sex before/outside marriage

Question 1

christian views-for sex before + quotes

Answer 1

-liberal Christian attitude is that for some people, sex before marriage is a valid expression of their love for each other
-‘love thy neighbour’

Question 2

christian views-against sex before + quotes

Answer 2

-sex expresses a deep, loving, lifelong union after marriage
-should be sexually pure before marriage
-should not be a casual pleasure
-‘every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage’

Question 3

muslim views sex before marriage + quotes

Answer 3

-sex is a gift from god so must be used responsibly
-believes casual sex is wrong and detracts from the dignity of those involved
-casual sex could lead to promiscuity and other evils such as rape and deception
-Qu’ran forbids sex before marriage
-serious sin and is considered the same rape and adultery
-‘only way to protect all within society where only a man and his wife share the act of sex’

Question 4

contemporary british attitudes for sex before

Answer 4

-commonly accepted
-not all people want/can afford to get married
-sex can express one person’s love for another
-want to make sure they are sexually compatible before they get married

Question 5

contemporary british attitudes against sex before

Answer 5

-act can become cheapened
-too many STD’s

Question 6

sex outside of marriage

Answer 6

sex between two people where at least one of them is married to someone else

Question 7

muslim views on sex outside + quotes

Answer 7

-adultery is a serious sin
-muslims should avoid situations that could lead to sexual sins
-adultery destroys marriages, betrayal of trust
-goes against promises at wedding
-‘and do not go anywhere near adultery’
-‘a man should not stay with a woman in seclusion unless he is a relative’

Question 8

contemporary british attidues

Answer 8

-betrayal of trust
-agree sex outside marriage is wrong

Question 9

christian views-sex outside + quotes

Answer 9

-wrong as it involves secrecy, lies and betrayal of trust
-can effect children and cause pain to all concerned
-breaks the promises made before god at the wedding
-threatens the relationship between parents and children can suffer
-jesus taught that lust leads to adultery which is wrong
-marriage is unbreakable and demands total forgiveness
-ten commandment ‘you must not commit adultery
-‘anyone who looks at a women lustfully had already committed adultery with her in his heart’