THEME A:
Homosexuality and same sex marriages:
➔ “Every sex act must remain open to the transmission of life” - Humane Vitae
➔ “Do not have sexual relations with a man as you do with a woman, it is detestable” -
Leviticus
➔ “It is the nature and quality of the relationship that matters” - Quakers
➔ “Be fruitful and multiply” - Genesis
➔ “Men who have sex with men will not inherit the kingdom of God” - Corinthians
➔ “Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and contrary to the natural law” -
Catechism
➔ “Who am I to judge” - Pope Francis
➔ “Must you lust after males and abandon the wives God has created for you? You are
exceeding all bounds” - Surah 26
➔ “Dishonour them both…but if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone”
- Surah 4
Sex before and outside marriage:
➔ “The sexually immoral and the adulterers will not inherit the Kingdom of God” -
Corinthians
➔ “You shall not commit adultery” - Exodus 10 commandments
➔ “Sex outside of marriage is a grave sin” - Catechism
➔ “Remain chaste until you are ready for marriage” - Surah 24
➔ “When a husband and wife share intimacy, it is rewarded and a blessing from Allah;
just as they would be punished if they had engaged in illicit sex” - Hadith
Contraception:
➔ “Be fruitful and multiply” - Genesis
➔ “Children are a heritage from the Lord” - Psalms
➔ “Artificial contraception is intrinsically evil” - Catechism
➔ “Every sexual act must remain open to the transmission of life” - Humane Vitae
➔ “God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak” - Surah 4
Marriage:
➔ “What God has joined together, let no man separate” - Mark
➔ “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they
become one flesh” - Genesis
➔ “God himself is the author of marriage” - Catechism
➔ “There is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer to God than marriage”
-Hadith
➔ “Marry those among you who are single” - Surah 24
Divorce:
➔ “What God has joined together, let no man separate” - Mark
Homosexuality and same sex marriages:
➔ “Every sex act must remain open to the transmission of life” - Humane Vitae
➔ “Do not have sexual relations with a man as you do with a woman, it is detestable” -
Leviticus
➔ “It is the nature and quality of the relationship that matters” - Quakers
➔ “Be fruitful and multiply” - Genesis
➔ “Men who have sex with men will not inherit the kingdom of God” - Corinthians
➔ “Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and contrary to the natural law” -
Catechism
➔ “Who am I to judge” - Pope Francis
➔ “Must you lust after males and abandon the wives God has created for you? You are
exceeding all bounds” - Surah 26
➔ “Dishonour them both…but if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone”
- Surah 4
Sex before and outside marriage:
➔ “The sexually immoral and the adulterers will not inherit the Kingdom of God” -
Corinthians
➔ “You shall not commit adultery” - Exodus 10 commandments
➔ “Sex outside of marriage is a grave sin” - Catechism
➔ “Remain chaste until you are ready for marriage” - Surah 24
➔ “When a husband and wife share intimacy, it is rewarded and a blessing from Allah;
just as they would be punished if they had engaged in illicit sex” - Hadith
Contraception:
➔ “Be fruitful and multiply” - Genesis
➔ “Children are a heritage from the Lord” - Psalms
➔ “Artificial contraception is intrinsically evil” - Catechism
➔ “Every sexual act must remain open to the transmission of life” - Humane Vitae
➔ “God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak” - Surah 4
Marriage:
➔ “What God has joined together, let no man separate” - Mark
➔ “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they
become one flesh” - Genesis
➔ “God himself is the author of marriage” - Catechism
➔ “There is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer to God than marriage”
-Hadith
➔ “Marry those among you who are single” - Surah 24
Divorce:
➔ “What God has joined together, let no man separate” - Mark