Religion, Relationships & Families Quotes

Question 1

Give Buddhist quotes and references about sexual relationships

Answer 1

‘There is a middle way wherein sexuality is fully acknowledged and regarded compassionately without the need to indulge in actions which lead to suffering’ - Daishin Morgan

‘Sex is just another human drive… if we avoid it… dishonest and unhealthy’ - Roshi Robert Aitken

3rd moral precept - abstain from sexual misconduct

Question 2

Give contrasting Christian quotes about homosexual relationships

Answer 2

‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable’ - Leviticus 18:22

‘Be fruitful and multiply’ - Genesis 1:28

‘Love thy neighbour as thyself’ - Matthew 22:39

Question 3

Give Christian quotes about sex outside/before marriage

Answer 3

‘Every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage’ - Casti Connubii (written by Pope Pius XI)

‘You shall not commit adultery’ - Exodus 20:14

‘Flee from sexual immorality’ - 1 Corinthians 6:18

‘Outside of marriage it always constitutes a grave sin’ - Catechism of the Catholic Church

‘…your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit’ - 1 Corinthians 6:19

Question 4

Give a Buddhist reference against contraceptive methods such as the pill

Answer 4

The first moral precept - do not kill or cause to kill

Question 5

Give contrasting Christian quotes about the use of contraception

Answer 5

‘Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life’ - Humanae Vitae, 1968

‘…other methods may be used, provided that this is done in the light of Christian principles’ - Lambeth Conference, 1930

Question 6

Give Christian quotes about the purpose of marriage

Answer 6

‘The Church sees marriage between a man and a woman, as central to the stability and health of human society’ - Home Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England

‘…call him (mankind) to love - the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being’ - Catechism of the Catholic Church

‘… it is better to marry than burn with passion’ - 1 Corinthians 7:9

Question 7

Give Christian quotes about divorce and remarriage

Answer 7

‘What God has joined together, let no-one separate’ - Mark 10:8-9

‘If a man divorces his wife for any cause other than unchastity he involves her in adultery’ - Matthew 5:32

Question 8

Give a Buddhist quote about the purpose of families

Answer 8

‘Social life begins with our parents… the world is appreciated through friends and relations; interdependence is realised through our employment and our final goal is achieved through spiritual guides’ - Medagama Vajiragnara Nayaka Thera

Question 9

Give Christian quotes about the purpose of families

Answer 9

‘Honour your father and your mother’ - Exodus 20:12

‘Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord’ - Colossians 3:20-1

‘Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her’ - Ephesians 5:25

‘Children thrive, grow, and develop within the love and safeguarding of a family.’ - Church of England

Question 10

Give contrasting Buddhist references about gender equality

Answer 10

Aparimitayur Sutra - women must be reborn as men before they can achieve enlightenment

Lotus Sutra - men and women are equal in their ability to practise Buddhism & achieve enlightenment

2015 Dalai Lama - said there was no reason why his successor couldn’t be a woman

Question 11

Give contrasting Christian quotes/references about gender equality

Answer 11

‘There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus’ - Galatians 3:28

‘I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man; she must be silent…but women will be saved through childbearing’ - 1 Timothy 2:12-15

‘…in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them’ - Genesis 1:27

Eve was made from Adam’s rib

The Roman Catholic Church does not let women be Priests