sowa philosophy Flashcards
Marriage
“Marriage is a sacrament”
“Be fruitful and multiply”
“What God has joined together, let no man seperate”
Sexual relationships
“Sex is a source of joy and pleasure”
“Sex is a sign of spiritual communion”
“If someone is gay, who am I to judge?”
Family
“The family is the domestic church”
“The family is the basic unit of society”
“The family is a communion of love”
Contraception
“Contraception goes again the will of God”
“Natural family planning is the only acceptable form of contraception”
Divorce
“Divorce is acceptable on grounds of adultery”
“What God has joined together, let no man seperate”
Equality of gender
“Men and woman are created equally in the image and likeness of God”
“In Chrust there is neither woman or man, we are all one in Christ”
Gender prejudice
“Sex discimination is open contradiction of the teachings of the gospels”
“Only men can be priests because Jesus was a man and chose men as his apostles”
Revelation
“I am who I am”
“Jesus is the culmination of God’s revelation”
“The word became flesh and dwelt among us”
Visions
“Moses - the Burning Bush”
Transfiguration - “This is my son, listen to me”
Miracles
“Miracles are events which go against the laws of nature, and can only be explained by God”
“Miracles are a sign of God’s presence in the world”
Religious experience
“I am the immaculate conception”
“Religious experiences have to conform with doctinal teaching, and not displace the teaching of Christ”
Design Argument
“God’s power and dicine nature are invisible, but can be understood through the things he has made”
Cosmological argument
“God is not a magician with a magic wand”
Any of Aquinas’ ways
Evil
“Evil is not a person or a thing but nonetheless it is real”
“God is omnibenevolent, God is omnipotent, God is omniscient”
