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UNIT 1: Relationships Flashcards

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What is Adultery?

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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
For example, in Christianity committing adultery is a sin.

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What is Divorce?

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To legally end a marriage.

For example, the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize divorce.

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What is Cohabitation?

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To live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
For example, many Catholics will not cohabit as they believe it’s sinful.

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What is Contraception?

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Methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during or following sexual intercourse.
For example, the Roman Catholic church forbids the use of contraception.

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What is Gender Equality?

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People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.
For example, Protestants believe that women can be priests as men and women are equal.

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What are Responsibilities?

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Actions/ duties you are expected to carry out.

For example, in Islam the male’s responsibility is to be the guardian of the house.

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What are Roles?

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Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them. For example, being a parent is a role.

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FAMILY

Christianity

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‘train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.’ - proverbs 22:6

  • this means that the parent’s responsibility is to raise up their child so they develop good habits and make appropriate choices
  • the parents also have to put the child in the right direction so they follow God and Christianity their entire life
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FAMILY

Islam

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‘a man is the guardian of his family (household) a woman is the guardian of her husband’s home and of his children.’ - Hadith Sahih Bukhari 9:89:252

  • this means that the man’s responsibility is to provide and take care of his family
  • the woman’s responsibility is to take care of her husband’s home and children (domestic life)
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PURPOSE of MARRIAGE (quote)

Christianity

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‘two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two but one flesh.’ - mark 10:8

  • this means that the purpose of marriage is to completely commit to each other
  • the husband and wife are inseparable, together forever
  • marriage, therefore, is a union between men and women
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Why Christians get Married

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  • marriage is a gift from God, it’s a sacrament
  • Jesus taught about the importance of marriage (mark 10:8)
  • some Christians believe marriage is a perfect environment to raise children
  • the vows made show a long life commitment
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How Christians get Married

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  • hymns
  • exchange of vows
  • blessing of rings with holy water (catholic-only)
  • exchange of rings
  • bible readings
  • sermon
  • prayers
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COHABITATION (liberal Christians)

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  • they tolerate cohabitation

- they support it if the couple is in a monogamous stable relationship

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COHABITATION (conservative Christians)

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  • ‘Sex should only take place in marriage.’ - genesis 1:22
  • cohabitation devalues the sanctity of marriage
  • cohabitation is wrong
  • in an ideal world people would marry rather than live together
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What do Muslims Believe about Marriage?

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‘And of His signs is that He created for you from
yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in
them;’ - Qur’an 30:21

-this suggests for Muslims that marriage is a gift/blessing from Allah

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Why do Muslims Marry?

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  • to strengthen the Muslim community (ummah)
  • follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
  • Qur’an 30;21 suggests that marriage is a gift from Allah
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How do Muslims Marry?

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  • Muslim’s can get married in the Mosque, at home or anywhere
  • a Muslim wedding will happen over more than one day
  • Pre Wedding: when the families meet and set the event dates
  • The Wedding: when the bride officially leaves her family home to join her husband
  • Post Wedding: when the bride and groom host an after-party once moved in together
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5 Important Parts of Muslim Marriage

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1) Mahr: the money or gifts the groom gives to the bride
2) signing the Nikkah (marriage contract)
3) the vows
4) readings from the Qur’an
5) the Walimah (big party)

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ARRANGED MARRIAGE

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  • some Muslim families may decide who their child should marry
  • they find who they believe to be a suitable partner for their child
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TEMPORARY UNANNOUNCED MARRIAGE

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-a temporary unannounced marriage is where a man and a woman are married for a short amount of time, today some Shi’a Muslims take part in it so they can socialize with the opposite sex

all Sunni’s and some Shi’a say:
-temporary marriages are wrong because it allows for sex before marriage

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DIVORCE (Catholics/Conservative Christians)

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‘Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ - Mark 10:9

  • this shows marriage is a holy thing as God has given it to humans
  • because of that, humans should not break apart a marriage
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DIVORCE (Catholics/Conservative Christians)

