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Why is family important to both Christians and Muslims

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  • important place to celebrate faith
  • nurturing child
  • ten commandments(honour your parents…)
  • children are a gift from God
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what are the roles within a family?

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•men provide
•women are responsible for the domestic life
-caring for the children
- caring for other relatives
- maintaining the family home
- providing stability
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What do Christians say about family roles?

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“Train up a child in the way he should go even when he is old he will not depart from it“

  • you should teach your children the word of God
  • when they become old, they can pass on the tradition
  • includes going to church (example)
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What do muslims say about family roles?

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“A man is the guardian of his family; a woman is the guardian of her husbands home and of his children”

  • men should take care of the children and women should take care of the husband and children
  • clear roles and responsibilities set out
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Why do Christian’s get married?

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  • it is God given
  • to show life long commitment to their partner and religion
  • to have children
  • have sex w a clear conscience
  • to avoid sin
  • involve God in their relationship
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how do protestants get married

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  • sermon
  • sing hymns
  • vows
  • prayers
  • signing of the register
  • exchange of rings
  • bible reading
  • married by a pastor
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how do catholics get married?

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  • bless the rings with holy water
  • married by a priest
  • mass, sacrament
  • hymns
  • sermon
  • bible readings
  • exchange of rings and vows
  • signing of the register
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Mark 10: 6-8

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“for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh”

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why do muslims get married?

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  • marriage is a gift from Allah
  • to have children
  • family life is important
  • prophet Mohammad did so we should too
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how do muslims get married?

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•the mahr: the payment in money or otherwise from the groom
•signing the nikah: in shariah law, it means that your marriage is valid
—> muslims in the uk have to do a civil service as well
•the vows: some muslims do this to solidify the commitment
•quran reading: an imam will recite verse from the Quran to emphasis the importance of marriage and role both the men and woman take on in their union

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Quran 30:21 (why muslims marry)

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“he created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them”

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is marriage out of date? (yes)

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  • if you love someone, it shouldn’t matter whether you are married
  • it’s easy to get divorced now as marriage isn’t a real commitment
  • people just get married for the party and don’t take the vows seriously
  • you could save the money and do something more charitable with it
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is marriage out of date? (no)

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  • it’s shows your commitment to the partner
  • the Bible says to wait for marriage to have sex
  • it’s a better environment to raise a child in
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Catholics on cohabitation

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  • cohabitation is wrong
  • it devalues the sanctity of marriage
  • sex should only be between a husband and wife
  • you can easily be tempted
  • ”but because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband” - 1 Corinthians 7:20
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Protestants on cohabitation

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  • it’s okay
  • as long as the couple is in a stable monogamous relationship but they do prefer marriage
  • commitment
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muslims on cohabitation

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•traditionally, dating wouldn’t happen before the wedding
—> arranged marriage
therefore, there wouldn’t be a consideration of cohabitation and a couple would begin living together after marriage

17
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why do marriages fail?

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  • pressure from work
  • money
  • unemployment
  • parents in law
  • having children or not
  • affairs
  • domestic violence
18
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christian views on adultery

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  • sex should only happen between a married couple
  • it damages people involved
  • “ you shall not commit adultery” from the 10 commandments
19
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muslim views on adultery

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  • sex should only happen between a married couple
  • it disrupts the ummah and causes harm
  • marriage is a lifelong union
  • “and do not approach unlawful sexual immorality” - Quran 17:32
20
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catholic views on divorce

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  • not allowed
  • you made a promise to God and to break this promise is a sin
  • marriage is a sacrament
  • even if you get divorced by law, you won’t be in the eyes of the Lord
  • any other relationship is adultery
  • you can separate but not divorce
21
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catholic sow divorce

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“ anyone who divorces his wife… and marries another woman commits adultery”

matthew 19:9

22
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protestants view on divorce

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• God is a loving God and doesn’t want people to suffer
- For example, he would not want people to suffer in abusive relationships
•If you have tried to reconcile your differences then divorce can be a last resort…CoE
• God gave us free will to decide what is best
• Someone that is divorced can remarry in an Anglican church

23
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protestants sow on divorce

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love thy neighbour

24
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muslim view on divorce

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• They should seek help from an imam
   and others in their community
• Muslims recognise that sometimes
  reconciliation is not always possible
• Muslims must seek a civil divorce
  (law)
• They also believe that the marriage
  should also be ended in the eyes of
  Allah
• They would need to apply to the
  Shari'ah council to ask for divorce
• They then have to wait for three
  months to see if reconciliation can
  happen and to ensure the wife is not
  pregnant
- After this time the divorce granted
25
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musilm sow on divorce

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“either keep her with good manner or release her with good treatment”

26
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christian views on sex

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• its a good thing and its from God
• its the first commandment ever given (go forth and 
   multiply)
 • create new life
• should be between a man and woman
•its an expression of love
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muslim views on sex

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  • its a goood thing
  • its from Allah
  • between man and woman
  • men and women should both dress modeslty to avoid lustful thoughts and behaviour before and outdide of marriage
  • sometimes unmarried couples will have chaperones
  • “and do not approach unlawful sexual immorality”
28
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catholic views on contraception

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• not allowed
• life is sacred and belongs to God, therefore, only he
can decide when life begins and ends
•St Thomas Aquinas’ Natural Law says we have a duty
to preserve life and reproduce
•its unnatural
• “go forth and multiply”

29
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protestant views on contraception

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• God doesn’t want us to suffer
• children should be wanted
• children should be loved and wanted and
contraception prevents children being born which are
unloved or cannot be looked after
• God gave us the scientific knowledge and free will so we can decide
• “love thy neighbour”

30
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muslim views on contraception

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• its allowed
• many muslims see it as compulsory to have children
• the use of contraception is not ideal but is allowed if
the mother is breastfeeding and caring for a young
baby or if the pregnancy may cause harm to the
mothers life
• many muslims use it as a way to limit family size but wouldn’t allow permanent contraception

31
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catholic view on homosexuality

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  • God made male and female for each other to be able to have children
  • being homosexual means you cant do this
  • ” if you lie as a man as you do a woman, both of them have committed an abomination”
32
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protestants view on homosexuality

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  • any relationship is reflective of Gods love
  • JESUS taught us to love out neighbours
  • Desmond Tutu says they are our brothers and sisters
33
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muslims view on homosexuality

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  • “you approach men with desire, instead of women, rather you are a transgressing people”
  • homosexuality is a crime in most muslim countries
  • marriage was made for men and women
34
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catholic view on gender equality

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  • “i do not permit a woman to have power over a man; she must keep quiet”
  • breaks 2000 years of tradition
  • Jesus was a man and so was his disciples
  • women are allowed to be active in church but cannot lead as we are all made in Gods image
35
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PROTESTANT VIEWS ON GENDER EQUALITY

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  • “there is no jew nor gentile…”

* we are all made in Gods image

36
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muslims view on gender equality

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“if a woman leads a man or men in a congregational prayer, the prayer of the men is invalid”

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