Relationships and Family Flashcards
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Heteronormativity:
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idea that heterosexual relationships are normal/better
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 1885
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homosexual acts are made illegal
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 1967
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homosexual sexual acts are made legal for people 21+ (except for those serving in military)
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 1997
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age of homosexual sexual acts reduced to 18
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 2000
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homosexual acts are allowed to serve as a part of armed forces
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 2001
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age of homosexual sexual acts reduced to1 6
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 2004
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civil partnerships are now legally recognised
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Laws Towards Homosexuality: 2013
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same sex marriage now legally recognised
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How have attitudes towards homosexuality in Britain changed?
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- attitudes towards homosexuality in Britain have changed to become more accepting
- each step is important because you need small changes leading up to a bigger change
- the rate of change was quite slow until the 200s and then the changes were made in a higher frequency
- the age for consent of homosexual sexual acts gets lower almost like when the consent age was 21 people linked homosexuality to predatory, abusive behaviour
- conflate - creating a link between things where there isn’t any
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What is Islam’s position regarding homosexuality?
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Islam takes a strong position regarding homosexuality:
- seen as a grave sin
- punishable under shariah law
- Qur’an 16 (15) “And for the two who are guilty of indecency from among you, give them both a punishment;”
- support for homosexuality is controversial
- Islam sees homosexuality as a threat to the stability of Islam society
- there is an online community for homosexual Muslims who are afraid to come out as homosexuals within the Muslim community
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Majority of Muslim Attitudes Towards Homosexuality:
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- That it is wrong because:
- condemned by Qur’an
- condemned by prophet in Muhammed
- Allah said in Qur’an that marriage between a man and a woman is the only lawful form of sex
- primary aim of sex is to reproduce which homosexual couples cannot do
- family life is important to Muslims which homosexuality disrupts
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Minority of Muslim Attitudes Towards Homosexuality:
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- Islam is a religion of tolerance
- Allah created all people and loves them all
- scientific evidence shows people are born homosexuals so Allah must have wanted it that way
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Pros of Waiting until Marriage for Sex:
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- less likely to transmit STI’s
- lower risk of unwanted pregnancy
- makes sure people are better informed of the decisions they’re going to make
- promotes loyalty in relationships
- might make relationship more special
- accidental pregnancy more likely to have support - safer environment
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Cons of Waiting until Marriage for Sex:
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- lust
- long wait
- one partner may not want to have sex disappointing other partner
- pressure to conform to family’s expectations
- not being able to have children may put strain on relationship
- hard to find partner to commit to waiting to have sex until marriage
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Some Christians’ Attitudes Towards Sexual Relationships before Marriage:
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Some Christians believe its wrong to have sex before marriage is wrong because:
- many Christians believe sex expresses a deep, loving, lifelong union that requires the commitment of marriage
- believe it is important to be sexually pure (chaste) before marriage because having sex is part of the loving, trusting relationship that should be developed within a marriage; shouldn’t just be casual
- irresponsible to spread sexually transmitted infections or risk pregnancy
- in Bible, Paul urged sexual restraint
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Why someone might commit adultery and if a marriage can survive it:
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- someone might commit adultery if they are unfaithful or if they are having a difficult relationship with their spouse
- it’s very difficult for a marriage to survive adultery
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adultery:
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- sex outside marriage
- voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who isn’t their spouse
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Why some Christians might believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong:
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- adultery breaks promises Christian couples make before God during their wedding, to forsake all others and be faithful to each other as long as they both shall live
- threatens the stable relationship needed between parents for their children’ security
- the Bible commandment is clear - “You shall not commit adultery.” - Exodus 20:!4
- Jesus taught that lust could lead to adultery which is also wrong
- Jesus forgave a woman caught up in adultery but ordered her to “go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:1 - 11) —> Jesus very disapproving of adultery but still forgave the woman, this might mean that Jesus dissent take adultery as seriously when it comes to women but he is still disapproving of adultery
- for some Christians marriage is an unbreakable bond that demands total faithfulness
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Age of Consent for Sex in the UK:
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- age of consent for people to have sex is 16
- not to criminalise people under 16 for having sex
- to protect more impressionable, young people from being taken advantage, making uneducated decisions and being exploited by the hope that when they’re 16 they’ll be mature enough to make an informed decision
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Sodomy:
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a story that Abrahamic religions believe in, about homsexuality, the act of homosexuality
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When did Biblical literalism begin? What is it? Why was it created?
