Theme A : Relationships and families Flashcards
Quotes for Adultery (Christianity)
“You shall not commit adultery” EXODUS 20:14
“Flee from sexual immorality - Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit “ 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Quotes for Adultery (Islam)
” When a husband and wife share intimacy it is rewarded… just as if they would be punished if they had engage in illicit sex “ - HADITH
“ “Do not go near adultery “ - Surah - Al - Isra
Attitudes towards homosexuality ( Christianity )
ST PAUL in the Bible condemns Homosexual acts - says there “shameful”
ST Thomas Aquinas and his five precepts of natural moral law
- Preservation of life
- Reproduction
- education of children
- ordering of children
- worship God
Attitudes towards homosexuality (Islam )
” You lust after men instead of women “ AL ARAF 7:80
“Dishonour them both… but if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone “ Surah 4:16
“There are many ways of doing Islam “ - Inclusive Muslim initiative
Attitudes towards contraception (Christianity)
“Children are a heritage from the lord” Psalm 127
“Contraception is acceptable - done in the light of Christian principles” - Lambeth Conference 1930
Attitudes towards contraception (Islam)
“Do not kill your children for the fear of poverty, we will provide for them “ Surah 17
“God wishes to lighten your burden “ - Surah 4:28
Attitudes towards marriage ( Christianity )
“A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh “ - Mark 10:6-9
“Be fruitful and multiply “ - Genesis 1:28
Attitudes towards marriage ( Islam )
“Your spouses are a garment for you just as you are for them “ Surah Al Baqarah 2:187
To fulfil religious responsibilities Surah 24:32
Attitudes towards divorce ( Christianity )
” Anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immortality, makes her the victim of adultery “ - Matthew 5:32
Divorce is a grave offense against the natural law - Catechism of the catholic church
Attitudes towards divorce ( Islam )
Surah Al Baqarah talks about the limit of divorce which is 2-3 times
Iddah “ Those who intent to divorce their wife shall wait 4 months “ Surah 2:226
Attitudes towards Nature, purpose of families ( Christianity )
Honour your mother and your father ( Exodus)
Home is the first school of Christian life ( Catechism )
Attitudes towards Nature, purpose of families ( Islam )
Heaven is under the feet of mothers ( Hadith)
Surah Al Isra talks about caring for elderly relatives
Attitudes towards gender, discrimination ( Christianity )
Eve created as a “help mate” for Adam , “ I will make a helper “ genesis 2:18
“Neither slave nor free - you are all one in Christ “ - Galatian 3:28
Attitudes towards gender, discrimination ( Islam )
Quran 2:229 talks about equal rights and no difference in fundamental human rights but men have an advantage over women
Surah 4: 20 “ every reasonable person can see how kind and gentle you are to your wife”
