Religious Teachings About Marriage

Christianity

Marriage

The Purpose of Marriage for Christians

Cohabtation

Marriage is a legal contract signed by two people they love to protect the rights of each partner, provides various legal and financial benefits. this is a serious and lifelong public commitment.

Key Terms

Marriage

Civil Partnership

Same-Sex Mariage

islam

Cohabitation

A legal union between a man and a woman (or in some countries, including the UK, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship

muslim belief about the nature and purpose of marriage

Legal union of same-sex couples

muslim consider marriage to be the foundation for family life.islam teaches that a man completes half of his religious responsibilities when he marries. for muslims marriage is:

marriage between partners of the same-sex

a couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another

1.a faithful ,lifelong patnership where both people take full responsibility for their children
2.bringing two families together
3.have a stable relationship and sexual fulfillment

the quran and hadiths make it clear that marriage was intended by God for sharing love and companionship.love will develop within marriage .not necessarily before it.the quran teaches that a husband and wife should support and care for each other

in 2004 same-sex couples were allowed to register their relationship in a union called a civil partnership, this gave them the same rights as married couples. Many lgbtq+ couples felt that having a separate thing to marriage implied that homosexual relationships were not as valid as heterosexual ones. In 2014 same-sex marriages became legal in England, then in Ireland in 2015

"there is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer [to God] than marriage - HADITH

Many Christians were against same sex marriage because it changed the nature of marriage.Marriage was refined to mean a committed relationship between adults, whereas many Christians would consider that it is a unique relationship between and man and a woman which have the ability to form new life (children)

adults are expected to marry because it is considered to be a normal part of life.they are urged to let poverty stand in the way of marriage.marriage helps people to develop spiritually.in islam a couple may have an arranged marriage or a love marriage

some muslim parents assist the marriage for theor child by finding a suitable partner.parents know their child wella dn look for someone of good characte ,eduaction ,background and religion.
a muslim woman MUST marry a woman . a msulim man can marry a muslim,jew or christian .the children are not forced to the arranged marriage

There are laws that protect churches that oppose homosexual relationships, they are not forced to conduct same sex marriages against their beliefs

in a love marriage,where the couples choose to mary each other ,the couple have a duty to request approval from their parents ,muslims can choose to marry who they like