RS - Issues in relationships

Component 1

Cohabitation

Living together in a romantic relationship without being married or in a civil partnership, often to establish a committed partnership.

Divorce

The legal end/termination of a marriage

Marriage

The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a relationship, typically involving mutual commitments of support and companionship.

Contraception

The intentional prevention of pregnancy using various methods, including hormonal, barrier, or surgical options.

Roles

Position status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them.

Adultery

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.

Commitment

A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.

Gender equality

People of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their life.

Responsibilities

Actions/duties you are expected to carry out

Chastity

When a person does not have sexual relationships until marriage, this can be for many reasons such as religious and personal.

Celibacy

when a person chooses never to have a sexual relationship. For example in the catholic faith priests, monks and nuns take a vow of celibacy.

Catholic teachings about contraception

They believe that any intentional contraception is wrong.

catholic couples will often opt for natural family planning, tracking and withdrawal methods

Homosexuality

attraction between members of the same sex,

This is considered a sin in christianity, Islam and judaism, however they don’t condemn those who have these feelings, only those who act upon them.

Christian views on marriage

Believe that marrige is holy “sanctity of marriage’

marriage reflects the union of Jesus with his followers.

It is viewed as a lifelong commitment intended for procreation and mutual support.

Islamic views on marriage

Marriage is incredibly important, in fact Muhammad wrote in the Hadith that marriage was half of the muslim faith.

Islam is very family orientated and therefore marriage is important as it provides a stale environment for raising children.

Temporary unannounced marriage

This is exclusive to the Shia denomination of islam, it only lasts for a short period of time and in modern times some islamic couples use it as way of seeing whether they would be good marriage partners for each other.

Interfaith marriages, Can they work ?

When two people of different faiths marry. some challanges can occur such as diffences in religious practices, and how to raise their children but many people believe that when these two people love and respect one another these differences can be overcome