Evaluate different responses to the moral issue "For Christians, sex is only right within marriage."

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        Evaluate different responses to the moral issue “For Christians, sex is only right within marriage.”

 Many Christians have different views on whether sex outside of marriage is acceptable or not. Whether religious or not, the majority of people believe that adultery is wrong and therefore determine that the vow to remain faithful in marriage is one that should be followed.

The media has an increasing affect on Christians, and especially younger Christians. They’re exposed to acceptability of casual sex before and during marriage. Soaps in particular often present adultery or sexual activity before even beginning relationships with each other. Even in magazines aimed at age ranges of 10-16 contain content that promotes sex and subsequently influences them. These examples are presented as the norm and there is a passive acceptance that what we see and read about is the norm. This represents societies declining standards and acceptability of sex before marriage.

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The Catholic Church believes that sexual intercourse should be confined to marriage. Sex outside of marriage is a serious misuse of one of God’s greatest gifts, trivialising and spoiling an activity which can be the source of great blessing. Instead of confirming and supporting a couple’s love for eachother, sex outside marriage only encourages selfishness. Catechism 2533 states “It is gravely against the dignity of the persons and of sexuality which is naturally ordered for the good of married couples.”   This teaches that sex before marriage is highly undignified
God’s intention is for a couple’s love to be expressed in ...

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