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- it is a modern invention
- when people take everything written in the Bible literally
- it was created maybe to help people find answers for controversial topics and to use it as an argument to help target certain groups of people
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Christian Parents’ Views on Homosexuality
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- mostly negative to begin with
- but the parents’ love for their child/children is bigger
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What is the source of this quote and what does it mean?: “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh”.
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- Source: Genesis (1st book of Bible), Bible
- Christianity
- specifically says “man” and “wife” hinting that homosexuality has no use as you can’t procreate
- perhaps about how marriage binds a man a woman together for life
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What is the source of this quote and what does it mean?: “Marry those who are sing among you for [God] will develop their moral traits.”
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- Source: Hadith - captures saying and action from prophet Muhammed
- saying you are benefitted if you are married
- doesn’t specifically say a heterosexual marriage
- to do with not committing adultery
- about importance of marriage
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How have British ideas around marriage changed?
- recent decline in marriages per 1000 people show how marriage is becoming less of a social expectation and there has been in a change in attitude towards the importance of marriage - contraception more available so people don't feel need to married to have sex
- there is a sudden increase in the number of marriages per 1000 people at the start of WW1 and WW2 as they may have wanted to have a more binding relationship before the war in case one of them dies
- there is a sudden increase in the number of marriages per 1000 people after WW1 and WW2 as lots of women had jobs during WW2 but when the men returned from the war they had their jobs displaced do many needed husbands to be able support themselves agains or their husband may have died in the war so would've needed another husband to support themselves (a children)
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the bride wearing a veil symbolise?
- Jesus is often referred to as the groom to the Church who is his bride
- since the marriage ceremony mirror this relationship, this thought to symbolise that the separation between God and man is removed
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the bride wearing a white wedding dress symbolise?
- symbolises purity of body and mind
| - it is important to declare that the individual is ready to make an honest vow to the other
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the wedding ring symbolise?
- an outward symbol of the inner commitment
| - they also remind us of God’s unending love for us, without beginning or end
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the groom entering first to await the bride symbolise?
- Christians believed that Jesus paved the way for the relationship between man and God
- this shows how he set the path for us to follow
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the wedding cord used in some Catholic ceremonies symbolise?
held by groom and bride to symbolise the strength of their bond and the strength that they promise to offer to their partner and their children
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the congregation traditionally throwing rice on the couple leaving the wedding symbolise?
to remind the couple of their duty as married couple to procreate
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the couple joining their right hands when making their vows symbolise?
the wedding vow is seen to mirror the covenant (promise) made by God to his people and the duty that they have to each other to uphold this promise
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Marriage in Christianity: What does marriage taking place in a Church and the couple being reminded that the views are made in front of God symbolise?
- marriage is seen as a different type of commitment than being in a committed relationship
- it involves God along with the couple
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Marriage in Christianity: What does the signing of the register symbolise?
- this has no religious significance
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Marriage in Christianity: What teaching is the duty to procreate supported by?
‘Be fruitful and multiply’
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Marriage in Christianity: How does the House of Bishops in the Church of England see marriage?
‘The Church sees marriage between a man and a woman, as central to the stability and health of human society.’
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Marriage in Christianity:
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Marriage in Christianity: What does some Christians believing that marriage is a sacrament mean?
this means it is blessed by God and important for our spiritual lives
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Marriage in Christianity: How did some Christians react to same-sex marriage being legalised in 2014?
this was strongly opposed by many Christians because they believed it violated the nature of marriage
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Marriage in Christianity: What does ‘You may now kiss the bride.’ symbolise?
- traditionally the bride and groom would wait until after marriage to engage in a physical relationship
- this gives official support for this to take place
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Marriage in Christianity: What does ‘This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife and they become one flesh.’ from the Bible mean?
Christians believe that the marriage is not simply two people sharing their lives but that they themselves are changed by their commitment to one another
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Marriage in Christianity: Why might Christians believe marriage is important and that it is better to be married than to simply cohabit (live together) or have a civil partnership (a legal union)?
- as marriage puts more emphasis on the idea of having children whereas the other two options don't
- many people see marriage as the right environment to have children
- marriage brings you closer to God - reinforcing Christians’ faith, brings God into relationship - making vows in front of God
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Marriage in Christianity: Why might some Christians argue that it would be inappropriate for same-sex couples to be allowed to marry? Why might someone disagree?
- because same sex couples can't procreate through sex and marriage places a large emphasis on having children
- someone might disagree as same sex couples can have children just not through sex (e.g. surrogacy, sperm donors, adoption) and as marriage is about the commitment to each other
- procreation is an outdated, marriage is about more than procreation as having children is less of an issue in society with confetti being thrown on couples rather than rice - most environmentally friendly thing you can do is not have children
