Issues of Relationships Flashcards
State 4 features of the Orthodox wedding ceremony and say the purpose of marriage it supports
- Crowning of the bride and groom - raise children so Kings and Queens of the house
- Drink from the same cup - companionship
- Each receive a lit candle - God is present
- Put rings on each others fingers 3 times - companionship i.e make up for each others weaknesses
Give two features of a humanist wedding service
No set pattern
Will choose their own songs and readings - no religious readings
No legal contract is signed
State four features of the Anglican wedding ceremony and next to each, write the purpose of marriage it supports
- Vows - better for worse, sickness and in health for richer for poorer-companionship
- Vicar sets out purposes of marriage in his opening speech - talks of expectation for having and raising children “may be blessed in having children”
- What God has joined, man must not separate - God is present
- Vicar blesses the couple - God is present in their marriage
State 5 purposes of marriage which are supported in the General Synod of the Anglican church’s teachings of marriage
- Having children
- Unconditional love for each other
- Safe place for sex
- Building block of society
- Support and comfort for each other
Give two reasons why some people would argue that cohabitation is better than marriage
- Divorce is very expensive
- Can show commitment in other ways
Give 3 reasons why some people would argue that marriage is better than cohabitation
- It is a legal contract so gives security
- Is a public occasion and so should receive the support of the community.
- Blessed by God (Christians)
Give 4 biblical passages which support marriage
- “What God has joined, man must not separate”
- Jesus - “That is why a man leaves his father and mother, is joined with his wife and the two become one flesh”
- “Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church” St Paul
- “Who can find a good wife, her worth is far beyond red coral, her husband’s whole trust is in her” Proverbs
Give 4 areas where an interfaith marriage could come in conflict
- Celebration of festivals - Wesak or Christmas
- Which beliefs children should follow - samsara/karma and nirvana or heaven and hell
- Ethical views - Buddhists - not to harm living beings and this includes animals vs Christian who follows dominionship
- Practices - going to the temple to chant/meditate or the church for holy communion
3 reasons why Catholic Christians do not agree with divorce and remarriage but will allow annulment and separation
- Jesus said “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her”
- Jesus said “What God has joined man must not separate”
- Marriage is a sacrament - sacred ceremony in which God is actually present
- It goes against the wedding vows “til death do us part”
Give 3 reasons Liberal Christians will allow divorce and remarriage in a church because
- Jesus said “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another except for martial unfaithfulness, commits adultery against her” So Jesus allows it for unfaithfulness
- Jesus said to treat others as you would like to be treated
- Church statements e.g Anglican church recognised in its statement that due to sad and painful circumstances, divorce may have to happen
Evangelical Christians do not agree with sex before marriage because…3 reasons
- St Paul - the sexually immoral will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven
- St Paul - if the unmarried cannot control themselves, then they should marry
- Jesus - a man will leave this father and mother, join with his wife and the 2 will become one flesh Order = Marry, then have sex (one flesh)
Liberal Protestant Christians will allow sex before marriage in a cohabiting relationship where a couple are preparing to marry because…3 reasons
- Bible needs to be updated with society
- Bible celebrates sex e.g song of Solomon
- Church statements which recognise that sex can be allowed in committed cohabiting relationships
Evangelical forbid homosexual feelings and homosexual acts because…3 reasons
- Leviticus - Do not lie with a man as you lie with a woman. That is detestable
- God made Eve for Adam and said to be fruitful
- St Paul - homosexual will not enter the kingdom of heaven
Liberal Protestant Christians will accept homosexual feelings and acts and support homosexual marriage because…3 reasons
- Love thy neighbour or treat other as you would liked to be treated
- God created everybody with their sexuality
- Bible needs to be updated with society and society no allows homosexual marriage
Catholic Christians will allow woman to have a role in the church but they cannot be Priests because…4 reasons
- the priest represents Jesus and so must be a man
- Jesus’ disciples were all men
- Motherhood is the ideal for women not being a priest - example of the Virgin Mary
- St Paul - women should not have authority over men and should submit to their husbands
Liberal Protestant Christians will allow women to have a role in church and become ministers/vicars because (4 reasons)
- Jesus had female followers as well as male e.g Mary Magdalene
- Jesus himself broke with tradition to teach women e.g story of Mary and Martha so was willing to raise the status of women
- Women were the first to believe Jesus had risen, disciples doubted it
- St Paul says “There is neither male nor female, we are all one in faith in Christ”
Catholic Christians will accept the use of natural family planning but not artificial contraception because…4 reasons
- Every sexual act should be open to the possibility of having children. If not, it breaks one of the Primary Precepts - to reproduce
- God tells Adam and Eve to be fruitful
- Some contraceptive methods are early abortive. This is killing
- Children are a blessing - Bible it says “like arrows in the hands of a warrior are the children of one’s youth-happy is he who has a quiver full of them”
Liberal Protestant Christians will accept the use of artificial contraception because…3 reasons
- it is the most loving thing to do - love thy neighbour - 1930s depression people could not afford huge families and had to live in poverty + stops STI’s
- update the Bible with society and contraception is widely used
- treat others as you would like to be treated yourself
All Christians agree adultery is wrong because
- It goes against the 10 commandments
- Breaks the marriage vow to be faithful
State 4 reasons why family is important in Christianity
- Basic unit of society, teaches children right from wrong
- God wants families - be fruitful
- Talked about in the 10 Commandments - honour your mother and father
- Helps Christianity to grow
What are the roles of family members in Christianity?
- Christians should honour their parents i.e care for them if they need it when they are elderly. Jesus asked his disciple to look after Mary when he was dying on the cross
- Parents should bring up their children in the Christian way - seep baptism vows. i.e read the Bible to them, take them to church and Sunday School, teach them Christian values
- Parents should treat their children with respect “do not treat them in a way that makes them angry” Old Testament
Give 5 problems which might arise with interfaith marriages
- Which marriage service to have
- Which religion to bring the children up in
- Will they be accepted by their spouses religious community
- Which festivals to celebrate
- May have to convert to marry their spouse
Give 4 teachings a Buddhist might give about the family
- It is the place where the dharma can be passed on e.g metta and karuna. No requirement for parents to be married
- Buddhist families have shrines at home which can hep with teaching the dharma
- They may practise meditation together as a family
- Buddhists consider the sangha as part of the family of Buddhism - children will give offerings to the monks to help them with dana
- Buddha said in the Sigalovada Sutta that children should support parents in their old ages, do as they are asked, honour parents when dead, keep family traditions
- Parents should keep children away from evil, encourage them to do good, provide a good education, give them their inheritance when they need it
