Section 3 - Marriage And Family Life Flashcards
Adultery
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their married partner
Civil partnership
A ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a straight couple
Cohabitation
Living together without being married
Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from happening
Contract
The legal document of marriage
Faithfulness
Staying with your married partner and only having sex with them
Homosexuality
Attraction to the same sex
Nuclear family
Mother, father and children living as a unit
Pre-martial sex
Sex before married
Procreation
Making a new life
Promiscuity
Having sex with multiple partners with no commitment
Re-constituted family
Where 2 sets of children become married because their parents marry each other.
Re-marriage
Marrying again after a divorce
What were the traditional attitudes towards marriage and family?
- Until 1960’s, only have sex once married
- Most people married young in a church
- Marriage was expected to last for life
- Usually made up of husband, wife and children
Give five ways of how relationships have changed since the 1960s
- Sex before marriage is common
- Most marriages don’t take place in a church
- Divorce is accepted as a normal part of life
- Homosexuality is as equal as heterosexuality
- Most couples cohabit before marriage.
What are the reasons for cohabitation and marriage attitudes being changed?
- Effective contraception -> safer to have sex before marriage
- Less people go to church -> not encouraged to wait.
- Celebs and media -> cohabitation is acceptable
- Media shows sex outside marriage is normal
What are the reasons for divorce attitudes being changed?
- New laws -> Divorce easier and cheaper
- More women are financially independent and can support themselves
- Equality laws encourages women to stand up for themselves
What are the reasons for family life attitudes being changed
- Increased divorce -> Increased re-marriage
- Working mums use grandparents to help with childcare
- Acceptance of unmarried mothers means more single parent families
What are the reasons for the homosexuality attitudes to being changed?
- Law changes -> easier to be openly homo
- Science suggests it’s normal
- Society is more aware due to the media and gay celebs -> led to greater acceptance
- People accept the equality and rights of them
What attitude to most Christians have to sex outside of marriage?
Most Christians believe sex before marriage is wrong and that sex should only happen in a marriage
Why do most Christians have this attitude to sex outside of marriage?
- Bible teaches fornication is wrong
- Evangelicals interpret this literally
- Church leaders say that SBM is a sin
- Catholic catechism States SBM is a sin
- A purpose of it is procreation, so the children should be born into married families
What is your attitude that some liberal Protestants have towards sex outside of marriage
Some liberals tolerate sex before marriage
Why do some liberal Protestants have this attitude to tolerating sex before marriage
They tolerate it AS LONG AS:
- The couple love each other
- In a long term relationship
- Have the intention to get married
Why do you some liberal Protestants have this attitude to sex before marriage?
- Jesus taught love is the most important thing
- Don’t interpret the bible literally
- believe that the Church should adapt to modern attitudes towards cohabitation
What is the attitude that all Christians have towards adultery?
It is wrong
- Jesus condemned it in the gospels
- Clearly condemned in the bible
- Condemned in the Decalogue
What is the attitude that Hindus have towards sex outside of marriage
Sex before marriage is wrong
Why do Hindus have this attitude towards sex before marriage?
- Sex isn’t allowed at the student Ashrama. This will prevent the person from moksha
- Hindu scriptures say sex should only happen in a marriage
- Sex is for the procreation of children
What is the attitude that Hindus have towards adultery and why?
It is wrong
- Adultery is betrayal of ones dharma
- Harms the family -> bad for children as they learn to be good Hindus in a family
- Brings bad karma
What is the attitude towards divorce that Roman Catholics have?
They never allow divorce or remarriage. They do allow civil divorce, but believe that they are married in they eyes of God so cannot re marry
Why do Roman Catholics have this attitude towards divorce?
- Marriage of baptised Catholics can only be ended death
- Jesus and the catechism taught it was wrong
- Marriage is a covenant with God
- Re-marriage would be adultery and bigamy
What is the attitude that most non Catholics have towards divorce?
