RELATIONSHIPS divorce and sexual relationships Flashcards
What is the Roman Catholic view on divorce?
- Divorce is always wrong
- God said “I hate divorce”
- Jesus said divorce is wrong at Sermon on the Mount
- Do not allowed remarried divorced people to take communion as their act is a sin
What is the Church of England view on divorce?
- Divorce is allowed
- Since 1981 divorced can get remarried in a Church
- Jesus said that adultery was grounds for divorce
Where does the Bible support divorce?
Moses taught that divorce was permitted if a man finds out something indecent about his wife.
Where does the Bible oppose divorce?
“until death do us apart”
What do Sikhs believe about divorce?
- Should be a last resort
- Holds a lot of significance as it represents separation of two families
- Abuse and adulterous are understandable reasons
- Rehat Maryada accepts that it is a modern reality
- Can remarry in a Gurdwara
What is a Christian view opposing sex before marriage and cohabitation?
- Catholics believe it is a sin
- “Thou shalt not fornicate”
- “The sexual act must take place exclusively within marriage”
What is a Christian view supporting sex before marriage and cohabitation?
- Liberal Christians believe loving and respecting your partner is most important
- “let us love one another, for love comes from God”
What is the Sikh view about sex before marriage and cohabitation?
- It is wrong and not allowed
- Kam (sexual lust) is one of the vices
- Do not permit cohabitation
- 9 out of 10 Gurus were married
- Cohabitation is Manmukh
- Hinders path to Jeevan Mukti
What are the religious viewpoints on remarriage? (Catholic, CoE, Sikh)
Catholic - remarriage is not allowed and seen as adultery
CoE - can remarry in Church since 1981
Sikh - can remarry in a Gurdwara
What is the Sikh view on contraception?
- acceptable in marriage but natural contraception is the best
- GGS teaches to have a balance in life with everything including sex
- sex only within marriage
- “deluded by pleasures of flesh”
What is a Sikh quote on adultery?
“Be faithful to your one wife, see others as your daughters and sisters” - one of the Gurus
What is a Christian quote on adultery?
“Thou shalt not commit adultery”
What is the Christian view SUPPORTING contraception?
- Helps prevent STIs
- The bible does not directly forbid it
- “The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husbands body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife”
- God created sex for enjoyment and to strengthen marriage, not just procreation
What is the Christian view OPPOSING contraception?
- Artificial methods separate the unitive and creative aspects of sex
- Some methods are similar to abortion e.g. morning after pill; goes against sanctity of life
- Catholics see it as a cause of promiscuity
- Sex is designed for procreation
- “Go forth and multiply”
What is the Catholic view on contraception?
- Artificial is not allowed e.g. condom
- Strongly against contraception which kills fertilised egg e.g. morning after pill
- Natural is OK e.g. rhythm method
