relationships and family

Question 1

Christian views on homosexual relationships

Answer 1

• Go’s against gods plan
• believed to be a sinful act “a man with another man is an abomination”
• church of England welcomes homosexuals living in committed relationships
• as long as its a loving and kind relationship

Question 2

Buddhist views on homosexuality

Answer 2

• not any morally different to heterosexual
• same sex marriage is legal in the UK
• buddha doesn’t often talk about relationships and more the love and compassion needed in them

Question 3

Christians believes on sexual relationships before and outside

Answer 3

• Anglican and catholic teach that sex before marriage in wrong
• wrong to use people for sex “flee from sexual immorality”
• can be seen as a valid expression of love
• adultery is forbidden in the ten commandments” you shall not commit adultery”

Question 4

Buddhist beliefs on sex before and outside marriage

Answer 4

• not wrong to have sex before marriage
• what is wrong is when using it to cause harm to others
• Buddhists will say adultery is unskilful because it causes suffering

Question 5

contraception in Buddhism

Answer 5

• Buddhists believe that is acceptable to use contraception
• don’t believe in killing methods like the morning after pill as it could be seen as killing (breaks first moral precept)
• having children is not an obligation in Buddhism

Question 6

contraception in Christianity

Answer 6

• can be bad as it is going against gods plan
• morning after pill is seen as killing (against ten commandments)
• in 1930’s the church of England accepted artificial contraception

Question 7

cohabitation meaning

Answer 7

a couple living together and having a sexual relationship without getting married to one another.
catholic and orthodox Christians oppose
Buddhists and protestants believe its fine

Question 8

purpose + nature of families in both

Answer 8

• important to teach the children about the religion and faith
• Christians - “children obey your parents in everything”

Question 9

Christian views about marriage and divorce

Answer 9

• believe that the marriage vows shouldn’t be broken “till death do us part”
• the catholic church teaches that marriage is a sacrament
• sometimes marriage is the lesser of two evils
• Jesus taught that whoever divorced and remarried was committing adultery

Question 10

Buddhist views about marriage and divorce

Answer 10

• nothing that states divorce and remarriage are wrong
  -societies with Buddhism generally believe that divorce is wrong.
• couples should try and do everything in their power to save the marriage
  may cause suffering to hold onto the relationship

Question 11

gender equality in Buddhism

Answer 11

• in the buddhas time women were inferior to men
• the buddha ordained women as nuns, although he was reluctant to do so
• gender discrimination expresses lack of kindness

Question 12

gender equality in christianity

Answer 12

• believe that all are equal as we were all made in gods image
• Jesus treated women with respect and allowed them to become disciples
• some traditional Christians believe that men should rule over there wives