PRE- THEME A (christianity)

Question 1

Heterosexual relationships

Answer 1

Marriage is the only valid place for heterosexual relationships because it is God’s plan from humans, but you cannot have sex before marriage

Question 2

Homosexual relationships

Answer 2

• some Christians oppose homosexuality because the bible says that ‘men who have sex with men’ will not be entered into the kingdom of God
• the catholic church teaches that homosexuals aren’t sinful but should remain chaste ( no sex)
• the CofE welcomes homosexuals living in committed relationships but does not accept marriage in the church

Question 3

Sex before marriage

Answer 3

-for many Christians, sex expresses deep, lifelong union that requires the commitment of marriage
- liberal Christians before that it is valid if the couple are intending to get married

Question 4

Sex outside of marriage (adultery)

Answer 4

Adultery breaks the vows that christian couples make before God and threatens the stable relationship needed for their children’s security

Question 5

Contraception (Catholic and Orthodox)

Answer 5

-artificial contraception goes agains the natural law/ purpose of marriage and cam encourage selfishness
- the purpose of sex is to have children

Question 6

Contraception (Anglican and non-conformist)

Answer 6

• people should only have the amount of children they can care for
• ## allow contraception to enable couples to develop relationships

Question 7

The purpose of marriage

Answer 7

• Marriage is a gift from God
• It is a sacrament blessed by God that reflects the sacrificial love of Jesus
• it is a spiritual bond of trust that reflects the love of Christ for the Church

Question 8

Divorce and remarriage

Answer 8

• christian clergies offer councelling but don’t allow divorce
• jesus taught that anyone who divorced and remarried was committing adultery
• vows made in God’s presence must be kept
• Christians must go through with an annulment to be able to remarry
• in some cases divorce is the ‘lesser of two evils’

Question 9

Nature of families

Answer 9

-In biblical times, people lived with their extended families
- christians must ‘love each other’
- the commandment ‘ honour your father and mother’ is important especially when parents are elderly

Question 10

Children in families

Answer 10

-parents and children have responsibilities to each other, children have duties to obey, love and respect their parents
- children are gifts from God and parents should respect their dignity
- Christian parents are expected to be good role models