Theme A: Relationships & Family Flashcards
Nature of families
-reflect the family of god
-provide a stable basis for a society
-expand the religious community
-blessing from God
Purpose of families for believers/non-believers
Believers:
-to follow God’s command and procreate
-to raise children in a faith
Non/believers:
-to fulfill the desire of having children
-to show support and love to family members
-to educate children
Reasons for divorce
-cheating spouse
-desertation
-abuse
-fallen out of love
Christian views on divorce
Catholics disapprove:
-when vows are said, promises are made both to ones spouse and God- the vows have sanctity and it seen as a sin to break something holy
Quakers approve:
-Jesus allowed divorce for adultery
-god forgives sin
Muslim views on divorce
Allowed
Before divorce, muslim couples attempt reconciliation and if that fails they divorce
christian views for homosexuality
-Jesus treated everyone the same
-love is the most important thing in a relationship
-treat everyone equally
Christian - ‘man was made in God’s image’
‘Love thy neighbour’
‘love is patient, love is kind’
christian quotes against homosexuality
-Goes against God’s wishes to procreate
‘do not lie with a man as one does a woman, that is detestable’
‘Be fruitful and multiply’
‘flee from sexual immorality’
define chastity
not having sex till marriage
define gender bias
favoritising one gender over another
define procreation
producing offspring
nuclear family
parents and children
extended family
relatives of one family living together
define polygamy
having more than one wife or husband at the same time
pros and cons of living with extended families
pros:
never boring
get closer with relatives
cons:
busy
arguments
christian quotes against gender equality
‘ i permit no woman to teach or have authority over a man’
‘The husband is head of the wife just as Christ is head of the Church’
‘Wives be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord’
christian quotes for gender equality
‘love thy neighbour as thyself’
‘In the image of God he created them; male and female’
‘you are all one in the Christ Jesus’
‘love is patient, love is kind’
reasons for gender equality
-god made everyone equal
-holy books encourage being loving and equal
-jesus died for everyone
reasons against gender equality
-Disciples were all male
-roman catholic church does not allow women to be priests
-men are physically stronger
-Prophets were all male
muslim quotes for gender equality
‘heaven is under the feet of mothers’ HADITH
‘Allah is kind’
‘people are equal like teeth of a comb’
HADITH
muslim quotes for marriage
‘there is no institution in Islam more beloved to Allah than marriage’
‘Marry those amongst you who are single, for God will develop their moral traits through marriage’
‘we created you in pairs’
christian quotes for marriage
‘till death do us part’
‘The man shall leave his father and mother to be with his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’
muslim quotes on nature of families
‘honour your children and perfect their manners’
‘Be kind to your parents’
‘Do not be harsh with them, speak to them respectfully’
christian quotes on nature of families
fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up under the discipline of the Lord’
‘Children, obey your parents for this is right’
‘Honour your father and mother’
christian quotes against divorce
‘What god has joined together, let no man separate’
‘till death do us part’
vows have sanctity- sin to break something holy
muslim quote for and against divorce
‘The most hated halal by Allah is divorce’
muslim quotes for and against contraception
‘do not kill your children for fear of poverty, we will provide for them and you’ (against)
‘God wishes to lighten your burden’ (for)
christian quotes against contraception
‘every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life’ (against)
‘Be fruitful and multiply’ (against)
‘you shall not kill’
reasons for contraception
not financially stable
dangerous environment
christian quotes against cohabitation
‘the sexual act must take place exclusively within marriage’
‘Whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body’
our bodies are ‘temples of the holy spirit’
‘flee from sexual immorality’
muslim quote against cohabitation
‘ do not go anywhere near zina; it is an outrage and an evil path’
reasons for and against cohabitation
less risk of divorce
get to know your partner
sex before marriage is unaccepted
christian quotes against adultery
‘you shall not commit adultery’
‘One who looks at another woman lustfully, has already committed adultery with her in his heart’
muslim quote against adultery
‘do not go anywhere near zina; it is an outrage and an evil path’
‘women of purity are for men of purity’
muslim quotes against homosexuality
‘must you lust after males and abandon the wives God made for you? You are exceeding all bounds’
muslim teachings on family life
parents teach kids what is haram and halal
send their children to islamic school to learn qur’an
muslim quote against contraception
‘heaven lies under the feet of mothers’ (hadith)
‘do not kill your children for fear of poverty, we will provide for them and you’
pros of cohabitation
get to know the person before marriage
reduces risk of divorce
cons of cohabitation
seen as adultery as you are not married
makes marriage seem unimportant
define fidelity
loyalty
give forms of contraception
rhythm method
barrier methods (condoms)
the pill
coil
sterilisation
quaker church attitudes to homosexuality
accepting
relationships focus on love
God loves everyone
roman catholic attitudes to homosexuality
unaccepting
seen as misuse of sex organs- should be used to create new life
define marriage
the legal union of two people
reasons for marriage
to create a family
to form a secure relationship
reasons against marriage
expensive
risk of divorce
the wedding at Cana
jesus’ first miracle- turned water to wine
shows the significance of weddings as it reflects the first ever miracle and power of God
christian marriage ceremonies
drink wine- symbolises wedding at cana
rings- eternal love
white dress- purity
church- reflects the relationship between Jesus and church
how does jesus’ crucifixion show agape
he sacrificed himself to save humanity for sin
teaches Christians to not sin and be grateful
how does the good samaritan show agape
samaritan showed kindness to a stranger
encourages christians to love everybody and help everyone
quotes for agape
‘love is patient, love is kind’
‘love thy neighbour as thyself’
