Ethics Flashcards

Question

What do Christian’s believe about sex before marriage

Answer 1

Many Christians believe that sex is a ‘sacred act’ which should be kept for marriage. They believe it is important to keep yourself ‘pure’ for your marriage partner and not to give yourself physically to other people. Christians believe that the act of sex consummates your relationship with your spouse and joins you together with them. Genesis 2:24 states that a man ‘unites with his wife and they become one’. Again Christians believe that God has designed the gift of sex to be enjoyed within the context of marriage.

Answer 2

• Prevents unwanted pregnancy outside of marriage. • Lessons the risk of sexually transmitted infections. • Prevents emotional hurt if the relationship ends where they can feel devalued and used.

Answer 3

All of the main Churches are in agreement that sex should be kept for marriage. The Presbyterian church believe that ‘sex is to be enjoyed in the commitment of marriage’. The Church of Ireland believe that ‘it is a wonderful gift within the context of marriage’. The Catholic Church emphasise that sex outside of marriage is greatly contrary to human dignity and the purpose of sexual relationships.

Answer 4

Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38) • Judah unknowingly had sex with Tamar, his daughter-in-law, who disguised herself as a prostitute to conceive a child after Judah failed to fulfill his duty to provide her a husband. • This led to the birth of Perez and Zerah, who became part of Jesus' genealogy (Matthew 1:3).

Answer 5

Shechem and Dinah (Genesis 34) • Shechem, a Canaanite prince, had sex with Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, before marriage. • The passage is unclear on whether it was consensual or forced. • This act led to conflict, with Dinah’s brothers, Simeon and Levi, taking revenge by killing the men of Shechem’s city.

Answer 6

David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) • King David had an adulterous relationship with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. • While this was adultery, not pre-marital sex, it led to serious consequences, including the death of their first child and turmoil in David’s family

Answer 7

The Samaritan Woman (John 4:16-18) • Jesus told the Samaritan woman that she had five husbands and that the man she was currently with was not her husband, implying a non-marital relationship. • Instead of condemning her, Jesus offered her living water, showing grace and redemption.

Answer 8

-Celibacy = -Chastity = - own choice. -haven't found a person they want to spend their lives with yet. - married before and when their partner died they did not desire to be in another relationship. -Some marriages fail and a person may not want to enter into a relationship with another person. -religious reasons

Answer 9

Protestant clergy are allowed to marry and seem able to fulfil their role There is a shortage of men entering the priesthood. This might change if they were allowed to marry. If priests were allowed to marry and have children, more men would want to follow in their father’s footsteps – this might also raise the number of applicants. They may find it easier to relate to the married members of the congregations and be able to offer marital advice. God created Eve because he saw that it wasn’t good for man to be alone.

Answer 10

Paul recommended single life because it allows people to focus more on their relationship with God. Having a family is very time consuming and it may distract the priest from his duties. Sacrificing marriage demonstrates true commitment to God – important in ministry. Catholic services tend to run much more frequently than those in Protestant denominations so it may not be fair on the family of the priest if he is always so busy. It safeguards the priest against divorce.

Answer 11

-nuclear -lone parent -same sex couple -co-inhabiting couple -re-constituted or blended -extended or multi family

Answer 12

Nuclear (79.1%*) The most common type of family in the UK Consists of husband and wife living in the family home with their children

Answer 13

Cohabiting Couple (19.8%) The couple and their children live together but the couple are not married.

Answer 14

Lone-parent Made up of one parent and a child/children. It may be due to a decision not to marry or co-habit; or it may be the result of divorce, separation or death. In the UK 86% were headed by females in 2016.

Answer 15

Re-constituted or blended This consists of a parent who decides to marry or live with a new partner, following separation, divorce or death, and combine their two families. The family may include step-brothers or sisters or half-brothers or sisters.

Answer 16

Same-sex couple Consists of a same-sex couple and their children. The couple may be married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting. Children could belong to one biologically, be adopted or be from a surrogate.

Answer 17

Extended or multi-family (1.2%) Includes parents and children as well as other relatives, possibly grandparents all living under one roof

Answer 18

Protection Support Care Companionship Behaviour Values Identify

Answer 19

Children depend on their family to protect them and provide for their needs. A family unit provides a safe environment for bringing up children.

Answer 20

Healthy family life provides emotional, physical and social support. This support helps people through times of difficulty and contributes to a healthy society.

Answer 21

Families care for their relatives when they are sick, have a disability or are too elderly to look after themselves.

Answer 22

a family unit helps prevents people from feeling alone

Answer 23

The family environment is where children first learn to interact with other people. It is where people learn good manners, the importance of give and take, the difference between right and wrong, and how society expects people to behave.

Answer 24

A positive family environment will instil values such as tolerance, respect and charity. These are all beneficial in a well-ordered society.

