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RE Paper 2 Topic 1 - Relationships And Families Information Flashcards

1
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Marriage
What does the phrase ‘in the presence of God’ show about the marital union

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That it is a holy sacrament

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Marriage
What does the phrase ‘to love and to cherish’ show about the marital union?

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That it fulfils God’s purpose for Adam and Eve to do the same/have sex with ‘to have and to hold’ as well

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Marriage
What does the ring symbolise in the marriage?

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Public commitment and insuring attachment

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Marriage
What does the veil symbolise in the marriage ceremony?

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Chastity and modesty

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Marriage
What do the vows symbolise in marriage?

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Promises and a contract with God

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Marriage
What is the role of the minister of the marriage ceremony

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Showing the marriage is under God’s authority and under the eyes of God

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Marriage
Give 3 reasons to marry

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Love/religion/children ‘tax

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Marriage
Give 3 reasons not to marry

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Avoid divorce
Cohabitating
Misogynistic/sexist ceremony
Not wanting kids as economic drain

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Marriage
The truth of what phrase is the reasoning behind getting a divorce:

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‘Irreconcilable breakdown of a relationship’

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Marriage
Give 3 reasons for the ‘irreconcilable breakdown of a relationship’

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Adultery
Falling out of love
Abuse
having vs not having kids
Financial reasons (breadwinner feeling exploited)

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Marriage
Under what act did the phrase ‘irreconcilable breakdown of the relationship become the only necessary condition for divroce

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Divorce, dissolution and separation act 2020

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Marriage
What is an annulment?

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A marriage thing to be valid according to church law actually failed to meet at least one of the essential rules/characteristics of the holy union

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Marriage
Give the 5 conditions for an annulment

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Lied about desire to be faithful
Lied about desire to have children
already married
Forced to marry
psychological incapbability
The marriage was not consummated

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Marriage
In 2019 how many marriages out of 5 were religious ceremonies

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Fewer than 1 in 5

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Marriage
Give 3 pros of cohabitation

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Fun intimate relationship without commitment of marriage
Preliminary to marriage to get to know each other
Cost effective

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Marriage
Give 3 cons of cohabitation

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Devalues marriage and the family
Doesn’t promote chastity and self restraint
Financially it less beneficial i than marriage

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Families
What is a family? (Your definition for start of essay)

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A group of people who are legally/blood related to each other and love/support one another

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Families
Give 3 types of family

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Nuclear, extended, reconstituted/blended family

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Families
What is a nuclear family?

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2 parents and their children

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Families
What is extended family?

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Those beyond immediate family

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Families
What is a reconstituted/blended family?

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One or both parents have children from a previous relationship to form a family

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Families
Do Christians agree with the idea of reconstituted families?

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It would be better if they didn’t exist but if they have to exist thats kind of okay - ‘till death do us part’

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Families
Give 4 things a Christian family might do to raise a child in a Christian household

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Being a good person - Serve others with children to show them to put others before themselves
Going to church
Teaching your child about the Bible/praying with your child
Make family a priority

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Families
Give a pro and a con of evangelising towards your child

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Pro - great commission/expanding the church
Con - children can’t think for themselves/could spread narrow and hateful interpretations of the religion E.g Nicky Gumbel with a homophobic chapter

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Families
How many estimated polygamists are there in Utah?

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30 000

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Families
What is the name of the church whose members still practice polygamy?

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Fundamental church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints

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Families
What is an example of a polygamous person in Utah who is ‘spiritually married’ to more than one wife

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Kody Brown

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Families
In what year did Utah restore its ban on polygamy?

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2016

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Families
What is the reason for Utah restoring its ban on polygamy?

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To help authorities deal with related crimes such as underage marriage and sexual assault

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Gender
Define prejudice

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Preconceived opinion about a person/group that is not based on reason or actual experience

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Gender
Define discrimination

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Acting upon a prejudice towards a certain person/group

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32
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Families
Define sexism

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Gender/sex based discrimination, particularly towards women

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Families
Define feminism

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Movements/beliefs aiming to define and establish political, economic, personal and social equality of the sexes

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Families
Give 3 examples of discrimination faced by women and girls

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FGM - female genital mutilation
Gender pay gap
Period poverty
Prevented from accessing education
Denied right to vote/drive in some countries

35
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Families
Give 2 examples of discrimination

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Adultification of boys - treated like men
Pressure to conform to masculine stereotypes - toxic masculinity - E.g strength/independence/dressing in trousers/being tall and muscular

36
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Families
Give 2 examples of gender roles for girls and the source of the quote

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Preoccupation with bodily appearance - ‘appealing but not too appealing’
Taught to believe they need to be protected, that they are vulnerable and the world is dangerous - putting them at more danger of domestic violence and pregnancy due to expectation of male dominance, power and abuse
Global early adolescent study reported on by the guardian

37
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Families
Give 2 examples of gender roles of boys and the source

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Harder for boys to break gender norms than girls - found by a study conducted over 4 countries (Guardian Sarah Bosley 2017)
Taught to wear trousers, pursue sports and careers
Taught to take risks, explore and be independent
Global early adolescence study reported on by the guardian 2017

38
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Gender
Give 5 reasons for allowing female priests

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Church should reflect the ‘body of Christ’/the people of God
Women should be able to fulfil their calling as priests
Women should feel represented to allow them to connect with the church - attracts women and young girls to expand the church
The church should be relevant/progressive in order to appeal to young people and grow/survive into the future
Equality - women are equally made in God’s image

39
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Gender
Give 4 reasons against women being priests and 1 reason for

