Relationships and families Flashcards
Detestable - Against homosexuality Christian
“If a man has sexual relations with a man …. both of them have done what is detestable”
God’s creation - For homosexuality Christian
God created homosexual people so if you deny them, you are denying God’s creation
God’s plan - Against homosexuality Christian
God’s plan for marriage and family is a heterosexual, married couple with children
Love - for sex before marriage both
Sex can be an expression of love
God’s creation/gift - for sex before marriage Christian
Sex is a gift from God so can do it, or so should be treated seriously.
Immorality - against sex before marriage Christian
“Flee from sexual immorality”
Possibility of life - against contraception Christianity
“Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life” - Humanae vitae
In extreme circumstances - for artificial contraception Christian
“In light of Christian principles” - Lambeth conference
Should procreate - against contraception Christian
“Be fruitful and multiply”
Need for children - for contraception Buddhism
No need for children in Buddhism so can use contraception
Compassion is important - for remarriage both
Divorce may be most compassionate
Forgiveness - for and against remarriage Christian
Should forgive in your marriage and continue, or forgive allow people to marry again
Attachment - for remarriage Buddhism
Clinging to marriage that produces suffering and craving is unskillful
Wedding vows “till death do us part” - against remarriage Christian
Vows are sacred and should not be broken
Adultery - against remarriage Christian
Whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.
