Posts Tagged ‘Human Relationships’

Christianity and sexual relationships

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Learning Objective: To explore Christian attitudes to sexual relationships and contraception

Your task:

Design a poster/flyer (using Publisher or PowerPoint) with information on Christian ideas about sexual relationships.

It should include:

  • Information on what Christians think sex is for
  • What Catholics / Evangelical Protestants think about sex outside marriage and why
  • Ideas that more liberal Christians have about sex outside marriage
  • Information on different Christians attitudes to contraception and why

For information look at:

Divorce in Christianity

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Learning Objective: To look at different ideas about divorce within Christianity.

Your task:

Download this worksheet (may take a few minutes to open) and then use the Christian Philosophy and Applied Ethics (CPAE) books and the guidance given below to answer the questions.

Why is marriage so important for Christians?

CPAE pg. 102 under the Christian beliefs about the ethics of divorce section
RE:Quest on Divorce

What does the Bible teach about divorce?

CPAE pg. 103
RE:Quest

Also the book of Malachi 2:16 says:
“I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel.
Many people think that this is God saying divorce is unacceptable, but some say that this is God saying that he hates divorce just like any who has every been divorced because he knows that it causes pain and hurt.

What do Roman Catholics believe about divorce?

CPAE pg. 102
RE:Quest – Catholics on Divorce

What does the Church of England believe about divorce

CPAE pg. 103
RE:Quest – Protestants or RE:Quest – Anglicans