A02: Explain how these teachings might affect the life of a Christian today
A02: Explain how these teachings might affect the life of a Christian today. Christian teaching sometimes does not correlate with Catholic teaching. Some Catholics do not live according to Christian teaching. Catholics believe that marriage is a sacrament, that it is permanent, exclusive and pro-creative. These teachings can have many affects on a Christian's life. Preparation for marriage is essential for a Christian to know what marriage involves and what it will demand from them. Support for the couple after marriage is also important. Preparation helps to prevent the early breakdown of the relationship. In the Catholic Church a couple must take part in a pre-marital course at least three months before their ceremony. These preparations help the couple to address issues such as their wider families and how their marriage affects everyone around them. They may also use this preparation time to become people with a capacity to love, be faithful, kind and to make a commitment and carry it out. Couples will also need support after the wedding in order to help them deal with issues in their everyday lives. This support can come through friends and family. There are also a number of organisations where Christians can go to seek advice. 'Marriage Care' aims to show compassion to couples in difficulty and stresses that only the couples themselves can save their marriage.
Divorce - a formal and legal ending of a marriage
Courswork 2 Divorce is a formal and legal ending of a marriage. When couples decide to marry they are making a life long commitment and hope that their marriage will last for life. Marital breakdown is another factor in the life of a married couple, and there can be many reasons for a break up between married couples but all reasons lead to pain and difficulty, this is why couples are encouraged to strengthen their relationships all the time The reasons for a break up in a marriage are numerous they mostly have to do with financial stability as most couples find this an important issue in life. Some reasons can be pretty straight forward like a lack of communication or a lack of companionship which are equally important. Another reason would be false hopes this is when people get the wrong picture of married life and decide that they do not want to live that life. Human nature is a major factor as many people change in weather it be their action's or feeling's over a space of time people change, and the most common reason is children, many couples will break up if they can not support a child so they are pressured to break up. All these reasons lead up to the final part of marital breakdown Divorce. The Catholic Church does not see divorce as a feasible excuse for a couple to break up as it is a valid contract between two baptized Christians and is regarded as a
Describe the requirements that have to be satisfied in order to succeed in bringing a divorce petition under English Law
Describe the requirements that have to be satisfied in order to succeed in bringing a divorce petition under English Law. Divorce in England & Wales is currently granted on the basis of the irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The Family Law Act 1996 which has recently passed through Parliament will amend the law in quite significant ways but it will only be brought into effect in stages and dates have not yet been fixed for most of these. There are currently five so-called "grounds" which can be relied upon to witness irretrievable breakdown: Adultery: Adultery is a common ground for divorce in England because, like unreasonable behaviour, it offers "instant" divorce where it applies whereas the other three grounds for divorce involve compulsory long delays. Unreasonable behaviour: "Unreasonable behaviour" is the most frequent ground for divorce in English divorce law. Divorce in England & Wales is based on "irretrievable breakdown" of the marriage but this breakdown must be proved by evidence of these five facts. Desertion: If one party to a marriage "deserts" the other for a continuous period of two years then it is possible to seek a divorce on this ground. Two years' separation with consent: Of all the grounds for divorce this is the one, which lends itself best to the so-called "amicable" divorce. There are no allegations of behaviour made and the matter must
WHAT IS DIVORCE? Divorce occurs when a marriage is legally terminated.Divorce law governs the sometimes complicated process of divorce
WHAT IS DIVORCE? Divorce occurs when a marriage is legally terminated. Divorce law governs the sometimes complicated process of divorce, helping to determine how property and assets are divided as well as who will have custody of any children the couple may have. Couples going through a divorce hire a qualified divorce lawyer to help determine the most important decisions. ALTERNATIVES TO DIVORCE The two most common alternatives to divorce are annulment and separation. Rather than ending a marriage, an annulment treats marriage as though it never existed in the first place. Some couples choose annulment for religious reasons or because they do not see divorce as an option. Annulments are most common among couples that have not been married very long. An example is if one spouse lies about his or her age or fails to tell their partner they are incapable of having children. In these circumstances an annulment would be granted- giving time for couples to work through problems without a divorce. Separation occurs when a couple chooses to live apart without getting divorced. There are several types of separation: * Trial Separation- when a couple is unsure as to whether or not they want to permanently separate, they may choose to undergo a trail separation. During this time, they live apart, but their assets and debts are still considered mutual. * Permanent separation-
Christian marriage ceremonies
Jaiman Parekh Marriage Introduction In Christian marriage ceremonies the rituals and vows connected might influence the differing ways that couples approach to marriage and marital breakdown. I am not a Christian but I will try to refer to the thinking and writing of Christians and Roman Catholic tradition to illustrate and support of what I have to say. People decide to get married for many reasons. Some of those reasons might be love, affection towards your partner, fear of dying alone, spending their whole life with their partner, wanting a higher status and also to get noticed etc. Some of these reasons are the most important to get married and some of them are not so important. You would want good qualities in your partner like love, trust, and respect and your partner would want these same qualities in you. All of this is the ideal of marriage. What the ideal of marriage is that it includes three sections, those three sections are permanence, exclusivity and life giving. Permanence is when both partners have to get on with each other to make the marriage work. You need to know everything about your partners because if you don't they will go behind your back and betray you. You will also need to know how a marriage works and how it breaks down. Exclusivity is a point in the marriage where you have to find out if the person that you are with is right for
Lone Parenthood.
