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Religious Studies: Christianity and Relationships
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- 1Roles of men and women 'Men are the better sex''women should support husbands, take care of children and provide a happy home'
'Men should do the physical work'
'Adam created before Eve'
'I will make him a helper'- The Bible, shows women should be helper
'Eve first to be tempted' shows women are weaker - 2Roles of men and women 'Both sexes are equal''Too old fashioned'
Men and women created in the 'Image of God'
Each couple should use their strengths and weaknesses to decide the roles in the family themselves - 3Roles of women in Church 'Women should not be allowed a leading role in Church''Women should not speak in Church. They should be submissive as the law says.'
- 4Roles of Women in Church 'Women should be able to have leading roles in Church''Jesus always respected Women'
'One of Jesus' parables said to treat people in a certain way and didn't distinguish between genders'
'Some churches now allow women to have leading roles in church such as priests' - 5Homosexuality 'Against''Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.'
The bible says that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God - 6Homosexuality 'For'Many people now accept homosexuality but say homosexuals should remain celibate (not have sex)
- 7Marriage 'sacred oath''Seen as a sacred vow made in front of God'
'see it as God's plan for creation'
'provides a relationship based on love and faithfulness'
'provides a good environment to bring up children'
'But from the beginning of creation, God made them men and women. For this reason man shall leave his Father and Mother and be joined to his wife and the two will become one flesh'- Jesus - 8Divorce 'against''I say to you that any man who divorces his wife for any reason except the grounds of unchastity causes her to commit adultery and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery'
'Roman catholic churches only allow marriages to be ended by and annulment (saying the marriage never really happened for a certain reason e.g. if the people were drunk or didn't have the mental capacity to make decisions' - 9Sexual Relationships 'Against''But if they cannot control themselves they should marry for it is better to marry than to burn with passion'
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- Flash cards with statements and evidence for the following: ABOUT CHRISTIANITY Roles of men and women Roles of women in church Homosexuality Marriage Divorce Sexual relationships
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