Relationships

Question 1

Types of Family

Answer 1

• Nuclear families
• Extended family
• Reconstituted family (step family)
• Single parent family
• Childless

Question 2

Commandment 5 Family quotes.

Answer 2

“respect your parents”

“train a child the way he should be”

Question 3

Benefits of being in a family group

Answer 3

• sense of security
• Brothers and sisters provide friendships
• celebrations can provide happiness and build self worth
• Family life provides framework for bringing up children and training them how to make moral decisions, show acceptable manners and relate socially.
• family can help practically, financially or emotionally in attitude of trust.

Question 4

Children and parent Responsibilities

Answer 4

Children:
-Should care elderly
-should obey parents
-should respect parents
Parents:
-can give children moral guidelines
-gives child discipline
-provides child with caring background

Question 5

Christian belief on parents responsibilities quote

Answer 5

Parents should teach their children faith and “bring them up with christian discipline” esphesians

Question 6

Role and purpose of sex Muslim

Answer 6

Sex outside marriage is regarded as unholy in eyes of Muhammed
The Qur’an has very strict rules on the matter

Question 7

Role and purpose of sex Christian +quotes

Answer 7

Sex is for procreation “go forth and multiply”
It is for “bodily union” in marriage
Place for sex is within marriage
“every sexual act should be framework of marriage”

Question 8

Contraception: Catholics, protestants, Muslims

Answer 8

Catholics: No unnatural forms of contraception - Rhythm method okay.
Children are a gift from God.
Protestants: Better to have ‘family planning’ than unwanted children.
Better than abortion.
Muslims:
Accept the use of contraception as long as both parties agree.

Question 9

Adultery definition:

Answer 9

Unfaithful to named partner.

Question 10

Cohabitation definition:

Answer 10

living together.

Question 11

Chastity definition:

Answer 11

Not having sex before marriage.

Question 12

Celibacy definition:

Answer 12

Not having sex.

Question 13

Why do people get married in Church?

Answer 13

• Religious
• In presence of God
• In “gods house”
• Infant of the Church family of believers
• Marriage is a sacrament.
• Traditional.

Question 14

Sacrament definition.

Answer 14

A holy act. Two way grace Promise made before God to receive God’s blessing.

Question 15

Marriage Vs Cohabitation.

Answer 15

Marriage:
-A sacrament
-What God intended “a man shall leave his father and unite with a wife.
-“every sexual act should be within marriage”
-Best place for children and family - purpose of marriage.
Cohabitation:
-More secular, non- religious society.
-Not prepared to make sacrament.
-Exercising free will
-More socially acceptable than it was previously.

Question 16

Church of England Marriage Ceremony

Answer 16

1. Priest welcomes congregation and outlines marriage.
   - Love and comfort - Bodily Union.- Children.
2. Legal “Does anyone know a reason can’t marry?”
3. Vows : “for better, for worse” “richer /poorer” “sickness/health” “Love + cherish” “till death do us part”
4. Blessing of rings on the bible/ exchange rings
5. Binding of hands - couple bond forever.
6. “What God had joined, let no man divide”
7. Registration - legal part.

Question 17

Muslim Marriages Service

Answer 17

1. The Wali (women’s guardian offers bride to groom)
2. Payment of Mahr (dowry/ marriage gift)
3. Marriage contract signed.
4. A sermon is given to bless the marriage vows can be given but not required “honest, obedient, faithful”
5. Prayers finish the service for muslims locally and worldwide.

Question 18

Past Muslim marriages

Answer 18

• Prophet Muhammed (pubs was married)
• Marriage increases value of prayers.
• Sexual desire is gift form God - procreation.
• Married is not mystical sacrament as it is for christians.
• It is a social contract between individual
• Muslims think of wives as potential mothers.
• “whoever has married has married has completely half of his faith.”

Question 19

Reconciliation/ Love Quotes

Answer 19

‘Love is patient’
‘Love is kind’
‘Love does not envy’
‘love never comes to an end’

Question 20

Arguments against Divorce

Answer 20

• Vow “death do us part”
• marriage is a sacrament, broken promise made before God
• “what God has made let no man divide”
• binding of the hands - Binding nature of marriage.
• Catholics don’t permit divorce.

Question 21

Arguments for divorce

Answer 21

• “Love is kind”
• “love beats no score of wrongs”
• Orthodox Church permits limit of 3 divorces.
• Jesus permitted divorce for adultery.

Question 22

Divorce in Islam

Answer 22

• Can obtain divorce from Shariah court.
• 3months is given to attempt reconciliation
• Imam and community would give advice.
• Reluctantly accept divorce.
• “if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbiter from his people and her people, if both desire reconciliation God will cause it between them. God is eve knowing and aware.”

Question 23

Same sex relationships FOR/AGAINST

Answer 23

For:
“all people are made in image of God”
“love is kind”
“The law allows same sex marriage and government was put there by God”
Against:
God made Adam and Eve
Marriage is for procreation
God destroyed Sodam and Gommorrah because of homosexuality there.
“you shall not lie with a man the same way you lie with a woman.”