Zusammenfassung der Ressource
RE Topic 1 - Relationships
- Key Words
- Chastity
- Not having sex before
marriage
- e.g. because sex is a gift from God
- Conflict
- Working against each other
rather than together
- e.g. a religious believer would try to
avoid this because Jesus said that
Divorce is wrong.
- Reconciliation
- Saying sorry, making up
and starting again
- e.g. a religious couple may
seek counseling before
divorce
- Love
- A strong bond between people
- e.g. agape may be important because
Jesus said 'Love thy neighbour'.
- Responsibility
- A duty
- e.g. looking after parents
when they get old.
- Commitment
- Being devoted and
keeping promises
- e.g. keeping wedding vows
- Divorce
- Muslims
- allowed to divorce
- divorce is a last resort
- 'of all things that are permitted
Divorce is the most hated by Allah.'
- Mahr must be paid before
divorce is finalised
- Christians
- Catholics
- divorce is not allowed at all
- divorced Catholic would not be
allowed to take Communion or
remarry in Church
- Therefore any other sexual
relationships are adultery
- divorce is to be avoided
- wedding vows were made in
the presence of God
- Jesus said divorce is wrong
- Some vicars will allow
divorced people to remarry in
Church under certain conditions
- Marriage
- Christianity
- Islam
- An amount of money or jewellery is
paid by the groom's family (the
Mahr).
- ensures financial stability of the bride if
anything happens to the husband
- Ceremony involves
recitation of Ayahs
- Shows that the marriage is
sanctioned by Allah
- Vows are exchanged
- Outlines the contract between the two
families and the responsibilities of the bride
and groom
- Contract (Nikah) is
signed in front of
witnesses
- Makes the marriage legally binding
- Sex before marriage
- Christians
- Sex outside of marriage may be seen as wrong
because the Ten Commandments say 'Thou shalt
not commit adultery'.
- St Paul also states that sex
should be within marriage
- More liberal Christians would allow sex
outside of marriage if it is in a long-term
committed relationship
- Promiscuity is seen as a 'sin of the body'
and a devaluation of God's gift of sex
- Muslims
- Sex is an act of worship
- Devalued if not within marriage
- Sex outside of marriage shows a
lack of respect for Allah and the
partner you will eventually marry
- Contraception
- Muslims
- Only to be used as a temporary measure
- Permanent methods are rarely used
- Couples are expected to have children
- Should only be used within
marriage and not as an aid to
promiscuity
- Christians
- Catholics
- No artificial methods of
contraception are allowed
- God told people to 'have
many children'.
- Natural methods such
as withdrawal and
rhythm are allowed
- Could be a way of making sure children
are loved and wanted
- Contraception could be 'Good
Stewardship'