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Relationships and Families
Human Sexuality
● Human sexuality is the way people express themselves as sexual beings
● A heterosexual is a sexual relationship between two people of opposite genders
● A homosexual is a sexual relations between two people of the same gender
● In the past the church was more powerful and the majority of society accepted their
viewpoints
● Sex before marriage is sex between two single unmarried people
● Adultery - voluntary sex between a married and unmarried person
● Muslims believe that sex is a gift from God and can only have sex during marriage
Marriage
● Marriage - legal union of same sex couples
● Civil Partnership - a legal union between a man and a woman
● Same-sex marriage - Marriage between partners of the same sex
● Cohabitation - a couple living together and having sexual relationship without being
married
● Marriage is a legal contract that brings security to each other
● Sex before marriage is sex between two single unmarried people
● Sex outside marriage is between two people where one or both are married to
someone else; having an affair
● Adultery is voluntary sex for a married person with someone who is not their spouse
Contraception and Family Planning
● Contraception is the method used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place
● Family planning is using contraception to control how many children couples have
and when to have them
● This can happen because of overpopulation, health and finances
● Muslims allow contraception if a woman’s health is at risk and to avoid financial
problems
● However muslims are expected to have children as children are gifts from God.
● Christmas allow contraception for economic, environmental or physical reasons
● But they say artificial contraception is sinful and prevents God’s plan
Divorce and remarriage
● Divorce - legal ending of a marriage
● Remarriage - when someone remarries when their former partner is still alive
● Annulment - a catholic church ruling that a marriage was never valid
● Divorce may take place because of adultery, financial situations, abuse or falling out
of love
Nature of families
● Family - a group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption
● Nuclear family - a couple and their children
● Extended family - A family with parents, children and grandparents
● Stepfamily - A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed
person
Relationships and Families
Human Sexuality
● Human sexuality is the way people express themselves as sexual beings
● A heterosexual is a sexual relationship between two people of opposite genders
● A homosexual is a sexual relations between two people of the same gender
● In the past the church was more powerful and the majority of society accepted their
viewpoints
● Sex before marriage is sex between two single unmarried people
● Adultery - voluntary sex between a married and unmarried person
● Muslims believe that sex is a gift from God and can only have sex during marriage
Marriage
● Marriage - legal union of same sex couples
● Civil Partnership - a legal union between a man and a woman
● Same-sex marriage - Marriage between partners of the same sex
● Cohabitation - a couple living together and having sexual relationship without being
married
● Marriage is a legal contract that brings security to each other
● Sex before marriage is sex between two single unmarried people
● Sex outside marriage is between two people where one or both are married to
someone else; having an affair
● Adultery is voluntary sex for a married person with someone who is not their spouse
Contraception and Family Planning
● Contraception is the method used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place
● Family planning is using contraception to control how many children couples have
and when to have them
● This can happen because of overpopulation, health and finances
● Muslims allow contraception if a woman’s health is at risk and to avoid financial
problems
● However muslims are expected to have children as children are gifts from God.
● Christmas allow contraception for economic, environmental or physical reasons
● But they say artificial contraception is sinful and prevents God’s plan
Divorce and remarriage
● Divorce - legal ending of a marriage
● Remarriage - when someone remarries when their former partner is still alive
● Annulment - a catholic church ruling that a marriage was never valid
● Divorce may take place because of adultery, financial situations, abuse or falling out
of love
Nature of families
● Family - a group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption
● Nuclear family - a couple and their children
● Extended family - A family with parents, children and grandparents
● Stepfamily - A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed
person
