Marriage And Family Life

Question 1

Civil partnership

Answer 1

Illegal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife

Question 2

Cohabitation

Answer 2

Living together without being married

Question 3

Contraception

Answer 3

Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring

Question 4

Faithfulness

Answer 4

Staying with your marriage partner and only having sex with only them

Question 5

Homosexuality

Answer 5

Sexual attraction to someone the same sex

Question 6

Nuclear family

Answer 6

Mother, father and children living as a unit

Question 7

Premarital sex

Answer 7

Sex before marriage

Question 8

Procreation

Answer 8

making a new life

Question 9

Promiscuity

Answer 9

Having sex with a number of partners without commitment

Question 10

Re-constituted family

Answer 10

Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when they divorced parents marry each other

Question 11

Changing attitudes to marriage, divorce…

Answer 11

A. Most have sex before marriage. Socially acceptable for people to live together unmarried
B. Age to get married has increased and not my name get married in church.
C. Increase in reconstituted families. Civil partnerships introduce (2004)

Question 12

Reasons for changes one marriage and divorce

Answer 12

1. Cohabitation the marriage
   • contraception made sex safer from pregnancy
   • christianity lost its influence
2. Divorce
   • law made it easier and cheaper to get divorced (1969)
   • for equal rights. Women can now afford to support themselves
3. Family life
   • more divorce means more remarriage
   • social acceptance of unmarried mothers = more single-parent families
4. Homosexuality
   •. Changes in the law made it easier to be openly homosexual
   • scientists have shown that homosexuality is probably genetic =. Not a choice

Question 13

What does the church say about premarital sex and cohabitation

Answer 13

• adultery is banned in the 10 commandments
• The question is, sex (procreation) is an act of love and commitment and should be take place within marriage.
• many Christians believe that restricting sex within marriage is in the best interests of society, children and the individual.
• The Roman catholic church for beds premarital sec and sees it as a Grayson. So for Roman Catholic couple considering marriage cohabitation is not an option. By both in bed premarital sex.
• some Christian groups for example Protestants, recognised that time to change and are prepared to accept cohabitation if the couple intend to marry.

Question 14

What is the purpose of marriage?

Answer 14

• it’s the ideal way for a man and woman to live together in a lifelong relationship. (Mark 10:7–8)
• marriage is A sacred union blessed by God.
• faithfulness is a part of the question marriage

Question 15

What are the key features of the marriage ceremony?

Answer 15

• takes place in a church in the presence of God who is part of the marriage. Reminds them of a lifelong promise they are about to make.
• The couple mate bout to each other, with God.
• The Bible readings and the priest talk about marriage. Couple should comfort and support each other.
• there are prayers to ask for God’s blessing. See children as a gift from God.

Question 16

Christian beliefs on God

Answer 16

• Kristian is recognised that not all marriages work and that some people would want to end their marriages. (Jesus allows it for divorce so he recognises some situations are severe enough for divorce)
• some Orthodox Christians are liberal Protestants will permit divorce if they think it is the most loving thing to do. (Choose the lesser of two evils, better to divorce but live in hatred)

Question 17

Roman Catholic Church on divorce

Answer 17

• does not except divorce. (Jesus said it was wrong in Marks Gospel)
• if the marriage has broken down, the couple can live apart but they must remain celibate and never into a sexual relationship with anyone else. That will be adultery (band in the 10 commandments)
• in few cases there are permitted to have an annulment.

Question 18

Christian teachings on family life

Answer 18

• Family was created by God as the best environment in which a couple going live and raise children
• the old Testament refers to the importance of family.
• The gospel show Jesus was a member of the family, cared for his mother and father
• having children is one of the purposes of the Christian marriage.
• salvation army believes family life based on marriage is there’ the bedrock of a stable family’

Question 19

Christian support for family life

Answer 19

• Church provide support and guidance for every family member throughout their life.
• many questions welcome a baby into the community soon after birth with so many of baptism
• families are likely to attend Sunday worship in church and worship at festivals such as Christmas and Easter.
• children may well attend Sunday school each week.
• as children, move into their teens, the church may encourage them to consider being confirmed.

Question 20

Catholic attitude towards homosexuality

Answer 20

Only homosexual relationships are a sin. I’m a sexual should be celibate. Condemns homophobia
• The bible for bed same-sex relationships. (Leviticus 18:22)
• everyone is a child of God.

Question 21

Evangelical protestant attitudes towards homosexuality

Answer 21

And the sexuality is a sin. Hold prayer meeting to cure homosexuals.
• romans 1:26-8 says that those who do a natural things with someone of the same sex will be punished.
• Believe that Christ to remove all seasons including homosexuality

Question 22

Liberal Protestants attitude towards homosexuality

Answer 22

Lifelong homosexual lazy ships are acceptable and well done. Please can be homosexual but must be celibate
• Jesus’ teaching is focused on love, so should be excepted
• bible needs to be reinterpreted for today’s society

Question 23

Natural methods of contraception

Answer 23

Couple need to be in a long-term relationship. Do you not prevent STIs
• natural family planning (NFP) – monitor women’s fertility cycle so she knows when she’s most fertile and does not have sex on those days.

Question 24

Artificial methods of contraception

Answer 24

Many types. Do you not need to be in a long-term relationship. Some prevent STIs from spreading
• Barrier methods for example condom Stop sperm meeting the egg
• hormonal for example the pill. Stop’s woman from producing an egg
• others for example coil or morning after pill prevent fertilised egg attaching to the womb

Question 25

Catholic attitudes towards contraception

Answer 25

Do not accept the use of artificial contraception because it would prevent the act of sexual love being open to live. Allow NFP
• Casti Connubii(1930) band Catholics from using artificial contraception
• 1951 – Pope Puis XII says Catholics can use natural contraception

Question 26

Non-Catholic Christians attitudes towards contraception

Answer 26

Allow all contraceptive as long as they are to limit family size
• christians who are accept the use of contraception in marriage argue that there is nothing written in the Bible forbidding it
• The Church of England excepts the use of all forms of contraception by a married couple and it allows the couple the chance to enjoy sexual love but choose the best timing, and size, of their family

Question 27

Adultery

Answer 27

A Sexual acts between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner