Year 11 - Religious education
Christianity and relationships in the 21st century
Issues of Relationships
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine issues around sexuality, the family and relationships. They will study how Christians and other worldviews understand ideas of family and marriage and address how these affect views on issues such as divorce.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain different Christian views on supporting families and on non-religious marriages and cohabitation.
Key Notes
- There are different beliefs and attitudes within Chrisitanity on various issues of relationships in the 21st Century.
- A civil wedding ceremony is a legal ceremony but not a religious one.
- Some Chrisitans may believe that people should have religious weddings and also not cohabit.
- Many churches and Christians support families in the church and local area.
Vocabulary To Learn
- civil: non-religious or secular
- cohabitation: living together as partners and having a sexual relationship without being married
- marriage: the legally and religiously recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That any religious wedding has the same legal status as a civil one.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
There are different beliefs and attitudes within Chrisitanity on various issues of relationships in the 21st Century. A civil wedding ceremony is a legal ceremony but not a religious one.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'civil'
non-religious or secular.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That any religious wedding has the same legal status as a civil one. Correction: Some churches may be able to perform legal marriages, but not all religious marriages are also legal ceremonies.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Christian attitudes to adultery and cohabitation Study Guide
- Christian views on sex and contraception Study Guide
- Christianity and same sex relationships Study Guide
- Divergent Christian views on divorce and marriage Study Guide
- Nature and purpose of marriage Study Guide
- Roles of men and women in Christian worship Study Guide
- Roles of men and women within relationships Study Guide
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