Answer 25

Most families teach their children their beliefs and pass on their religious, political and cultural traditions. This helps to shape people’s opinions, behaviour and identities. A healthy society is one where there is respect for the beliefs of others.

Answer 26

Parents are responsible for looking after the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of their children.

Answer 27

They must: • Look after their children’s physical and mental health • Provide for the material and emotional needs of their children. The family home should be a place of comfort, warmth and happiness. • Take responsibility for the actions of their children and teach them acceptable behaviour. • Decide which religion, if any, their children will be brought up in. • Ensure their children attend school until at least 16. • Never mistreat or harm their children • Protect their child from abuse (emotional, mental, physical and sexual)

Answer 28

Proverbs 13:24 24Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them Proverbs 29:17 17Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire. However, Colossians and Ephesians also warns fathers against embittering their children in case they become discouraged. Children are regarded as a blessing from God and parents should do their best to bring children up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Matthew 18:5-6 5And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. 6"If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Mark 10:14 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Answer 29

The fifth commandment instructs children to honour their father and mother. Verses in Colossians and Ephesians reinforce this by encouraging obedience. Children are also reminded of their responsibility to look after elder members of their family.

Answer 30

3Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God…8Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5: 3-4, 8

Answer 31

Christian parents believe it is their duty to bring their children up in the Christian faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says “the family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honour God and make good use of freedom.” All Christian churches agree that it is important for parents to teach their children right from wrong, discipline their children within reason, and encourage their children to recognise the importance of Christian values. Parents do this in the following ways:

Answer 32

1. Teaching their children to pray. This might mean learning the Lord’s Prayer, saying grace before meals and praying together as a family. 2. Children learn by example; this can be bad as well as good. It is up to parents to set a good example for their children to follow, both in what they say and in what they do. 3. This can be something as simple as having one meal together a day, so that family members can talk about what is going on in their lives. It is also a time to put the mobile phone away! Pope Francis highlighted technology’s impact on relationships: “we know that sometimes they [smartphones] can keep people apart rather than together, as when at dinnertime everyone is surfing on a mobile phone”

Answer 33

4. Christian parents are encouraged to teach their children the Christian faith. They do this through Bible study in the home and/ or by taking their children to church. 5. In the Church of Ireland, the Catholic, the Methodist and the Presbyterian Churches, parents can choose to have their children baptised as babies or infants. When a child is baptised he or she is welcomed into the family of the church. It is hoped that when the child is old enough to decide for him or herself that they will choose to continue to follow the Christian faith.

Answer 34

While some parents may get their children baptised many do not attend church services on a Sunday. Society has become more secular. There is also a focus on material goods, technology and other things taking centre stage in many people’s lives.

Answer 35

Marriage is the legal binding of a relationship between a man and a woman.

Answer 36

It can be difficult for Christian parents to influence the lives of their children with so many distractions – music, fashion, social media, reality TV shows etc. – all of these can shape a young person’s values, attitudes and behaviour.

Answer 37

1. Marriages can take place in either a registry office, licensed building or a Church. If a wedding takes place outside of a Church it is referred to as a civil marriage. 2. The Roman Catholic Church do not recognise marriages outside of the Church. 3. Some people choose not to get married as they think a certificate does not prove their commitment. 4. For people who choose to get married the wedding ceremony marks the start of their commitment.

Answer 38

Marriage is sacred. God created marriage and intends men and women to become ‘one’ through marriage.

Answer 39

Marriage must be exclusive. Adultery is condemned in the 10 Commandments

Answer 40

Marriage requires a couple to work as a team and involves give and take. In Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth he advises: “ A man should fulfil his duty as a husband, and a woman should fulfil her duty as a wife, and each should satisfy the other’s needs”. Partners should be prepared to put each other’s life before their own.

Answer 41

This passage reveals how the act of adultery is extremely selfish and can often lead to more sin. In this case, it resulted in Bathsheba’s honourable husband being murdered.

Answer 42

Marriage should be built on love and respect. In Paul’sp letter to Ephesus he compared the love between a man and a woman to the love which Christ has for the Church.

Answer 43

It’s sacred. The Roman Catholic Church state: “...the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws...God himself is the author of marriage.

Answer 44

Its permanent . The Methodist Church describes marriage as “a life-long union in body, mind and spirit, of one man and one woman.”

Answer 45

It’s exclusive. The Presbyterian Church describes marriage as: “a life- long partnership of man and wife with absolute faithfulness the one to the other.”

Answer 46

It’s pro-creation of children. The Church of Ireland suggests: “One of the functions of marriage is to provide a stable family unit, within the wider community, in which children can be born and nurtured.”

Answer 47

These are often run by the Church to ensure that the couple are well matched and that they go into the marriage with realistic expectations. It advises them on how to deal with potential problems they might face and encourages them to discuss big decisions, such as having children, before they make a commitment.

