Topic 1

Question 1

Cohabitation -

Answer 1

Living and being in a relationship without being married

Question 2

What is the P.U.R.P.O.S.E of marriage in Christianity?

Answer 2

Procreation
Union
Rearing children
Pattern for society
One flesh
Sacred
Endless

Question 3

What are six main features of a Christian service?

Answer 3

• Priest welcomes couple, acts as the church’s witness
• marriage is a special sacrament, god is part of the marriage
• bible is read and there’s a talk on the nature of marriage
• exchange vows
• exchange rings (endless marriage)
• prayers to god for blessings and help of holy sprit

Question 4

Divorce -

Answer 4

The legal termination of a marriage

Question 5

When was the divorce reform act?

Answer 5

1969

Question 6

Why have divorce numbers dropped?

Answer 6

More people live in cohabitation

Question 7

What are both Muslim parents responsible for teaching their children?

Answer 7

• Taking them to madrasah school where they will learn the Quran in Arabic
• ummah community

Question 8

What are Muslim fathers responsible for teaching their children?

Answer 8

Take boys to mosque and teach them about Islam

Question 9

What are Muslim mothers responsible for teaching their children?

Answer 9

Teaching children what is halal (permitted) and haram (forbidden)

Question 10

Monogamy -

Answer 10

One husband or wife

Question 11

Polygamy -

Answer 11

Multiple husbands or wives

Question 12

Nuclear family -

Answer 12

Two parents and children

Question 13

Reconstituted family -

Answer 13

Step parents, siblings or half siblings

Question 14

Pre-marital sex

Answer 14

Sex before marriage

Question 15

Promiscuity -

Answer 15

Sex without responsibility

Question 16

Adultery -

Answer 16

Cheating whilst married

Question 17

Protestant attitudes towards divorce

Answer 17

• People make mistakes
• god forgives sins
• with gods forgiveness people may find happiness in another marriage
• ‘anyone who divorces his wife except for marital unfaithfulness and marries another woman commits adultery’ (Mathew 19:9)

Question 18

Can Protestants get divorced?

Answer 18

Depends on the view of the vicar

Question 19

When is divorce allowed in Christianity?

Answer 19

• didn’t understand what they were doing
• forced marriage
• was not consummated
• one was not baptised

Question 20

How does divorce work in Islam?

Answer 20

The husband can say ‘talaq’ 3 times on 3 seperate occasions with a witness there. After the first time it is said he must was a minimum of 3 months till the next. This is called the Iddah period. A woman can also do this if she signs a contract at beginning of marriage. (In the uk they still have to go to court)

Question 21

Sacrament -

Answer 21

Outwards sign of an inward blessing

Question 22

Interfaith marriage -

Answer 22

A marriage where 2 people of different faith/religion get married

Question 23

Contraception -

Answer 23

Initially preventing pregnancy from occurring

Question 24

What are the Roman Catholic views of contraception? And why

Answer 24

• Sex should always be open for the possibility of conception
• they allow natural methods
• ‘be fruitful and multiply’ (genesis 1:28)
• encourages promiscuity which leads to STI’s

Question 25

What is the church of England’s view on contraception? And why

Answer 25

- isn’t seen as a sin - people who don’t have children are missing out on Gods best intention - might not be able to look after kids - don’t like unnatural methods because the equivalent of abortion

Question 26

Prejudice -

Answer 26

The belief that some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them

Question 27

Discrimination -

Answer 27

Treating people less because of their ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality , age or class

Question 28

Sexism -

Answer 28

Discriminating against someone because of there gender

Question 29

Genesis 1:27

Answer 29

God created man in his own image, in the image of god he created him; male and female he created them

Question 30

Timothy 2;12

Answer 30

I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man; she must be silent

Question 31

Galatians 3:28

Answer 31

There is neither Jew or Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus

Question 32

Corinthians 14:34

Answer 32

Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak

Question 33

What is the liberal Christians (Protestant) views on women?

Answer 33

Men and women are equal in all areas. Women may be priests in the Church of England

Question 34

What are the conservatives (roman catholics) views on women?

Answer 34

Women are equal to men but have different roles. Women can not be priests

Question 35

What is a fundamentalists (evangelical) views on women?

Answer 35

A woman’s role is to be a wife and stay at home

Question 36

Burqua - Hijab - Niqab -

Answer 36

- full length - scarf that covers head and shoulders - veil covering face

Question 37

What is a Christians view to same-sex relationship?

Answer 37

- can not have a child naturally - bible teaches against it - better than promiscuity - should be celibate - (conservative) its a disorder and they should seek help from god

Question 38

What is a muslims view on same-sex relationships?

Answer 38

- grave sin - Shari’ah law is a punishable death - harmful to health - impossible - the qur’an is out dated

Question 39

Celibate -

Answer 39

No marriage or sexual relationship