Relationships Flashcards
Why do people engage in pre-marital sex?
Love
Experimentation
Acceptance
Sexually Frustrated
Why are people single?
Religion (nun/priest) Still looking Divorced Widowed Broken up Freedom
Benefits of being single?
Freedom 1 night stands Pleasure Focus on other things Cheaper
Drawbacks on being single?
Lonely, unloved, bored, no kids, jealous
Why should priests get married?
Relate to congregation Protestants can More priests Reproduce Less lonely
Why shouldn’t priests get married?
Not fully committed to God
Distracted
Jesus was celibate & unmarried
What are civil partnerships?
Gives gay people rights and responsibilities of straight couples in marriage.
Not in a church
Where are civil partnerships legal?
All of UK & Ireland
Illegal in NI
Verses which prohibit homosexual acts.
Genesis 2 Romans 1:289 (natural relations) Genesis 2:24 (man leaves for wife) Matthew 22:1-14 (parables at wedding feasts) Leviticus 18:22 (gay sex is wrong)
Why is gay okay?
Everyone is different.
Christian idea is an abomination - outdated and narrow-minded
Born gay. Sex is natural
What do the churches say about homosexuality?
RC - no. Disordered. Called to chastity
Church of Ireland - incompatible with scripture. Accepted celibate gay priest
Presbyterian - sexually confused. Help work through insecurities
Average age of marriage?
1987: 28 and 26
2007: 34 and 32
2015: 30 and 28
Average cost of wedding?
£20,000
Why get married?
Companionship Not alone Better taxes & expenses Public welcoming into family Tell others you love each other 1 special person to love Harder to break up Baby due Better for kids Control sexual desire
What should you consider before marriage?
Children Finances Living situation Future prospects Is it love?
Verses about marriage?
Exclusive (2 Samuel 11:12-25)
Built on love & respect (Ephesians 5:25-33)
Sacred (Genesis 2:21-24)
Involves give & take (1 Corinthians 7:3-4)
Parts of a wedding ceremony?
Intro and declaration of purpose Vows Ring exchange Warning Pronouncement Sign register
What is the intro & declaration of purpose?
Short sermon on marriage
It’s importance and purpose
What are vows?
Lawful.
Some make up own.
Have and hold better or worse richer or poorer
What is ring exchange?
Promise of unending love and commitment.
Symbol.
What is warning?
Quote Jesus
Mark 10:9
1 man mustn’t separate them
What is pronouncement?
State couple is now married