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  • you have made a promise to God so breaking that promise would be a sin
  • you may separate but not divorce
  • in the Catholic church, you may only divorce if you did not have sex with that person
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DIVORCE (Protestants/liberal Christians)

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  • God is omnibenevolent so he doesn’t want people to suffer, for example in abusive relationships
  • divorce can be used as a last resort
  • God gave free will to decide what is best
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DIVORCE (Shia traditional conservative Muslims)

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‘The most detestable of lawful things before Allah is divorce.’ - Hadith

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DIVORCE (Shia traditional conservative Muslims)

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  • you are breaking the Nikkah and promise you made to God

- Shia Muslims require 2-3 witnesses to attend the divorce

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DIVORCE (Sunni/liberal Muslims)

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  • Allah is all-loving and doesn’t want people to suffer in abusive relationships
  • Divorce can be used as a last resort
  • Sunni Muslims don’t require witnesses to attend the divorce
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ADULTERY (Christians)

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‘You shall not commit adultery.’ - Exodus 20:14

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ADULTERY (Christians)

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  • it’s a sin
  • goes against the sanctity of marriage
  • destroys the relationship and family
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ADULTERY (Muslims)

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‘And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse.’ - Qur’an 17:32

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ADULTERY (Muslims)

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  • it’s haram, marriage should be a long life union

- it’s harmful to society and goes against the ummah

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REMARRIAGE (Catholic)

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‘I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.’ - Matthew 19:9

  • remarrying means you are committing adultery
  • therefore it is sinful
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REMARRIAGE (Catholics)

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  • After divorce, some Catholics believe that God is still about of their relationship
  • Whilst they can divorce in law they are still married in the eyes of God
  • The Catholic Church will not allow a divorced Catholic to remarry in church- but they may choose a civil service
  • A widowed Catholic CAN remarry in a church
  • Marriage is a three-way relationship between the husband, wife and God
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REMARRIAGE (Protestanst)

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  • Remarriage is okay
  • Some protestant ministers will be happy to remarry a couple in a church- however they may consider the circumstances of the divorce
  • Others would suggest a civil service, but will off a blessing after the wedding
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REMARRIAGE (Muslims)

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‘Keep her in an acceptable manner or release her with good treatment.’ - Quran 2:228

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REMARRIAGE (Muslims)

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  • Muslims support the idea of divorce if it’s the last resort
  • Once a divorce has been granted both civilly and through Shari’ah law they should be free to remarry
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What is Chastity?

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The state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or especially from all, sexual intercourse. For example, some people may wear a purity ring to represent abstinence from sex until marriage.

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What is Celibacy?

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The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. For example, some priests take a vow of celibacy for religious reasons.

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SEX (Catholic)

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“Then God blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it…” - Genesis 1:28

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SEX (Catholic)

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  • The first commandment God gives in the Bible is go fourth and multiply
  • Sex should just be between two people, one man and one woman who are married.
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SEX (Protestant)

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‘Let her…fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love.’ - Proverbs 5:19

-this means the purpose of sex is for pleasure and to be loving

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SEX (Protestant)

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  • the purpose of sex is to build up a loving stable relationship
  • any loving sexual relationship is reflective of God as God is a loving caring being
  • whilst marriage may is the ideal for a sexual relationship, if it is a loving committed and stable relationship this is morally acceptable
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CONTRACEPTION (Catholic)

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-according to St Thomas Aquinas, contraception shouldn’t be used because it doesn’t follow the rule of reproduction since you can’t reproduce using contraception

  • Life is sacred and holy and belongs to God
  • Only God gets to decide when life begins and ends
  • Contraception prevents life being born and interferes with God’s plan
  • Contraception is unnatural and therefore wrong
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CONTRACEPTION (Protestant)

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  • God is a loving God and does not want people to suffer
  • Children should be wanted and loved
  • Contraception prevents children being born which are unloved or cannot be looked after
  • God gave us the freewill and scientific knowledge so we can decide
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SEX (Islam)

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‘nor come nigh to adultery for it is a shameful deed and an evil opening for the road to other evils’ - Surah 17:32

  • sex is important in Islam
  • but it should only be done when married
  • doing it outside of marriage can lead to more sinful things later on
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SEX (Islam)

