Family And Personal Issues Flashcards
Define heterosexual
Sexually or romantically attracted to people exclusively of the other sex
Define homosexual
Sexually or romantically attracted to people of one’s own sex
Define virgin
A person who has never had sexual intercourse
Define celibacy
A state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations
Define chastity
The state or practice of refraining from extramarital or especially all sexual intercourse
Define civil partnership
A legally recognised Union with rights similar to those of marriage, created originally for same sex couples in jurisdictions where they are not legally allowed to marry.
When was same sex marriage introduced in NI
13 January 2020
What are Christian viewpoints on sexuality
God created two different sexes as partners for each other (genesis 2)
Bible refers to male and female as natural relations and homosexual relations as contrary to human nature (romans 1 v26)
What is the RCC view on homosexuality?
The RCC state that people should live in chastity in order to obey God.
Name an organisation that helps prevent marital breakdown
Accord NI