The Catholic Wedding Ceremony And the Ideals Expressed within it
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Explain how in the course of their marriage a Christian couple would apply their beliefs.
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Daniel Csontos Honors English 11 Periods 5/6 ODD The Role of Women in the 1800's 5 September 2002 Women have always been plagued by the long withstanding myth that they are the inferior sex. In ancient Rome, women were not allowed any freedom; they were not allowed out of the home without their husband's consent. A fourth-century father of the Christian Church once said, "Woman is the gate of the devil, the path of wickedness, the sting of the serpent, in a word a perilous object". In America in the mid to late 1700's, a husband "virtually owned his wife and children as he did his material possessions" (wic.org). However, in the 1800's, women slowly began gaining equality. In the early 1800's, a married woman had one task; to stay home all day and keep the home for her husband. If she was a mother, she would be solely responsible for the children's raising and wellness. They were also responsible for cooking all of the meals and keeping the house and her family's clothes clean. It was perfectly acceptable for a man to beat his husband, while divorces were virtually unheard of. In some towns, a divorced woman was "excommunicated" from her family and her town. Unmarried women were mainly employed as school teachers, although some worked as maids and some sold quilts and knits from their home. Widows with children were required to work, maintain the household, and look
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Discuss whether the concept of family life cycle has relevance today. Justify your reasons.
. Discuss whether the concept of family life cycle has relevance today. Justify your reasons. Today we don't see the "Family Life Cycle" the way that people saw it in earlier days because of many different reasons: the family life cycle that they saw was: Beginning Stage - Couples living together until the birth of their first child Expanding Stage - The birth of the first child until the last child leaves home Contracting Stage - Couples living alone. Some of the reasons why, we the society don't see it like this because nowdays the beginning stage, a lot of people do live together in a long term relationship but don't decide to have kids or are unable to have kids. Then there is the Expanding Stage where many parents have their kids and during their growth they divorce or even sometimes are unable to care for the child and it either gets taken off them or lives with a relative. Then last of all there is the Contracting Stage where many families also after all is done with the kids they divorce, or a spouse gets to sick and dies or even put into a nursing home. So the concept of family life cycle these today really has no relevance. 2. What have been the factors, which have contributed to the changes in family life? There are many factors that have contributed to the changes in family life. Here are some of the main factors that have
Christian purposes for Marriage
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Explain how the rituals and vows connected with Christian marriage ceremonies might influence the differing ways that couples approach marriage and marital breakdown.
Explain how the rituals and vows connected with Christian marriage ceremonies might influence the differing ways that couples approach marriage and marital breakdown. Marriage is regarded as a sacrament in Roman Catholic Church and also in some Churches of the Anglo-Catholic tradition. It is therefore an indissoluble bond. Another teaching is marriage is that marriage is a permanent relationship and can only be ended by death or annulment in very special circumstances; divorce is unacceptable. The vows said at a wedding back this up: "I (name) do take thee (name) to be my lawful wedded wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part" and "love and honour each other for life". Marriage is believed to be a sacrament because God's love for the Church is reflected in the couple's love. This is the order of a Roman Catholic marriage service: . The Introductory Rites Entrance Antiphon Candle Ceremony Greeting Penitential Rite Opening Prayer 2. Liturgy of the Word Old Testament Reading Responsorial Psalm New Testament Reading Alleluia Acclamation The Gospel Reading (followed by the Sermon or Homily). 3. The Rite of Marriage The Address Declaration of Consent Blessing of the Rings Exchange of Gifts (Optional) Candle
Religion Coursework
Chapter 1 There are five basic types of families in the world. . Nuclear Family 2. Single Parent Family 3. Extended Family 4. Blended Family 5. Adoptive Family Nuclear Family The Nuclear Family consists of a mother, a father and their children. According to www.wikipieda.com, nuclear families can be any size, as long as the family can support itself and there are only parents and children The Nuclear family is the idealizied version of what most people think when they think about "famliy" but recently it seems that the number of Nuclear families are decreasing. Extended Family Extended family, or joint family as it is sometime referred to, is a term with several meanings. First, it is used similar to that of a consanguineous family, meaning that the descended from the same ancestor as another person are living together. Second, in societies dominated by the nuclear family, it is used to refer to kindred who do not belong to the nuclear family. Third when a nuclear or single - parent family live with any extended family. Often there could be many generations living under the same roof. Blended Family A Blended Family consists of a biological parent, a stepparent and the children of one or both parents. The term "blended family" can be very confusing. A lot of people think it means interracial marriage that's somewhat close to the real meaning. An example of a
Should people who have been divorced be allowed to remarry in church?
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