Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Relationships (Unit 1)
- The New Testaments has four
words for love
- Philia
- Eros
- Agape
- Storge
- Sexual relationships
- Sex is a natural and a
gift from God
- CHRISTIANS and MUSLIMS
believed that marriage is the
best time for sex to take place
- Sex is there to show love,
commitment and procreation
- Contraception
- Catholic Christians
- They will not allow contraception except
the natural rhythm method.
- Artificial methods are not allowed
(e.g. condoms)
- Sex should be open to create
new life
- Protestant Christians
- Contraception is allowed if
acceptable to both couple
- Sex MUST be within
marriage
- Muslims
- Allow couples to use contraception, only
within marriage but not for promiscuity
- Artificial methods are allowed
- Vasectomy are not allowed
because it cannot be reversed
- Marriage & Cohabitation
- Christian wedding ceremony
- Vicar speaks about the purpose of marriage
- Legal statements (reasons why they
cannot get marry)
- Readings --> hymns --> prayers
- Promises (vows) - to have, hold,
love and cherish
- Exchange of rings to symbolise eternity
- Sign the register
- Christians ideas about marriage
- Marriage is a gift from God, a sacrament
- Marriage should be heterosexual
- Marriage is for life
- "'Till death do us apart"
- This vow is to each other, to God and the
Christian community
- The perfect situation for the children to be brought up
in; it gives a loving, stable and secure enviroment
- Muslim wedding
ceremony
- Couples will have their marriage arranged
- A dowry called a 'mahr' is exchanged - either in the form
of money or goods
- The ceremony is called 'Nikah' and can be taken place in
large halls, at home or at Mosque
- Imam is needed
- The bride does not need to be in the
wedding - but this is rare nowadays
- Verses (ayat) from Quran are read out
- The 'mahr' (dowry) is agreed
- Vows are
ecxchanged
- Couple sign the
wedding contract
- Muslims PROHIBIT cohabitation