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Theology is about God not humans - only God can decide who should be priests - and the Bible clearly states that women shouldn’t have that kind of authority
The priests calling is only for men - apostles/Jesus were male
The church can be counter cultural - ‘the church is liberated from the slavery of fashion’ - feminism isn’t necessary
Women have roles that aren’t priesthood in the church - virgin wives + women access the heart of Jesus through prayer not priesthood

Mary Magdalene - apostle to the apostles + sat at Jesus’ right hand side in the last supper

40
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Sex
Sexual orientation define

A

A persons sexual identity in terms of sexual and romantic attraction

41
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Sex
Virginity define

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State of not having had sex yet

42
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Sex
Define fidelity

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Being faithful (to a person or people)

43
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Sex
Define chastity

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Not having sex until marriage (choice

44
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Sex
Define celibacy

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A commitment to staying sexually pure - choice not to have sex

45
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Sex
Define adultery

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A spouse having sex with someone who isn’t the spouse

46
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Sex
Define cohabitation

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Loving together + having sex before marriage

47
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Sex
Define heterosexual

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Sexually+/romantically attracted to the opposite sex

48
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Sex
Define homosexual

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Sexually+/romantically attracted to the same sex

49
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Sex
Define bisexual

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Sexually+/romantically attracted to male and female sexes

50
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Sex
Define pansexual

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Not limited in sexual choice by gender or sex

51
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Sex
Give the meaning behind LGBTQIA+

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Lesbian + gay + bisexual + transgender + queer + intersex + asexual + alternative identities

52
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Sex
Define biological sex

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Biological aspects of an individual defined by their anatomy (sexual organs) linked to chromosomes and hormones

53
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Sex
Define gender

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A persona, internal perception of oneself where an individual may see themselves as a man woman, no gender or non-binary gender

54
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Sex
Define polygamy

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Married to one than one person

55
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Sex
Define civil partnership

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Legal partnership that allows two people to make a lifelong commitment
Same legal status as marriage
Not completed in a church

56
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Sex
Define civil marriage

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A marriage performed, recorded and recognised by a government official without a religious ceremony (18+)

57
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Sex
Define marriage

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Legally + formally recognised union of two people as a partnership in a personal relationship often with a religious ceremony

58
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Sex
When was the same sex marriage act? What did it do

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2013 allow same sex marriage

59
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Sex
Can a religious organisation or individual be forced to marry same sex couples?

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No

60
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Sex
Is the Church of England allowed to perform same sex marriages?

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No

61
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Sex
Can the European court of human rights force religious places to marry same sex couples?

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No

62
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Sex
What denomination allows same sex marriage ceremonies

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Methodist church

63
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Sex
Why does the Methodist church allow same sex marriage

A

Marriage is seen as between two people not specific genders
And agape is extended to all of us regardless of sexuality

64
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Sex
When was homosexuality for men over the age of 21 legalised

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Sexual Offences Act 1967

65
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Sex
When was legal age for a homosexual relationship reduced to 16

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2001

66
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Sex
When was abortion legalised

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Abortion Act 1967

67
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Sex
Give a quote against abortion

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‘In the image of God he created them’ (Genesis 1:27) - human life is sacred and shouldn’t be destroyed

68
Q

Sex
When was the sex discrimination act passed? What did it do?

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1976 - protects women and other genders from discrimination

69
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Sex
When was the civil partnership act passed?

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2004/2005

70
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Sex
Give 2 reasons for waiting until married to have sex (chastity)

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Sinful and will lead to punishment
Show restraint to prove love and devotion to God

71
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Sex
Give 4 reasons for having extra marital sex before marriage (not during)

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God loves all loving relationships
Multiply as much as possible - Procreate
Learn how to be in a relationship - facilitates a better marriage
Get it out of your system before marriage so as not to commit adultery

72
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Sex
Give 5 forms of contraception

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Vasectomy
Condom
Diaphragm
Contraceptive pill
The implant
Contraceptive injection
The coil (intrauterine device)

73
Q

Sex
What is artificial contraception

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Methods for preventing conception by using different drugs, devices or other scientific techniques
(Usually active/barriers)

74
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Sex
What is natural contraception

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Usually passive/preventing conception through monitoring of the menstrual cycle and fertility

75
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Sex
Give the name of a natural contraception method

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The rhythm method - a couple only has sex when she is least likely to conceive/at least fertile part of the month

76
Q

Sex
Define conception

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When egg and sperm meet

77
Q

Sex
Give 3 reasons to use contraception

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Controlling hormone levels
Preventing unwanted pregnancy/conception
To prevent STIs or STDs - artificial contraception is most effective at this

78
Q

Sex
What is the Catholic view of how contraception should be used (inside or outside marriage)?

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Only within a marriage

79
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Sex
What is a quote from the catechism of the Catholic Church about what artificial contraception is

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‘Intrinsically evil’

80
Q

Sex
Give 3 reasons for not using contraception

A

Usurping the role of God - deciding when life should begin
Damages the institution of marriage - as encourages sex outside marriage
Breaks the natural connection in purposes of sex to unify husband and wife and have children

81
Q

Sex
What is the Church of England view of contraception?

A

Approves it

82
Q

Sex
What is contraception seen as by the church of England (give a quote)

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‘Responsible family planning’

83
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Sex
What does ‘responsible family planning’ mean for the Church of England and contraception?

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Necessary if having extra marital sex to make sure children are born in a stable family/marriage
Prevents STDs/STIs
Controlling numbers of children within a marriage to make sure enough time and card are devoted to them

84
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Sex
Give a formof contraception that Church of England disagrees with - why?

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The coil - as it works post contraception and could be seen as abortive - human life is sacred ‘ in the image of God he created them’ (Genesis 1:27)

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