Church of England Attitudes

language at church is in favor men.  Material wealth V Spiritual- Part of there duty to help the poor, because the bible tells them to. A person is judged by his actions not by his money.Sexual Intercourse- should be kept for marriage, because it makes it special contract by God. It teaches responsibility and commitment.Quality of life- Roles of Men and Women- since Nov 1992 have been allowed to become priests. This split the church in two. Giving Aid (zakat) – Christian believe they should give 10% of their savings to charity.Marriage- is for procreation, rearing children and is endless. Man will leave his mother and father and be united with his wife and they will become “one flesh” Embryo Technology- it is natural for couples to want and raise children. Intercourse and procreation are often separate. AIH is therefore permitted.Racism- All humans are born free and Equal in dignity and rights. It contradicts our lords’ command to love thy neighbour. Every person is equally precious to god.  Moral/Immoral occupations- Shouldn’t affect other people, not permitted to work in Arms Trade, Violent Occupations or any type of prostitution or pornography. Divorce- Till death do us part. It is wrong to end a marriage. Remarriage is allowed if priest/bishop agrees.Abortion- Do not commit murder, You are Gods temple and your must treat it with respect.Other religions- Christians generally believe that people have the right to practice any faith, although they might argue that only Christianity has the truth about God.  Reducing suffering – Each religion teaches followers to work to make the world a better place.Contraception – in favour of contraception, it is right to prevent over population which causes poverty, starvation and homelessness. Euthanasia – “Your body is a temple of the holy spirit” (1 Corinthians) suggest god lives within each of us. Therefore we are killing of him as well as ourselves.Sexuality – Homosexual sex is seen as wrong. Some people argue that the scriptures were written against a different cultural background from ours, we can’t apply their standards today.Suicide – “Your body is a temple of the holy spirit” (1 Corinthians) suggest god lives within each of us. Therefore we are killing of him as well as ourselves.Animal Testing – we should treat animals with kindness, but they can be used to benefit mankind. The C of England teaches that the medical and technological use of animal testing should be monitored “in the light of ethnical principles”