Social, sexual and legal
contract between one man and
one woman.
Sacrament before God (Roman Catholic)
'a man shall leave his father
and mother and be united with
his wife and two shall become
one flesh'
Marriage was designed by God
Christian Families and Roles in Church and Homes
Men are the Breadwinners
Women are Housewives
'Women should remain silent in church'
'Wives.... be submissive to your husbands.....husbands in
the same way be considerate as you live with you wives'
Liberals - 'Neither Jew nor Greek, Slave nor
Free, male nor female for we are all one in Christ
Jesus'
Divorce
RC - Against Divorce unless Annulment
Liberal - More loving to let someone have a divorce
Quote - 'If a man divorces his wife and
marries another, he commits adultery,
and if a wife divorces her husband and
marries another, she commits adultery'
Quote - 'Let no man separate what God has put together'
Remarriage
Fine after Death
Conservative = NOT OK Liberals = OK
'Do not commit adultery'
'Love thy Neighbour'
If you remarry you commit adultery
Civil Partnerships
When two people of the same sex have a public
ceremony after which they have the same legal
status as a married heterosexual couple
Conservative are against it
Liberals are for it
Homosexual activity is considerate a sinful
'Do not have sexual
relations with a man as one
does with a women, this a
detestable