 4

Leviticus 20:13

Answer 4

‘If a man lies with a man as he does with a woman, what he has done is detestable’

Question 5

Changing attitudes to sex and relationships

Answer 5

Rights + roles of women
Contraception
Laws - gay marriage
Through research homosexuality is natural, not intentional
Society is more accepting