Answer 48

Every wedding is unique and different people get married in different places. Weddings can take place in a church, hotel, beach, council office and a number of other places. However, the ceremony itself has many common features.

Answer 49

1. Introduction and declaration of purpose 2. The vows 3. Exchange of rings 4. Warning 5. Pronouncement 6. Signing of the register

Answer 50

The priest or minister will give a short homily or sermon on the importance and purpose of marriage. (Eg: Companionship, for having children, to enjoy sexual intercourse with God’s permission)

Answer 51

These are required by law although the wording will change from church to church. A couple repeats the marriage vows to each other during the ceremony. Some couples make up their own vows but most people use the following words: ‘To have and to hold from this day forward; for better for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; till death us do part.’

Answer 52

These are exchanged as a symbol of the promise of unending love and the exclusive commitment which each partner is making.

Answer 53

The priest or minister quotes Jesus’ words: “Man must not separate, then, what God has joined together.” Mark 10: 9

Answer 54

In some denominations it is stated that the couple are now married.

Answer 55

This is a legal requirement in which a couple (and witnesses) sign a register. At a later stage they receive a marriage certificate. Many ordained priests and ministers are licensed Registrars and are authorised to issue marriage certificates. If they are not then a state Registrar must be present.

Answer 56

It is clear from the divorce statistics that marriages face difficulties. Half of marriages in the UK end in divorce with 1 in 3 marriages ending in divorce within Northern Ireland. There are a range of reasons why marriages end.;

Answer 57

Arguments Adultery Money problems Loss of job Coping with elderly parents Alcohol or drug abuse False hopes Depression Homosexuality Sexual problems Domestic violence Infertility Children Bereavement Lack of communication Health problems

Answer 58

The Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 states that a person has to prove to the courts that a marriage has irretrievably broken down for a person to be granted a divorce.

Answer 59

1. Adultery – by the other party 2. Behaviour – which has made it unreasonable for the couple to stay together 3. Desertion – for two years 4. Separation and consent – the parties have lived apart for two years and the other party consents to the divorce 5. Five year separation – the parties have lived apart for five years

Answer 60

• Partners may be emotionally hurt • There could be financial problems for one or both • They may have to move out of family home and away from children • Court cases can be expensive and stressful

Answer 61

• Church events may be awkward • May split friendship groups • People must be very understanding and careful not to judge

Answer 62

Matthew 19: 6 Malachi 2: 16 Ephesians 5: 31 1 Corinthians 7: 15 Matthew 5:31-32

Answer 63

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Answer 64

The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”[ says the LORD Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.

Answer 65

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Answer 66

But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

Answer 67

“It was also said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her written notice of divorce.’ But now I tell you: if anyone divorces his wife, for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, then he is guilty of making her commit adultery if she marries again; and the man who marries her commits adultery also.

Answer 68

Divorce is not allowed because marriage is a sacrament which cannot be dissolved or ended. Even if a couple get a civil (legal) divorce, Roman Catholics believe they are still married in the eyes of God and are not allowed to remarry. If circumstances are difficult, the couple is permitted to live apart but they must not form a new relationship as this would be considered to be adulterous.

Answer 69

They all accept civil divorce as an end to marriage. They allow remarriage of divorced people in Church, but only if the minister is prepared to perform the ceremony.

Answer 70

1. Sort out problems as they arise. If this doesn't happen problems will build up and it is harder to sort out a range of problems than deal with each one as it arises. 2. To work at the relationship. All humans make mistakes and couples need to accept that to make marriage last you need to work at it. This attitude enables couples to work through their problems and accept that their partner is not perfect. 3. Marriage counselling can help couples to see each other’s point of view and this can help to save a troubled marriage.

Answer 71

Relate(relationship people) Accord (catholic marriage care service)

Answer 72

to someone who is abstaining from marriage and sexual relationships. -

Answer 73

Chastity = to being ‘morally pure’ and means to keep your body free from sexual relationships. -

Answer 74

through their own choice and sometimes it is due to their circumstances. -person may be looking for a relationship but they haven't found a person they want to spend their lives with yet. - May have been married before and when their partner dies they may not desire to be in another relationship. -Some marriages fail and a person may not want to enter into a relationship with another person. -For other people there may be religious reasons why they choose to be single. Examples of this include; nuns, monks and Priests dedicate their lives to the Church. In the Roman Catholic Church Priests are not allowed to get married.

Answer 75

person may be looking for a relationship but they haven't found a person they want to spend their lives with yet. -

Answer 76

May have been married before and when their partner dies they may not desire to be in another relationship. -

Answer 77

Some marriages fail and a person may not want to enter into a relationship with another person. -

Answer 78

For other people there may be religious reasons why they choose to be single. Examples of this include; nuns, monks and Priests dedicate their lives to the Church. In the Roman Catholic Church Priests are not allowed to get married.

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