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1
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Why has God provided families ?

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To develop loving and respectful relationships

2
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What did the model family consist of ?

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Mother

Farther

Children

3
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What is important about the family unit ?

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A place through which children cab be brought up with Christian values and a understanding of the faith

Demonstrated though Christians practices like infant baptism

4
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What is the C of E’s opinion on family ?

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Recommends that every diocese should encourage its parishes to run courses In marriage preparation and in parenting to help strengthen family life

5
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What is the catholic churches view on family ?

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’ Family is the original cell of social life ‘

6
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What is fidelity

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Means to remain loyal to your other half. This helps protect the stability of the family unity.

7
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What do Anglican , catholic and the Methodist church believe about marriage ?

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Between a woman and a man

Excludes same sex marriage

8
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What does Christianity teach about marriage ?

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It is evidence of the spiritual unity that occurs between couple.

The promises a couple make should not be broken

The vows made during a Christian marriage service is between a man and women as well as God ( Through the prayer they ask for gods blessing )

9
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What are the three types of blessing marriage offers ?

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The Creation ( Procreation )

The correct place for sexual relations

Help and comfort during all aspects of life

10
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What does a Christian marriage reflect ?

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Christ love for the church. Which shows his commitment to his people and his church ( Just like married people)

Christ also showed his love for his people though his sacrificial death on the cross. In the same way married people prepare to love each other

11
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What do both catholic and orthodox both believe marriage is ?

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A sacrament

12
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What do Catholic people believe marriage creates ?

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A unique and unbreakable bond between the couple.

Both people must be baptised and one must be Catholic

13
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What do Catholic weddings often include ?

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nuptial mass
Bringing the bread and wine to the altar
Vows

14
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Church of England services

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A church brings a spiritual dimension to marriage , as God is included

Welcomes heterosexual couple to marry in the church also mix faith marriages

15
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Why do C of E believe making vows in front of God is important ?

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Bring blessing into the couples marriage

16
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What does the non - conformist church believe about marriage ?

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The couple plan their own wedding and can write their own vows this gives more emphasis on the couple saying things to God

17
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What do people believe in a Quaker marriage ?

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Only God can join the couple together

No minister they sit in silence praying until they think it is right to share their vows.

18
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What do Catholic and C of E churches believe about civil partnerships ?

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They teach that marriage is the proper place in which sexual relationships should occur , with the ain role of sex being to create life.

The clergy of the church of England are told by the house of bishops not to carry out services or blessings of homosexual civil partnerships.

19
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What do some Christians believe about civil partnerships ?

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They believe that civil partnerships provide companionship, unity and stability

20
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What does the Catholic Church and the C of E both believe about same sex marriage ?

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They do not carry out same sex marriage nd vicars are not allowed to have them. The church believes that marriage in a church is between a man and a women

21
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what is the episcopal churches view on same sex marriage

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They allows same sex marriage

22
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What do all Christians believe about the role of sex ?

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To create new life

23
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What do all Christians believe about sex before marriage ?

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Sinful

24
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Define celibacy

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To remain unmarried and to abstain permanently from sexual relationships.

25
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Why do Christians believe in celibacy ?

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So they can focus on worshipping and serving God

26
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What is the Church of England’s view on contraception ?

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It is sinful because God gave sex to humans for reproduction

However they do accept the pull out method ( Natural contraception )

27
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Define abstinence

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Choosing not to have sex until you are married

Organisations like teen - aid emphasis it and say that sex was only to make babies

28
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Quote to support abstinence ?

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’ God blessed them and said , “ be fruitful and increase in number “

29
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The Catholic churches view on the end of relationships

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They are not allowed to separate they must learn to live with one another unless they get an annulment

30
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What is the Church of England view on divorce

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They must work hard to keep the marriage

But they are allowed to divorce

31
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Define Christian complementarian

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The belief that men and women were created differently and to fulfill different but complementary roles.

32
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What is the Catholic Churches view on The role of women ?

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They believe in Complementarian and they also believe that women cannot become priests.

33
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What are the reasons to believe that women should not be priests

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Jesus had men disciples who where early church leaders

Priests represent Jesus ( Who was a man )

The authority of the church has been passed down by men

34
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Reasons why women could become priests

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Jesus came down to break barriers no to reinforce them

JC was following the tradition of his time

God created women in his own image