Lone Parenthood Over the last 25 years, one of the biggest changes in the family has been the growth of the lone-parent family. Britain now has one of the highest proportions of lone-parent families in Europe, and the percentage of such families is still growing today. About 23% of all families with dependent children are lone-parent and women head 90% of those. Also more than 21% of all dependent children in Britain actually live in lone-parent families compared to 7% in the early seventies. There are a number of factors that explain the increase in lone-parent families in society today. The main causes of lone-parent families are through divorce, death, and separation and in some cases; people never get married at all. Divorce is the legal termination of a marriage, but this is not the only way that marriages and homes can become 'broken'. Homes and marriages may be broken in 'empty shell' marriages, where the martial relationship has broken down, but no divorce has taken place for the sake of the children because people thought it was better to stay together rather than separate. Separation happens either through choice or necessity may also be a cause for causing broken homes, as may death of a partner. However, divorce itself is often only the result of a marriage, which has broken down long before. Estimates have suggested than more than 50% of marriages today will
Canadian family life
Many studies have been conducted over the past century concerning Canadian family life. In order to predict what Canadian family life will look like in the year 2100 we must first explore its past, in doing so we will find changes in attitudes, values, legislation, and economic conditions that will present Canadian a variety of choices, which they have never, been accustomed to before. Though some will argue that these changes will result in the end of family life, as we know it, this essay will show that while marriage and divorce rates fluctuates, Canadian's will still have a persuasive desire for commitment and marriage, as it will remain the most popular choice for family life in Canada Post industrialization resulted in urbanization and a clear division of labour. This division of labour consisted of men being providers and breadwinners while women were responsible for domestic duties and child rearing. This simplistic approach to family life and social expectations were continued throughout the 1950's and was reinforced by researchers who argued mothers would give priority to child rearing and homemaking rather than working for pay. Further research in the 50's gave way to the 'Ideal Family' concept, which consisted of two parents and at least one child, the father being the breadwinner and the wife being the homemaker. During this period women's options were
'So Long a Letter' - Compare and contrast the lives of Ramatoulaye and Aissatou up to the end of Chapter 16, paying particular attention to their friendship, shared idealism and marriages.
ENGLISH ESSAY Compare and contrast the lives of Ramatoulaye and Aissatou up to the end of Chapter 16, paying particular attention to their friendship, shared idealism and marriages. The narrator of 'So Long a Letter' is Ramatoulaye, who is writing to her friend Aissatou. Both women's lives are strikingly similar, or as Ramatoulaye says they 'developed in parallel.'1 Ramatoulaye and Aissatou were friends from the time they were children. They both were well educated and both got married. Both their husbands remarried, which caused both pain and unhappiness. At this point their lives diverge, in the way they deal with their unfaithful husbands and how they change the courses of their lives. The friendship between Ramatoulaye and Aissatou's families goes back to the time when their grandmothers would 'exchange messages daily.'2 Ramatoulaye and Aissatou were also always best friends. Both women were well educated and both women choose to become teachers and serve society. As Ramatoulaye says, 'teachers are a noble army accomplishing daily feats, never praised, never decorated.'3 Their friendship and common idealism acts like a thread that ties and unites Ramatoulaye and Aissatou together. Throughout chapters one to sixteen, the intimacy between them is evident. After they got married they would meet on the beach and 'depression and sadness would disappear, suddenly to be
"Marriage must be honoured by all"
Religious Studies Part A Essay Question "Marriage must be honoured by all" (Hebrew 13:4) Marriage is seen as a gift from God, and therefore should be respected by all Christians. Marriage is a sacrament, a very important promise, between the couple and God. If a man and a woman divorce, then they are breaking the promise that they made to themselves, and to God. By making a solemn vow in front of God, the couple are getting to know each other better, and getting to know God better. "But what I tell you is this: if a man divorces his wife for any reason other cause than unchastity then he involves her in adultery" (Matthew 5:32.) This quote refers to a lifelong commitment, which the couple promise when they decide to marry in a church. One of the key aspects of marriage is showing a lifelong commitment towards each other. Marrying in a church signifies the three-way marriage between the man, the woman, and God. Christians marry in a church because they choose to make their promises to each other in front of God. Christians marry in a church because they choose to make a promise in front of God. This is reflected in the marriage vows "till death do us part, according to God's holy law; and this is my solemn vow..." Christian marriages are seen as the basis for a stable and secure family life and Christian traditions value family life very highly. The family is often seen as
'For Christians sex is only right within marriage" Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.
A03 'For Christians sex is only right within marriage" Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view. Many Christians have different views and ideas on whether or not sex is only tight within marriage. Most Christians accept that adultery is wrong i.e. having extra-marital sex, with someone who is not your marriage partner, but increasing numbers of Christians, especially young Christians who are exposed to these ideas every day, now believe that sex before marriage is okay. Sex outside marriage can take many forms; adultery, sex before marriage but with the intention of marriage later, sex in a long-term relationship but not a marriage, and sex whenever you want it, before or after marriage. The media has a lot of power over people's opinions, and is a big influence on young people today. Everything is telling us that light sex is acceptable, a normal part of life, and something we must experience. On television, in films, magazines, books, everywhere, we are being told that sex is great and that no relationship is complete until you've slept with a person. This is a reflection of society's declining moral standards as more and more is becoming acceptable, and people can no longer be shamed for anything. People take on the attitude that you only live once, and you should make the most of it, caring for