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Christians choosing to marry for love
“God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God”
Purpose of marriage - commitment
“Thou shalt not commit adultery”
“what God has joined together let no one separate”
Sexual relationships before marriage - against
“Every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage” - Pope Pius
“the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Sexual relationships before marriage - for
“Test whether the milk is good before you buy the cow” - Archbishop John Sentamu
sexual relationships outside of marriage - against
“Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14)
“anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery” (Matthew 5:27-28)
cohabitation - against
“the sexual act must take place exclusively within marriage” (Catholic Catechism)
homosexual relationships - christianity - against
“do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, that is detestable” (Leviticus 18:22)
“homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and contrary to the Natural Law” (Catholic Catechism)
“being a homosexual person is neither morally good nor morally bad: it is homosexual acts that are morally wrong” (Catholic Church)
homosexual relationships - islam - against
“must you […] lust after males and abandon the wives that God has created for you? You are exceeding all bounds” (Qur’an 26:165-6)
homosexual relationships - christianity - for
“to reject people on the grounds of their sexual behaviour is a denial of God’s creation” (Quakers)
Contraception - christian - against artificial methods
“to render procreation impossible is intrinsically evil” - Catechism of Catholic Church 2370
“every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new human life” (Humanae Vitae, 1968)
Contraception - christian - for all contraception methods
“contraception is seen as a gift from medical science under God’s sovereignty” - Baptist Church
“Provided it (contraception) is done in the light of Christian principles” (Lambeth conference, 1930)
contraception - islam - for all contraception methods
“God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak” (Qur’an 4:28)
contraception - islam - against artificial contraception methods
“Do not kill your children for fear of poverty […] killing them is a great sin” (Qur’an 17:31)
Homosexual marriage - against
"go forth and multiply” (Genesis 1:28)
“a man shall […] to his wife […] become one flesh”
Homosexual marriage - for
“The Church should fully accept homosexual relationships” - Anglican Church
Christian teachings about marriage
“a man shall leave his father and mother and unite with his wife and the two shall become one”
divorce - for
“If a man divorces his wife for any cause other than unchastity, he involves her in his adultery” (Matthew 5:32)
divorce/remarriage - against
“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her” (Mark 10:11-12)
“what God has joined together, let no man separate” (Mark 10:9)
“The marriage bond has been made by God […] it can never be dissolved” (Catholic Catechism)
nature of families
“anyone who does not provide for their relatives […] has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8)
purpose of families
“the family remains the most important grouping human beings have ever developed” (Church of England)
relationships in Christian families
“children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord” (Colossians 3:20-21)
“Fathers, do not embitter your children” (Colossians 3:20-21)
“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old” (Proverbs 23:22)
polygamy - against
“stop doing anything to hurt others” (1 Peter 2:1-15)
“avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband” (1 Corinthians 7:2)
traditional christian beliefs about role of men and women
“it is not good for man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18)
gender equality - against
“your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you” (Genesis 3:16)
gender equality - for
“there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 3:28)
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