Unit 3 - Personal Responsibility Flashcards
Define homosexual
When someone is attracted to people of the same sex as yourself
Define bisexual
When someone is attracted to both sexes
Define human sexuality
How people express themselves as sexual beings
Define age of consent
The legal age for sex to be treated as agreement
Give 5 Christian responses to heterosexuality
Part of gods plan for men and women in the world
In genesis god makes man and women as partners for one another so that they wouldn’t be lonely. They’re different but complement each other
Mother and father have different talents in raising of children
Relationship where man is head of family and works whilst the woman is head of home and responsible for raising children
Christians believe it should be a loving faithful and committed relationship.
Give 5 responses to homosexuality
Some think of it as a sin , it goes against gods plan for humanity
God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve
Do not lie with man as one lies with a woman, that is detestable
Homosexual Loving faithful committed relationships are like heterosexual relationships
COE encourages gay and lesbian Christians who cannot live celibate lives to be welcomed to church
Define chastity
Sexual purity - not having sex before marriage
What forms of contraception are there?
Artificial contraception
Emergency contraception
Natural family planning or natural contraception
Give one natural method of contraception
Rhythm method- 85-98 effective
What does the bible say about contraception?
Be fruitful and increase in number ie. keep growing as a population
What are the Roman Catholic Churches attitude toward to artificial contraception?
They’re against it
Because they aren’t being open to a new life and they’re preventing gods plans
What do analgesics do?
Reduce sensitivity to emotional and physically pain giving people a sense of warmth
Examples - heroin
Give an example of a hallucinogen
Cannabis
Define heterosexual
When someone is attracted to people of the opposite sex
