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Relationships and Families Flashcards

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Which churches believe marriage should take place between a man and a woman?

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  • Anglican, Catholic and Methodist church

- they exclude same sex marriages in their church

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What do Christians believe about staying within a marriage?

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-they believe the promises are for life and that they should not be broken

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State the quote in which Jesus said about marriage.

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-“man must not separate what God has joined together”.

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What is God’s role in marriage?

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  • the vows are between the couple and God as well
  • His blessing is asked for through prayer and His presence in the marriage relationship is believed to make it stronger
  • marriage is believed to be put in place by God
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Summarise the church of England’s view on marriage. (4)

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  • they teach that through marriage, a couple learn to love each other
  • they say that marriage is a commitment to ‘love and grow’
  • a Christian marriage should reflect Christ’s love for the church just like how the couple love each other
  • relationships are developed from it and love is extended
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Summarise the Catholic church’s view on marriage. (6)

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  • teaches that is creates a unique and unbreakable bond
  • believe the couples commitment to each other reflect Christ’s love and commitment to his people
  • God’s grace to the couple helps them to be good parents
  • believe they place each other in God’s care
  • marriage is permanent
  • Pope Francis teaches that it is the presence of God’s love which ensures harmony between the couple
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What is required for marriage in the Catholic church?

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-the couple must be baptised for the marriage to be considered sacramental

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Summarise the Church of England’s views on marriage.(3)

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  • welcomes any heterosexual (man and woman) whether or not they are Christian
  • believe that a church wedding adds spiritual dimension to the marriage
  • the couple’s involvement in planning is required as they are able to make choices about bible readings
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Summarise Quaker views on marriage.(2)

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  • only God can join the couple together therefore they have no minister
  • the couple sits in silent worship until they feel its right to say their vows
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What are the differences between marriage and civil partnership?

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  • marriage requires vows, civil partner ship is a signing of a document
  • marriage can end in divorce whereas civil partnership dissolution
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Outline the Church of England and the Catholic church’s views on Civil partnerships.

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  • against and do not perform them
  • teach that marriage is the proper place for sexual relationships, the main role of sex being to create new life
  • performing a civil partnership would suggest that homosexual sex is as acceptable as married heterosexual sex, which is against their teaching
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Define celibate

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-abstaining from marriage and sexual relations

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Outline other Christian views on civil partnership.

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-some think it should be acceptable since they provide companionship, unity and stability in the same way heterosexual marriage does

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Outline the Church of England’s view on same sex marriage. (3)

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  • do not allow it
  • vicars are not allowed to enter one themselves
  • the church teaches marriage should be between man and woman
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Outline the Catholic churches view on same sex marriages. (2)

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  • against the natural law as they do not result in children

- they are concerned it will affect society and undermine the value of heterosexual marriage

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Define cohabitation.

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-when a couple live together without being married

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Outline Christian responses to pre-marital sex and cohabitation.

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-believe sex should only happen within marriage
however in society, many Christians accept that couples may live together and have sex as part of a committed relationship
-all Christians believe casual sex is wrong as it takes place outside a loving relationship

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Outline the Catholic church’s view on pre-marital sex and cohabitation. (2)

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  • teach that whenever sex occurs, there should be a possibility of new life
  • believe God gave the gift of sex in order to reproduce
  • sex outside marriage is considered wrong
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Outline the Church of England’s view on pre-marital sex and cohabitation. (2)

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  • sex only within marriage because sex is an act of love and total commitment
  • however the 1995 report ‘something to celebrate’ said that cohabitation and a sexual relationship is a step towards marriage
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Why do some Christians choose to be celibate.

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  • so that they can fully focus on serving God
  • Paul, the apostle, encouraged his followers to be celibate however said they should get married if they wanted sex
  • in the Catholic church, priests are required to be celibate.
  • nuns and monks are further examples
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Outline the catholic church’s views on contraception.(2)

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  • use of artificial contraception is sinful as God said sex was for reproduction
  • natural contraception is accepted
  • said condoms should never be used
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Outline the Catholic church’s view on divorce. (5)

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  • believe marriage is permanent and that it cannot be broken by humans
  • teaches that is does not break the holy agreement with God
  • give advice and support despite not agreeing with it
  • teaches that they may separate however should work on trying to restore the relationship
  • they do annul marriages
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What is as annul marriage?

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-the promises agreed during marriage were not valid therefore neither is the marriage

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Outline the Church of England’s view on divorce.(3)

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  • couples should work hard to keep their vow of a lifelong commitment
  • does recognise that it may be impossible (in the case of adultery or abuse)
  • if divorce occurs, the church prioritise care for the couple
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Outline the traditional views on the roles of men and women (5)

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  • some Christians interpret the bible to mean that women are men’s helpers and that men are the leaders in marriage
  • some believe women are weaker as Eve gave into the temptation to eat the apple
  • see the women’s role as being in the home, caring for children
  • mans role = wage earner
  • both roles seen as equal however they are unique to the gender
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Should man and woman be equal?

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  • pope John Paul’s speech- “God gives man and woman an equal personal dignity”
  • catholic church value the role of the woman in the home more than any other career
  • many Christians believe men should be as involved in the family as women
  • Jesus speaks with a Samaritan women at the well
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Outline Roman catholic churches view on the roles of men and women.

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  • believe that men and women were designed differently by God and therefore have different roles
  • do not allow women to be priests or bishops
  • Jesus chose his men to be disciples
  • priests represent Jesus
  • authority of church has been passed down through men and this tradition cannot be broken
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Outline the church of England and catholic churches view on the upbringing of children. (4)

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  • child is baptised within a year
  • Godparents and members of the church bring the child up within Christian faith
  • commit to praying for the child
  • likely to attend Sunday school
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Outline the Amish community’s view on the upbringing of children. (5)

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  • they use Ordnung- a list of rules on how they should live
  • the community provides schooling for the children which ends at 14
  • follow traditional roles of men and women
  • brought up to respect their parents and given small jobs to contribute to family life
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Outline Christian teachings on equality. (4)

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  • believe all people are created in God’s image and therefore are all equal
  • characteristics of God are reflected in all humans
  • respect everyone regardless
  • popes owned slaves and the catholic church supported slavery in the 2nd half of the 14th century

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