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  • Sex INSIDE marriage is seen to be crucial to happiness and fulfilment
  • The purpose of sex inside marriage is seen to be for creating children, but also to encourage passion and tenderness between couples.
  • Sexual desire is a gift from God – it should be used to create children
  • However, sex outside marriage is haram in the eyes of Allah
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CONTRACEPTION (Islam)

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‘Do not kill your children for fear of poverty.’ - Quran 6:151

  • you shouldn’t stop yourself from having children because of financial problems as Allah will help you through those times.
  • you can still use contraception as people used it when the prophets were alive.
  • contraception may be used but not if you’re preventing to have children because of financial problems as having children is a blessing from Allah and he will bless you if you have children.
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HOMOSEXUALITY (Catholics/Conservative Christians)

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“If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.” -
Leviticus 20:13

-homosexuality is wrong

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HOMOSEXUALITY (Catholics/Conservative Christians)

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  • The purpose of sex is to procreate and homosexuals sex cannot do this therefore it is immoral
  • Sex should only be between man and woman
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HOMOSEXUALITY (Protestants/Liberal Christians)

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‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ - Matthew 22:37-39

-you should love and respect others as it’s God’s second commandment

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HOMOSEXUALITY (Protestants/Liberal Christians)

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  • The Bible describes lots of other things as an abomination (such as eating shellfish) but these rules are not followed
  • Human beings are made in the image of God (gay and straight) any relationship which is loving and committed is reflective of God
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HOMOSEXUALITY (Conservative Muslims)

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‘you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.’ - (Qur’an 7: 81)

-being homosexual is a sin

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HOMOSEXUALITY (Conservative Muslims)

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  • Allah made people to procreate. A homosexual couple cannot procreate
  • Being gay or lesbian is a crime in most Muslim countries
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HOMOSEXUALITY (Liberal Muslims)

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By not allowing same-sex couples to wed, there is a direct attack on the Qur’an’s message that each person has a mate who is their ‘comfort and their cloak’

-Imam Daayiee Abdullah

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HOMOSEXUALITY (Liberal Muslims)

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  • It is acceptable in the society they live in.
  • Islam is a religion of tolerance
  • They accept recent scientific developments about homosexuality
  • Allah will be the ultimate judge
  • Allah has created everyone.
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GENDER EQUALITY (Protestants)
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‘there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.’ - Galatians 3:27-29

  • men and women are equal, they are the same.
  • this means that women can be in authority like priests.
  • therefore protestants would treat women and men the same.
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GENDER EQUALITY (Protestants)

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  • Yes, in particular women should be allowed to be priests
  • Not letting women be priests is sexist and against the teaching of love your neighbour
  • The priest represents Jesus as a human being, not as a man
  • There might be situations in which a female priest is more appropriate
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GENDER EQUALITY (Catholics/Orthodox)
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‘I do not permit a woman to teach or to have
authority over a man, but to be in silence.’ - Timothy 2:11-12

  • women should be submissive to men.
  • this means that women cannot be in high authority such as being a priest.
  • this means women are not equal to men.
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GENDER EQUALITY (Catholics/Orthodox)

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  • Women should be respected sexism is wrong, but women should not be priests
  • Treating people fairly and equally does not mean treating everybody the same
  • The priest represents Jesus who was a man and so were all his disciples
  • To have women priests would break 2000 years of tradition
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GENDER EQUALITY (Muslims)
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‘But the men have a degree over them.’ - Quran 2:228

  • men have authority over women.
  • this means that women cannot be immans/sheikhs.
  • this means women and men are not equal in Islam.
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GENDER EQUALITY (Muslims)
FOR
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  • Muhammad’s wives Aisha and Umm Salamah led prayers
  • Women worship Allah and take Shahadah in the same way
  • Their voices should be heard
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GENDER EQUALITY (Muslims)
AGAINST
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  • If a woman leads a man or men in a congregational prayer, the prayer of the men is invalid. As for her prayer, and the prayer of the women praying with her, it is sound.
  • Men and women are separated in the mosque

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