Relationships and Families - Other types of sexual relationships Flashcards
1
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What is a civil partnership?
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Recognised union of same sex with similar rights to marriage.
2
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What are the different Christian views about civil partnerships?
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- Anglicans and Catholics do not advocate this because sexual relations are for marriage with the main role being procreation.
- Anglican vicars can have civil partnerships but must remain celibate
- Anglicans say no services or blessings should be given to homosexual civil partnerships.
- Some Christians believe civil partnerships provide the same stability and companionship that heterosexual marriage gives.
- CP’s reflect the biblical value of equality, lifelong marriages and God’s desire to bless the faithful.
3
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What are Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage?
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- Legal in March 2014
- Anglicans and Catholics don’t carry this out, vicars cannot enter same-sex marriages
- Anglican members may have same-sex marriages without punishment from the Church. (Marriage should be man and woman, as its purpose is procreation)
- Catholics say it will have harmful effects on society as it undermines heterosexual marriages
- Episcopal church supports same sex marriage and voted for its change in the church laws in 2015.
4
Q
What is cohabitation?
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When couples live together without being married.
5
Q
What are different Christian views on pre-marital sex and cohabitation?
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- Sex should only happen within marriage
- Pre-marital sex is wrong
- Some accept that a committed relationship that is not a marriage may have sex and be living together.
- C of E accepts cohabitation and pre-marital sex is step towards commitment to marriage
- Casual sex is wrong
- Adultery is sin
- Catholics say sex should only be for procreation
Sex outside of marriage is wrong: Catholics
6
Q
Define celibacy
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- Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
7
Q
Why would some people choose to stay celibate?
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To focus on fully serving God, like Paul the apostle.
8
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What does the Catholic church say about celibacy?
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- Priests, monks and nuns should be celibate so their love is solely focused on God as opposed to their wife or children
- It is a blessing rather than a restriction so they can get closer to God.
