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Flashcards by Imogen Mabey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Imogen Mabey
almost 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 3 Christian beliefs about the nature of marriage | marriage is a sacrament and a gift-"marriage is a gift from god" marriage should never end-"till death do us part" 2 individuals become 1-"a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife" |
| 3 Christian beliefs about the purpose of marriage | The couple will provide love and companionship = 'marriage is a gift from God’ The couple will be committed to each other and no one else = ‘till death do us part’ Look after and support each other = ‘a man will leave his father and mother to be united with his wife’ |
| Church of England, Roman catholic church opinions on divorce | church of England-allow divorce and can be seen as the lesser of 2 evils Roman catholic church-does not allow divorce as it is a sacrament and a gift from God, they can separate but not remarry |
| Cohabitation definition | Cohabitation is where a couple will live together before getting married |
| 2 arguments to support cohabitation | it gives the couple a trial of living together and being around each other before making the commitment to each other Society is more accepting of cohabitation, therefore, more religious believers are now supporting it |
| 2 arguments against cohabitaion | being married has more legal protection Roman catholic and CoE Christians oppose cohabitation because they believe sex should take place after marriage |
| polygamy definition | the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time |
| 2 similarities between Christian and Muslim views on polygamy | Both have a history of polygamy in the religions histroy[muhammed,moses] Both have rules of a polygamy marriage |
| 2 differences between Christian and Muslim views on polygamy | Jesus taught to have one woman and one man, however, Islam allows a man to have more than 1 wife Gods intention was to have 1 partner, Islam belives in many partners |
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