Marriage Flashcards
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sex before marriage: catholic views
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unmarried people should not have sex. people should remain sexually pure before marriage
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sex before marriage: islam views
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Muslims believe sex before marriage is wrong. people should remain sexually pure before marriage
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sex before marriage: other christians
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some accept that sec is a valid expression of love for each other. sex should only take place withing a loving and stable relationahip
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marriage?
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a legal union between a man and a woman (some countries same sex) as partners in a relationship
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civil partnership?
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legal union of same sex couples
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religious reasons for marriage
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- to have children
- sacrament to God
- parents’ expectations
- for love
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Christian quotes about marriage
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- “a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife and they become flesh”
- “god blessed them and said ‘be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth”
- SAME SEX MARRIAGE: “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable
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Islam quotes about marriage
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- “that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in peace”
- IN FAVOUR OF POLYGAMY: “Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four”
