Section 3 Relationships and families

Question 1

Why has God provided families ?

Answer 1

To develop loving and respectful relationships

Question 2

What did the model family consist of ?

Answer 2

Mother

Farther

Children

Question 3

What is important about the family unit ?

Answer 3

A place through which children cab be brought up with Christian values and a understanding of the faith

Demonstrated though Christians practices like infant baptism

Question 4

What is the C of E’s opinion on family ?

Answer 4

Recommends that every diocese should encourage its parishes to run courses In marriage preparation and in parenting to help strengthen family life

Question 5

What is the catholic churches view on family ?

Answer 5

’ Family is the original cell of social life ‘

Question 6

What is fidelity

Answer 6

Means to remain loyal to your other half. This helps protect the stability of the family unity.

Question 7

What do Anglican , catholic and the Methodist church believe about marriage ?

Answer 7

Between a woman and a man

Excludes same sex marriage

Question 8

What does Christianity teach about marriage ?

Answer 8

It is evidence of the spiritual unity that occurs between couple.

The promises a couple make should not be broken

The vows made during a Christian marriage service is between a man and women as well as God ( Through the prayer they ask for gods blessing )

Question 9

What are the three types of blessing marriage offers ?

Answer 9

The Creation ( Procreation )

The correct place for sexual relations

Help and comfort during all aspects of life

Question 10

What does a Christian marriage reflect ?

Answer 10

Christ love for the church. Which shows his commitment to his people and his church ( Just like married people)

Christ also showed his love for his people though his sacrificial death on the cross. In the same way married people prepare to love each other

Question 11

What do both catholic and orthodox both believe marriage is ?

Answer 11

A sacrament

Question 12

What do Catholic people believe marriage creates ?

Answer 12

A unique and unbreakable bond between the couple.

Both people must be baptised and one must be Catholic

Question 13

What do Catholic weddings often include ?

Answer 13

nuptial mass
Bringing the bread and wine to the altar
Vows

Question 14

Church of England services

Answer 14

A church brings a spiritual dimension to marriage , as God is included

Welcomes heterosexual couple to marry in the church also mix faith marriages

Question 15

Why do C of E believe making vows in front of God is important ?

Answer 15

Bring blessing into the couples marriage

Question 16

What does the non - conformist church believe about marriage ?

Answer 16

The couple plan their own wedding and can write their own vows this gives more emphasis on the couple saying things to God

Question 17

What do people believe in a Quaker marriage ?

Answer 17

Only God can join the couple together

No minister they sit in silence praying until they think it is right to share their vows.

Question 18

What do Catholic and C of E churches believe about civil partnerships ?

Answer 18

They teach that marriage is the proper place in which sexual relationships should occur , with the ain role of sex being to create life.

The clergy of the church of England are told by the house of bishops not to carry out services or blessings of homosexual civil partnerships.

Question 19

What do some Christians believe about civil partnerships ?

Answer 19

They believe that civil partnerships provide companionship, unity and stability

Question 20

What does the Catholic Church and the C of E both believe about same sex marriage ?

Answer 20

They do not carry out same sex marriage nd vicars are not allowed to have them. The church believes that marriage in a church is between a man and a women

Question 21

what is the episcopal churches view on same sex marriage

Answer 21

They allows same sex marriage

Question 22

What do all Christians believe about the role of sex ?

Answer 22

To create new life

Question 23

What do all Christians believe about sex before marriage ?

Answer 23

Sinful

Question 24

Define celibacy

Answer 24

To remain unmarried and to abstain permanently from sexual relationships.

Question 25

Why do Christians believe in celibacy ?

Answer 25

So they can focus on worshipping and serving God

Question 26

What is the Church of England’s view on contraception ?

Answer 26

It is sinful because God gave sex to humans for reproduction

However they do accept the pull out method ( Natural contraception )

Question 27

Define abstinence

Answer 27

Choosing not to have sex until you are married

Organisations like teen - aid emphasis it and say that sex was only to make babies

Question 28

Quote to support abstinence ?

Answer 28

’ God blessed them and said , “ be fruitful and increase in number “

Question 29

The Catholic churches view on the end of relationships

Answer 29

They are not allowed to separate they must learn to live with one another unless they get an annulment

Question 30

What is the Church of England view on divorce

Answer 30

They must work hard to keep the marriage

But they are allowed to divorce

Question 31

Define Christian complementarian

Answer 31

The belief that men and women were created differently and to fulfill different but complementary roles.

Question 32

What is the Catholic Churches view on The role of women ?

Answer 32

They believe in Complementarian and they also believe that women cannot become priests.

Question 33

What are the reasons to believe that women should not be priests

Answer 33

Jesus had men disciples who where early church leaders

Priests represent Jesus ( Who was a man )

The authority of the church has been passed down by men

Question 34

Reasons why women could become priests

Answer 34

Jesus came down to break barriers no to reinforce them

JC was following the tradition of his time

God created women in his own image