Christian beliefs about sexuality

How do Catholics view Same-sex marriage and divorce

impossible, though divorce is possible if it is only separation

How do catholics view Homosexual relationships, sexual relationships before marriage, cohabitation and contraception

sinful

How do catholics view heterosexual relationships

good and holy within marriage

how do conservative and some fundamentalist protestants view same-sex marriage

impossible

how do conservative and some fundamentalist protestants view contraception

there are mixed teachings

how do conservative and some fundamentalist protestants view divorce

possible and permitted

how do conservative and some fundamentalist protestants view homosexual relationships, sex before marriage and cohabitation

sinful

What is existentialism and active nihilism

these are commonly-held philosophical positions, meaning that many believe that people create their own meaning in life and their own identities

• People can have whatever sexual relationships they desire as long as they are of an appropriate age and involve consent - morally permissible

what are some attitudes of non-religious beliefs towards marriage and sex

marriage is regarded as a social construct - opposed to a divine institution and can be accepted or rejected according to the individual’s preference

what is accepted within non-religious attitudes towards marriage and sex in modern britian

• promiscuity

• pornography

• some accept ‘ open relationships’… but adultery is still generally highly criticised

what is promiscuity

(causal sex) is generally accepted as part of society

based on their teachings on the bible and natural moral law, what are the two catholic purposes of sex

• procreation

• uniting a married couple as an expression of love

Morally wrong things when preventing procreation are:

• all forms of contraception (‘Natural family planning is allowed’)

• Sexual acts that could never result in procreation

Sexual relationships or actions that don’t unite a married couple as an expression in love are prohibited, name all the examples:

• sexual acts between unmarried people

• sexual acts and relationships that are not unitive (one-night stands, prostitution)

What do christians who believe that marriage is a sacrament say marriage is sealed by

the first sexual union of the spouses (consummated)

what are the 5 primary precepts that flourishing human communities tend to do

• preserving innocent life

• Having children

• raising and education children/people

• living in an orderly society

• worshiping God

what is the theology of the body

• it is a branch of catholic theology which teaches the value and meaning when studying the catholic view of sexual relationships

what are the key principles of theology of the body?

• the body speaks a language

• to be holy, we must use our bodies correctly

• giving our bodies as gift to others is the meaning of life

fundamentalist general beliefs

• the bible is literally God’s word: plenary verbal inspiration

• There are no errors: biblical inerrancy

• We should accept + follow the bible

• Sola scriptura

Conservative (including Catholic, Orthodox and some Protestants general beliefs

• The bible is a record of the covenant as expressed by many authors in different contexts and styles.

• Extensive biblical criticism is necessary, in order to interpret it correctly

• Take some literally

Liberal general beliefs

• the bible may be a source of moral truth overall, but it isn’t God’s literal word

• One’s own personal experience of God - ‘the religious feeling’ - Schleiermacher and conscience

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: God’s plan for humans is procreation

‘Male and female he created them. God blessed them and said Be fruitful and multiply’ - Genesis 1

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: marriage is a divine institution not a human construct

‘Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they became one flesh’ - Genesis 2

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: Marriage is good, since unfaithfulness is immoral - 10 commandments

‘You shall not commit adultery’ - Exodus

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: homosexual sex is sinful

‘You shall not lie with a male as a woman; it is an abomination’ - Leviticus

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: lust is sinful, sex is to be desired and enjoyed only with one’s spouse

(Jesus said) Anyone who looks at a woman with lust had already committed adultery with her in his heart - Matthew

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: sexual immorality is a serious sin because it is a sin against your own body and the body is a gift from god

Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself.- 1 Corinthians

Name me the quote and source for the meaning: marriage and sex are integrally connected, it is sinful to defile them

Let marriage be held in honour, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. - Hebrews