Families

Question 1

1. What is a nuclear family?
2. What is a extended family?
3. what is a blended family?

Answer 1

1. 2 parents and children
2. parents, children and other relations living together
3. parents with children from previous relationships

Question 2

1. What is a same-sex family?
2. What is a single-parent family?

Answer 2

1. Two same-sex parents and their children
2. one parent living alone with their children

Question 3

What are the two different christians views on these different type of families?

Answer 3

chirstians who follow the traditional christain teaching disapprove of same-sex relationships and believe children should be raised i a nuclear family with a male role model and a female role model.

some chirstian churches have become more understanding of different family types and aim to welcome everyone into church life.

Question 4

What is procreation?

Answer 4

this is producing children whcih is an important purpose of christian marriage as children are considered to be a gift from God.

Question 5

Why is education important?

Answer 5

• they will learn how to live, form relationships and worship God.
• children are taught to respect and obey their parents
• christian parents usually bring their children up within their faith
• sunday school and church youth groups help with this

“…bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord”

Question 6

Why is security important?

Answer 6

the family provides a safe, stable enviroment in which to bring up children.

Christians believe that all children should have this security. Thye may support charities that help vulnerable children.