Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Religion & Relationships
- Key terms
- adultery: to have an affair
- age of consent: age at
which someone is old
enough
- celibacy: not having sex
- chastity: staying sexually pure
- commitment: a promise/pledge
- contract: formal agreement
- covenant: agreement based on religion
- Religious views
- Roman Catholic
- Sex is for having children. This
influences their view on contraception
& sex outside of marriage.
- Anglican Church
- Sex is an expression of love. A gift from God.
- Christianity
- Important to remain chaste (sexually
pure).
- Hindiusm
- No sex in the student stage. Sex is for the householder
stage, where you are expected to start a family.
- Sex before marriage can damage spiritual development.
- Contraception
- Christian views
- Roman Catholic/Orthodox teaches: artificial
contraception goes against natural law.
- God's purpose for marriage is to have a family.
- Anglicans accept people should only have as
many children as they can afford.
- Many would not use emergency contraception (expels fertilised egg) this
goes against sanctity of life.
- Hindu views
- Their duty is to marry & have children.
- India, contraception is encouraged to reduce family size & poverty.
- Marriage
- Christian
- Sacrament - holy symbol
- Lifelong commitment as it is in front of God
- Why? Procreation, couple's mutual help/relationship &
physical intimacy
- Hindu
- Usually arranged.
- Partners Hindus, usually from same caste (social group)
- Divorce is rare - it is
badly thought of.
- Homosexuality
- Most Hindus believe: it's wrong, marriage to make family, others argue it's
a way of life.
- Roman Catholic: unnatural as it does not lead to pregnancy.Others argue
God created them that way
- Family
- Christianity
- Best environment for children, stable, children are a gift, roles in the family should be equal.
- 'Honour your father and mother' 'Wives should submit to their husbands in everything'
- Hinduism
- Extended families are important, elderly are often looked after by children, duty (dharma) for husband to
work/provide, for wife to care.