Studied by 0 people
What do Christians believe about family?
👨👩👧👦 - place for the nurture and discipline of children
Parents should respect their children, children should honour their parents
Children should be brought up with Christian values
“The family is the original cell of social life” Catholic Catechism
What does the Bible teach about marriage?
“a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one flesh” Genesis
“man must not separate what God has joined together” Mark
“a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” Ecclesiates
What do Anglicans believe about marriage?
Marriage is a commitment to “live and grow in love” - Marriage: A Teaching Document
Marriage offers 3 blessings:
creation and nurture of children
correct place for sexual relations
help and comfort during all aspects of life
You do not have to be baptised or Christian
What do Catholics believe about marriage?
Marriage is an unbreakable bond between a couple and God
It is a sacrament - an outwards sign of God
The couple must both be baptised, if one isn’t the marriage requires special permission
What happens during a marriage ceremony?
Welcoming of the congregation
The priests states what Christian marriage means
Declarations: the couple make their promises in front of God to love and protect each other
Vows
Rings are exchanged - symbolising unending love
Proclamation: priest tells the couple they are husband and wife
Prayers are said
Readings from the Bible
A sermon about the importance of marriage
Legally signing the register with 2 witnesses
What do Non-Conformists believe about marriage?
There is more freedom for the bride and groom, such as the ability to write their own vows
What do Quakers believe about marriage?
There is no minister because only God can join a couple together
Everyone will sit in silent worship until the couple feel ready to say vows
After this, silent worship continues unless someone wants to speak
What is the law on civil partnerships?
In 2005 it became legal for gay couples to have a formal ceremony and be given the same legal status as straight marriage
What is the law on same-sex marriage?
It became legal in 2014
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
“Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable” Leviticus
What do Catholics believe about civil partnerships?
Catholics are against it
“They are contrary to the natural law” - Catholic Catechism - because they cannot result in children
“Men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies… must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity” - Catholic Catechism
Although against gay marriage in principle, Pope Francis allows priests to give blessings
What do Anglicans believe about civil partnerships?
They are against it
The House of Bishops told clergy not to bless civil partnerships
Ministers cannot carry out gay marriages
Vicars are allowed to have civil partnerships but they must remain celibate
Archbishop Welby does not approve same sex blessings, dividing the Church
What do Quakers believe about civil partnerships?
They allow gay couples to marry in their meeting rooms
What do Methodists believe about civil partnerships?
They are open to discussion, however the Methodist Church “does not consider that homosexual genital practice… is acceptable”
What to Episcopals believe about civil partnerships?
In 1976, they declared that “homosexual persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim with all other persons upon the love… of the Church”
What is pre-marital sex?
Sex before marriage
What is cohabitation?
Living together and having a sexual relationship without being married
What is celibacy?
Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations
What is contraception?
The deliberate use of artificial methods or tec
What is abstinence?
The practice of restraining oneself from indulging
What do Christians believe about sexual relationships?
Sex is a gift from god and an expression of love between a husband and a wife
It occurs exclusively in marriage
“Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery” Jesus
St Paul said all should stay celibate until Parousia
Catholic priests must take a vow of celibacy
What do Catholics believe about contraception?
They reject it based on Natural Law
“Be fruitful and increase in number” Genesis
What do Christians believe about divorce?
Christian couples enter marriage with the expectation it will last “till death do us part”
What do Catholics believe about divorce?
They do not allow it
Couples are permitted to live apart or seek an annulment
What is an annulment?
When the marriage was proven to be invalid in the first place
What do Anglicans believe about divorce?
You should do the most loving thing
Jesus permitted divorce on grounds of unfaithfulness
What are examples of sexism in the Bible?
“God created man in his own image” Genesis
“God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of man” Genesis
“she shall be called woman, for she was taken out of man” Genesis
The Fall
“Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands” Peter
God is referred to as “He”
What are examples of gender equality in the Bible?
Jesus heals a sick woman
“There is neither… male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” St Paul
What do Christians believe is the role of women in the Church?
St Paul believed women should be silent in church
Orthodox and Catholics do not permit female priests because priests represent Jesus
Libby Lane became the first Anglican Bishop in 2015
Baptists and Methodists allow female ministers
The Apocrypha includes Mary Magdalene as a disciple
Jesus came to break down barriers, not reinforce them
Jesus was only following the tradition of the time
Women were made in Gods’ image
Jesus preached agape and so should we
What do Christians believe about the role of men in church?
Jesus chose 12 men as disciples, so men should lead the Church
The authority of the Church has passed through men, traditions can’t be broken
What is complementarianism?
The belief that men and women were created differently with different roles
What is egalitarianism?
The belief that men and women were created equally
How should Christians raise children?
Baptism
Sunday School
Choose to confirmation
“Children obey your parents” Colossians
How do the Amish raise children?
They follow the Ordnung - a list of rules on how to live
The community provides schooling until age 14 and practical skills on the job after
Children are raised to respect parents and older people
At age 16 they can live outside the community for a few years - Rumspringa - to decide to be fully baptised in the Amish community
What does fair mean?
Something free from bias, fraud or injustice
What does prejudice mean?
An idea which one person holds that affects another person
What does discrimination mean?
Acting upon prejudice towards another person
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
It was made in 1948 in response to the Holocaust and lists 30 inalienable rights
What do Christians believe about equality?
No one is superior or inferior in God’s eyes
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” St Paul
“Love your neighbour as yourself” Jesus
What do Catholics believe about slavery?
“It is not contrary to the natural and divine law for a slave to be sold, bought, exchanged or given” Holy Office of the Roman Catholic Church 1866
What do Christians believe about wealth?
“It is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God” Matthew
However, the Catholic Church is the wealthiest organisation in the world today
Note 
Flashcard (237)