Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Marriage
- The legal union of a man and a woman
- Why do people get married?
- Best environment for children
- Way to show commitment
- Legal reasons, equality
- Because they love each other
- Why might people prefer cohabitation?
- Easier to split up
- It is a step on the way to marriage
- Marriage isn't necessary to them - too expensive
- One or both of them may be unable to marry
- Christians think of marriage
- Sacramental covenant, holy
agreement witnessed by God
- It's a stable relationship in which to have children
- Commitment is important, it brings people together (Genesis 2)
- What did Jesus teach about marriage?
- It should be life long, faithful, with one person and hetrosexual
- What did Paul teach about marriage?
- Wives should submit to husbands
- the head of the house. The love
should be self scrificial and selfless
- Is marriage still relevant?
- Yes
- It's a way to show commitment
- For Christians to have children
- Important stage of life
- Gives you legal rights
- No
- Attitudes and society has changed
- Cohabitation is more acceptable
in some classes and cultures
- It's easier to divorce so marriage has less value
- Women have more rights so dont
need the money from marriage