Themes: Relationship and families

Question 1

Heterosxual

Answer 1

Sexually attracted to members of opposite sex

Question 2

Homosexuality

Answer 2

Attracted to members of the same sex

Question 3

Age of consent

Answer 3

16

Question 4

British attitudes to human sexuality…

Answer 4

• it is accepted today…
  
  • sex before marriage
  • more than one sex partner
  • children outside marriage
  • affairs
  • homosexuality
• Contraception and abortion reduces risk of pregnancy, so they use it to stop unwanted children
• Homosexual relationships are legal, they can now get marriage or convert their civil partnership to same sex marriage

Question 5

Christian View on human sexuality…

• • overall view*
• • catholic*
• • protestant*

Answer 5

• Heteralsexual relationships is part of Gods plan
  
  • Genesis 1:28 “man and woman shall unite and increase in number”
• Some christians oppose to sex out of marriage, homosexuality and contraception
• Others belive adopting is just as okay to fit the changing world
• Bible doesn’t specifically say anything about homosexual relationships, so it causes disagreements
• People think the bible needs to be changed to fit with modern society

Catholics…

1. homosexuals are only sinful if they have sex - should remain chaste

CofE

1. accepts homosexuals who are in a commited, loving relationship but doesn’t allow them to marry IN church

Question 6

Human sexuality quotes

Answer 6

Genesis 1:28 “man and woman shall unite and increase in number”

Leviticus 18:22 “do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable”

Question 7

Sex before marriage

Answer 7

Sex with 2 people who are unmarried

Question 8

Adultery

Answer 8

A married person having sex with someone who isn’t their married partner

Question 9

Sex outside marriage

Answer 9

sex between 2 people, where one or both is married to someone else

Question 10

Society view one sex before marriage

- through time

Answer 10

Past - considered shocking (especially for women), still like this in many cultures the can be asked to leave the family

Now/last 50 years - Changed… it is widely accepted

Question 11

Christian view on sex before marriage

Answer 11

• many belife sex is loving, life long union requiring commitment of marriage
• Shouldn’t be casual
• Sexually pure before marriage because shows commitment

Anglicans and Catholics believe it is wrong to have unmarried sex

1. but some others belive it is a valid expression of love for eachother if both are commited for a long relationship
   
   1. more liberal view

Question 12

Society and Christian view on sex outside of marriage

Answer 12

• both belive adultery is wrong
• Both agree that it is wrong because is it involves lieing, secrecy and betraying trust
• Adultery breaks the promise people made before God at their wedding day
• Lust is wrong
• though, marriage is an unbreakable bond, that you should work on to forgive

Question 13

Sex before and outside marriage quotes

Answer 13

Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery”

Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Question 14

Contraception

Answer 14

Methods to prevent pregnancy taking place

Question 15

Family Planning

Answer 15

controlling how many children couples have and when they have them

Question 16

Methods of contraception

Answer 16

• Pill (stop making eggs)
• Condom
• Coil
• Morning after pill
• Rhythm method (chart)

Question 17

Society view on family planning

Answer 17

• accept family planning
• if you don’t want a child, then it is better to prevent it than have an unwanted child
• Concerns to reduce global increasing population

Question 18

Christian agreeing view on family planning

Answer 18

• It is okay to prevent children but the way differs from each section
• Some forms of contraception are not okay
  
  • Coil
  • egg
    
    • both stop the already fertilised egg from developing - act of abortion = wrong

Question 19

Catholic view on family planning

Answer 19

• Atifical contaception goes against God’s natural law
• Sex is for making new life, and for showing love so artifical contraception is removing that and are preventing gods plan
• rhythm method to space births of children
• Issue is that it can spread STIs

Question 20

Other christian views on family planning

Answer 20

• sex is for children, but might not always be wanted
• most loving thing to do is to use contracption so that it reduces unwanted children
• Unfair to bring a child into an already struggling family
• CofE says it is okay, christians can have as many children they are ABLE to care for
• Help mother health by spacing out pregnancies
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Question 21

Quote on view on family planning

Answer 21

Humanae Vitae 1968 “Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life”

Question 22

Marriage

Answer 22

legal union between man and woman

Question 23

Civil Partnership

Answer 23

legal union of same-sex couples

Question 24

Same-sex marriage

Answer 24

marriage between people of the same sex

Question 25

Cohabitiation

Answer 25

couple living together and having sex without being married to eachother

Question 26

View on marriage

• • what is it?*
• • nature of marriage*
• • Christian view of this*

Answer 26

• It is a legal contract that bring security and rights for eachother
• Public commitment
• legal union of man and woman and on same sex since 2014

Christians oppose to this because it changing the nature of marriage (same sex marriage, purpose of marriage is to duplicate in number)

Question 27

Purpose of marriage for christians…

• • quotes*
• • their view*

Answer 27

Genesis 1:28 “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

Genesis 2:24 “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

Marriage vows…

• bring new life into the world
• Lifelong union blessed by god
• spiritual bond of trust that reflects the love of God
• Provide a stable, secure environment for family life
• Proper place for sex

Question 28

View on Cohabitation…

• • Society*
• • christian*

Answer 28

• Cost of marriage prevents people from marrying immediately
• see if relationship is going to work before the commitment of marriage
• never do, but raise kids in a loving family and relationship

Christians see it as sinful (catholic) CofE accept that although marriage is best, people can live together in a faithful, loving and commited way without being married and also the cost.