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positive attitudes towards same sex marrige + homosexuality
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- quakers and methodist –> ‘it is the nature and quality of a relationship that matters’
- pope francis –> ‘who am i to judge’
- ‘love is love’
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negative attitudes towards same sex marrige + homosexuality
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- should be used for procreation –> ‘be fruitful and multiply’
- adam and eve of opposite sex were created for a reason –> ‘male and female he created them’
- you will go to hell as it is seen sinful –> ‘men who have sex with men will not inhibit the kingdom of god’
3
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positive attitudes of sex before marrige
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- liberal christians –> it is not wrong between two consentual adults
- healthy way to exspress love and care
4
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negative attitudes of sex before marrige
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- islam –> ‘remain chaste until you are married’, you should stay pure and sex should take place within marrige
- catholics —> ‘he who sins sexually, sins against his own body’
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adultery
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- ‘do not commit adultery’ –> one of the ten commandments
- goes against marriage vows –> breaking a bind with god
- judaism –> the bed should be ‘kept pure’ and god willl ‘judge the adulterer and sexually immoral’
- islam –> the qu’ran describes adultery as an ‘outrage’ and an ‘evil path’
6
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natural methods of contraception
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- rhythm method –> having sex when a woman is not fertile/ovulating
- abstinence
7
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artificial methods of contraception
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- designed objects –> condoms, after-pill
8
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positives of contraception
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- reduces risk of STI’S
- liberal christians –> sensible way of family planning
- other christian denominations –> it is acceptable as long as ‘it is done in the light of christian principle’ {as long as it is not used for other sexual relationships/cheating}
9
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negatives of contraception
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- catholics –> seen as evil, every sexual act must remain open to the transmission of life
- muslims —> believe it interacts with gods plan
10
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purpose of marrige
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-christian view –> to become ‘one flesh
–> have a committed and loving sexual
relationship
–> procreate and start a family
—> fufill the sacrements
- muslim view –> procreation
–> to support one another
–> provide stabile society for family
–> fufill religious responsibilites
11
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cohabitation
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- living together without commitment of marriage
- opposed by muslisms and catholics
- church of england believes it leads to marrriage
12
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catholic view on remarriage
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- against it
- describes as ‘permanent adultery’
- you are ‘one with flesh’ with your partner and so shouldn’t break it
- breaking vows –> gods words
13
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protestant view on remarriage
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- allow it
- up to individual minister to decide if they can
- they are asked lots of questions to decide if they are committed enough
14
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muslim view on remarriage
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- they can remarry
- may even be encourage, to help provide stability
- a man cannot reform straight away after a 3rd divorce
15
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positives of divorce
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- church of england –> in some circumstances marrige may fail and so it is accepted to divorce
- situation ethics –> compassion, might be the most ‘loving thing to do’
