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RS OCR Philosophy & Ethics (Relationships & Families…
RS OCR Philosophy & Ethics
Relationships & Families
Marriage
Families develop loving relationships
Place for Children to be brought up Christian
Fidelity is the important in marriage
Three blessings
The place for sexual relations
Help and comfort during all aspects of life
Procreation
Christian marriages reflect Christ's love
Christ is forever committed as a marriage should be
Jesus' sacrificial death shows you shouldn't be selfish
Different marriage services
Catholic + Orthodox
Sacrament
Brings God's grace to the couple
Creates unbreakable bond
God's grace helps to make each spouse faithful and good parents
One of the members must be Catholic
Often include nuptial mass
Church of England
All heterosexual couples welcome
Belief that church wedding adds spirituality to wedding
The 'banns' read at Sunday Service - Legal objections
Most weddings use vows which cover all that is good
Non-conformist
No minister
Stress the importance of God binding the couple together
More freedom in their wedding - own vows
Speak directly to God
Quakers sit in silence until it feels time to say their vows
Types of Sexual Relationships
Civil partnerships
Not performed by CofE or RCC
Allows homosexuality
CofE vicars can have CP but must remain celibate
Homosexuality cannot fulfil three blessings (Procreation)
Same-sex marriage
CofE and RCC do not perform same-sex marriage
CofE members can have same-sex marriage without punishment
Episcopal Church allowed same-sex marriage - love can be expressed
Pre-marital sex
Main role of sex is to procreate
Should be unique to marriage
CofE accepts cohabitation is a step towards commitment to marriage
All Christians believe casual sex is wrong
Catholics - sex should always be able to lead to new life
Celibacy
Practiced by priests
Allows full focus on God
Paul, the apostle, was celibate
Celibacy is taught to be a gift
Contraception
Artificial contraception is wrong (RCC)
Natural contraception (Rhythm) allowed
RCC teach contraception is always wrong - even STDs
One cardinal allowed contraception for STDs
CofE allow artificial - Children should be wanted
Abstinence
No sex before marriage
Often aimed at young people
Reflects self-worth and value
Ending Relationships
RCC teach marriage is indissoluble
Divorce will not break holy agreement
Couples should work for relationship
They are allowed to separate to think
Remarriage is not allowed after divorce
They will annul marriages which makes them invalid
CofE created for divorce
Should work for relationship before divorce
Divorce is sometimes inevitable
Allowed to remarry after divorce
Equality
Complementarianism
The role of a husband and wife is to support each other
Each member has complementary skills
Closer to Catholic view
Egalitarianism
Men and women are created equal
Both created in the image of God
CofE lean more towards this view
Christians believe that all people are equal
Only recently campaigned for equality due to Christian leaders benefitting from inequality
The Existence of God
The Design Argument
The natural world shows an order and complexity
Only possible through intelligent design
William Paley
Used watch analogy to prove design
The First Cause Argument
Every event is caused
Cosmological argument
God is uncaused cause
Eternal and unchanging
Aquinas
The Moral Argument
John Newman says God speaking to us is our sense of guilt
Immanuel Kant said God must exist to give justice after death
Anthropic Principle
The universe was created perfectly to create life
Agrees with scientific evidence of evolution
Extension of the design argument
Evolution is too complex not to have been designed
Religion, Peace & Conflict
Religious and Non-religious Dialogue