Marriage And Family Flashcards

Question

why are attitudes changing

Answer 1

1. media : has an impact on what people find to be acceptable and "normal", different portrayals in different situations 2. tolerance : greater acceptance of people's differences, may have reduced the influence of church teachings 3. history : abolition of slavery, voting rights for women, freedom of speech, attitudes are continually changing 4. technology : increasing global view of the world, brings about different ideas from different cultures, people more readily accept that some people may respond differently 5. multi-faith : mixture of cultures and ideas, people have to come to an agreement about what is acceptable, helps encourage harmony 6. religion : religious influence, some people are becoming more understanding e.g. pope francis married people in the

Answer 2

1. children : marriage is a stable background for having children "given as the foundation of family life" 2. love : a celebration of two people who love each other, joined in mutual love and companionship 3. respect to god : marriage is a sacrament, vows in the presence of god, "those whom god joined together let no one put asunder" 4. sex : christians are not allowed to have sex before they are married, they are free to consummate their love after marriage

Answer 3

1. vows : exchange of vows promises a life-long and exclusive commitment, "in sickness and in health" 2. rings : the exchange of the circular rings represents a never ending love for the partner 3. blessing : god is part of the marriage service, emphasising the nature and purpose of marriage 4. prayer : congregation pray for the couple, and make promises to support their marriage

Answer 4

1. quakers : people make mistakes and relationships break down, starting again can be the healthiest thing, 2. c of e : similar to quakers, people make mistakes, jesus said divorce was okay in the case of "marital unfaithfulness", they are sometimes allowed to remarry in church 3. c of s : marriage is not a sacrament, so christians should be allowed to divorce as much as they please, not doing anything against god 4. rcc : an annulment is allowed if the couple can prove they did not know what they were doing, they were forced into the marriage and they did not have sex

Answer 5

1. rcc - jesus said that divorce was wrong, "anyone who divorces his wife…and marries another woman commits adultery", adultery is wrong 2. sacrament : marriage is a sacrament, catechism says that marriage should not be ended for "any other reason than death" 3. 4.

Answer 6

1. c of e : should follow jesus' teachings on agape love, judged on strength of love and commitment, not gender 2. quakers : welcome homosexuals into church, religion is spiritual and has nothing to do with sex, bible needs to be interpreted to suit today's society 3. rcc : being homosexual is not a sin based on biblical teachings, only homosexual sex, so if they remain celibate then they "must be accepted with respect" 4. respect : god created us all in his image, so we should respect people and accept their sexual orientation

Answer 7

1. evangelical : strong opposed, believe they can be changed by prayer, not good for society as it undermines the family, "no man is to have sexual relations with another man" - leviticus 2. rcc : sex should only take place within marriage and it is for procreation, since homosexuals cannot have children, their sexual act would be sinful 3. st paul : condemns homosexuality alongside adulterers, thieves and drunkards, they are not good people 4. baptist : national baptist convention does not permit clergy to officiate same-sex union, "incompatible with biblical teachings"

Answer 8

1. society : christians believe that the family was created by god to keep society together 2. respect : children should respect their parents and trust what they are doing 3. responsibility : children should look after their parents if they can no longer look after themselves 4. religion : parents are to teach their children about christian values and bring them up in a loving, godly home after a baptism

Answer 9

1. "the family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honour god and make good use of freedom" - catechism 2. "honour your mother and father" - commandment 3. "they must give them moral support in old age and times of illness, loneliness or distress" - catechism 4. "bring them up in the instruction of the lord" - Ephesians

Answer 10

1. "do not commit adultery" - 10 commandments 2. "marriage is a sign of unity and loyalty" - having sex with someone else is breaking a promise 3. "foundation of family life", need to be the best environment for children 4. "outside marriage it constitutes grave sin" - catechism

Answer 11

1. pope - allowed the marriage of a woman who already had a baby, does not mean christians say it is okay, but times are changing, influences 2. divorce : 50% of marriages end in divorce, some people just don't want to get married but still want to have sex 3. love : jesus taught that love is the most important thing, couples should be able to show their love for each other without having to be married 4. society : this would be impractical in today's society, in 1950 5% if babies were to unmarried children but in 2006 it had risen to 44%

Answer 12

1. family - married couples are deemed to provide a better environment for children than unmarried couples, "foundation of family life" 2. rcc : it is a "grave sin" to have sex outside of a marriage - catechism 3. duration : cohabiting relationships last 3 years and marriages last 11, shows that sex before marriage leads to people not appreciating love "men should know how to live with his wife in a holy and honourable way" 4. promiscuity : sex is a special act between people who care about each other, sex before marriage could lead to people having casual sex with a number of people

Answer 13

1. male condom : average success rate of 82%, decreases spread of studs, cheap and easy to use, although possibility of breaking 2. implant - releases small amounts of progestogen into the woman's body, inserted into upper arm, lasts 3 years, 99% reliable, minor side effects 3. pill : taken every day for 21 days then 7 day break, releases hormones into bod, success rate of 98%, regular and lighter periods, doesn't interfere with sex 4. morning after : when taken within 24 hours can be 95% effective, prevents ovaries from releasing an egg, less reliable the longer you wait before taking it, can cause nausea

Answer 14

1. stds : condoms can be used to prevent the spread of stds, not only to stop pregnancy, it is more important to be healthy and not spread diseases 2. c of e : reducing size of families give children a better standard of living, if parents can control how many children they have, they can give them a better quality life 3. bible : there is nothing in the bible that states that any methods of contraception are wrong 4. population : using contraception is a way of maintaining the population of the world, if nobody used contraception then the birth rate would rise rapidly and people would suffer from this

Answer 15

1. rcc : contraception prevents humans from fulfilling god's command to "be fruitful and multiply", not even allowed to masturbate as this is a waste of sperm 2. orthodox : similar to rcc, believe that the sole purpose of sex is to have children and pleasure doesn't actually matter, contraception is unnecessary and wrong 3. promiscuity : some say that the use of contraception encourages more people to have sex and be promiscuous, since the risk of pregnancy is significantly lowered 4. pill : some forms of contraception could be seen as murder, such as taking the morning after pill which is sometimes referred to as the "abortion pill"

Marriage And Family Flashcards

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