AQA GCSE RE-Ethics: Social Responsibility-Marriage

AQA GCSE RE-Ethics: Social Responsibility-Marriage

1. A legal union between a man and woman

   • Religious Ceremony
     • Conducted in a Church
     • Eyes of God
     • Commitment to oher person, congregation and God
   • Civil Ceremony
     • Non-Religious
     • Licenced Venue
     • Eyes of the Law

2. Why marry?

   • Commitment
   • Stable environment for children
   • Security
   • Stay in country
   • Arranged marriage

3. Why marry in Church?

   • Happy parents
   • You are christian
   • Want God's involvement
   • Need God's graces and blessings
   • More traditional

4. Why marry in a Registry Office?

   • Not a christian
   • Divorced

5. Problems with mixed faith marriages

   • Faith of children
   • Where?
   • Families
   • Pressure to convert

6. The Ceremony

   • 1-Greeting
     • 2-Homily
       • 3-Ceremony
         • 4-Vows
           • 5-Rings
             • 6-Blessing
               • 7-Register

7. Purpose and Nature of Christian Marriage

   • Sacrament
     • Graces and Blessings
   • Permanent
     • Life-long commitment
   • Exclusive
     • Being faithful
   • Life-Giving
     • Give children
     • Give lives to eachother

8. Pre-marriage courses What's Discussed

   • Money
   • Children
   • Roles

9. Marriage break down

   • Addiction
   • Abuse
   • Work
   • Adultery
   • Illness
   • Crime

10. Marriage Care

    • Supports marriage breakdown
    • FACT: Free, Advice, Confidential, Trained Professionals
    • Priests, Prayer, Sacraments

11. Divorce Law conditions

    • Separation
    • Adultery
    • Unreasonable Behavour
    • Desertion

12. Attitudes

    • Catholic
      • Mark's Gospel
        • NO to divorce & remarriage
    • C of E
      • Matthew's Gospel
        • Allows divorce and remarriage

13. FOR/AGAINST Divorce

    • FOR
      • Relieve stress
      • Avoid abuse
      • Made in God's image
      • Chance to remarry
    • AGAINST
      • Marriage not serious
      • Rush
      • No church remarriage

14. Is marriage still relevant?

    • YES
      • Public declaration
      • Stability
      • Stable for kids
      • Bible teaching
    • NO
      • Still committed
      • High divorce rate
      • Everchanging world

15. Annulment

    • Catholic Church
    • Conditions
      • Forced
      • Unfit mental state
      • No intention of faithfulness
      • Children
      • Homosexual
    • Free to marry in church again

16. FOR/AGAINST Cohabitation

    • FOR
      • Uncertain
      • "Just Paper"
      • No stigma
      • Not in position
    • AGAINST
      • Doubts
      • Committed
      • No pre-marital sex
      • Child stability

17. Civil Partnerships

    • Official registrations of a same sex relationship
    • Same rights as marriage