Think it’s wrong but allow it if it has broken down or one of the couple have committed adultery
Why do most non-Catholics have this attitude towards divorce
- Jesus allowed it in cases of adultery
- Could be lesser of 2 evils
- Divorced couples need to be given another chance at marriage (forgiveness + Christianity)
- Love is the highest virtue
What is the attitude is that all Hindus have towards divorced couples
All divorced couples can remarry
What is the attitude that traditional Hindus have towards divorce
Should be no divorce unless the couple are childless after 15 years and there is cruelty
Why do traditional Hindus have this attitude towards divorce
- Teaching of laws of Manu
- Likely to harm families
- It is the families duty to have children
- Violence is against ahimsa
What is the attitude that most of the Hindus have towards divorce
Allow it if the marriage has broken down
Why do most of the Hindus have this attitude towards divorce
- Laws of manu are out of date
- Some gurus and swamis say its acceptable
- Marriage is an agreement, not a sacrament
- Living in hatred brings bad karma -> divorce becomes necessary to gain moksha
- Could be lesser of 2 evils
What is the non religious attitude towards divorce
Would prefer it’s intended for life. Most approve of divorce in cases of marriage breakdown but think it shouldn’t be too easy
Why do you non-religious people have this attitude towards divorce
- If no love left in a marriage, suffering is caused to the whole family
- Laws need to be in place in order to be free
What is the attitude Christians have towards family life
It is important because:
- Main purpose of Christians is to raise a family so they can become good Christians
- Family was created by God as the basis of society
- Divorce leads to family breakdown
- With no family -> hard to learn what’s right + wrong
What is the attitude Hindus have towards family life
Important because:
- Won’t achieve moksha
- Family life is central to nirvana
- Created by God as basis of society
- Only place children should be raised
- Importance is shown in the Hindu scriptures
What do Roman Catholics believe about homosexuality?
- Being homosexual isn’t a sin
- Homosexual activity is sinful
- Church will help them with the difficulty
- Oppose homophobia
Why do Roman Catholics have this attitude to homosexuality
- Bible against homosexual activity
- It isn’t procreational
- homophobia is sinful
What is the evangelical protestant attitude towards homophobia?
- Homosexuality is a sin
- Homophobia is wrong
- Homos can be changed by power of Holy Spirit
Why do evangelical protestant have this attitude
- Bible teaches it is a sin -> interpret literally
- Salvation in Christ removes all sins
- Churches used to teach it’s a sin
What is the attitude liberal Protestants have towards homosexuality
- Welcome them into the church and they don’t require them to change at all. Some provide civil partnership blessings
Why do liberal Protestants have this attitude towards homosexuality
- Bible teachings out of date
- Don’t interpret literally
- Love and acceptance is central to Christianity
- Christians encouraged to be open and honest
What is the attitude most Hindus have towards homosexuality
They disapprove of it
Why do most Hindus have this attitude towards homosexuality
- Against laws of Manu
- They can’t raise a family
- Can’t be householders -> can’t gain moksha
What is the attitude that some Hindus have towards homosexuals
They should be treated the same as straight couples
Why do some Hindus have this attitude towards homosexuality
- Calvings of homosexual acts in the temples - Other ways of gaining moksha than householder
- Science suggests it’s normal -> must have been given by God
What is the Roman Catholic attitude to contraception
It is never justified.
- Allow natural family planning
- Taught about responsible parenthood
Why do Roman Catholics have this attitude towards contraception
- Pope Pius XI condemned all forms
- Only natural contraception is allowed
- Teaching of the catechism
- Must be unitive and procreative
What is the Protestant attitude to contraception
That all forms of contraception are permissible
Why do you Protestants have this attitude to wards contraception
- Christianity is about love and justice
- Sex must be unitive, not always procreative
- Nothing in the bible forbids it
- Condoms can combat std’s
What are the three attitudes that Hindus have towards contraception
A few - against all forms
Some - only accept certain forms (pill and sterilisation)
Most - accept all as good
Why are a few Hindus against any form of contraception?
- Big families-> part of householder Ashrama
- Sex must be procreative
- Some contraception causes early abortion - against ahimsa
Why do you some Hindus only accept certain forms of contraception
- Some kill sperm and is against ahimsa
- Against abortion
Why do most Hindus accept all forms of contraception is good
- Shouldn’t have to cope with large family
- Soul can’t be affected
- Contraception isn’t violence so isnt against ahimsa
