WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception

1. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception What do all these people have in common? Joe Jonas Nick Jonas Hilary Duff Taylor Swift Jordin Sparks Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

2. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Sex before marriage Both Christians and Muslims are against sex before marriage as it can be seen as devaluing and it goes against what is written in the holy books. Also the purpose of sex is to have children and both religions argue that the best place to bring up a child is in a marriage. Some Christians decide to wear purity rings to show their commitment to not having sex before marriage. Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

3. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to sex Watch this clip from twilight While watching the clip think about these questions: What does Bella think about them having sex? Why does she think this? What does Edward think about having sex? Why does he think this? Are Edward’s views old fashioned? Does this make them any less valid? Who has the most convincing argument? Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

4. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christians and sex According to the Bible… God INVENTED sex So God created male and female. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth,. . And God saw everything that He had made, and that it was very good . (Genesis 1:21-26; 2:18; 1:27-31). Many passages of the Bible are quite erotic, including the Song of Solomon: He had 700 wives and 300 concubines. “My love shall lie all night between my breasts.” “My beloved rises like the Tower of Lebanon.” “I sat down under him with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my taste.” Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

5. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to sex Christians believe Sex is a gift from God. And is holy and sacred; it is special and should be reserved between just two people at any one time. Christian teaching is generally that sexual intercourse is wrong unless it happens within a marriage. Casual sex or promiscuity is seen as devaluing both people and sex, and is therefore unacceptable. The purpose of sex for Christians is to have children, strictly within a marriage though Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

6. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to pre-marital sex Most Christians believe sex before marriage is wrong because: • Sex was given to humans by God for the purpose of having children. It should only happen between married couples so that children are born into a family • The Bible teaches that fornication (sex before marriage ) is wrong • All churches say that sex before marriage is a sin • Some Christians believe that sex before marriage is all right as long as the couple love each other, and are in a long term relationship and intend to marry eventually. • They believe this because: • Jesus taught that love is the most important thing • The church has to come to terms with modern life Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

7. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to extra-marital sex What is extra-marital sex? All Christians believe that adultery is wrong because: • It breaks the wedding vows • It breaks one of the ten commandments (thou shall not commit adultery) • There are no other viewpoints on adultery all Christians believe it is wrong Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

8. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to sex Match up the sentences in your books Christians believe Sex It breaks the wedding vows and It breaks one of the ten commandments (thou shall not commit adultery) Christian teaching is generally that sex intercourse is wrong Is a sin Devaluing both people and sex and is unacceptable Casual sex or promiscuity is seen as Is a gift from God and is sacred The purpose of sex for Christians Jesus taught that love is the mostimportant thing and the church has come to terms with modern attitudes Sex was given to humans by God for the purpose of having children It should only happen between married couples so that children are born into a family The Bible teaches that All churches say that sex beforemarriage is to have children, strictly within a marriage though Some Christians believe that sex before marriage is all right as long as the couple love each other because Unless it’s within a marriage sex before marriage is wrong All Christians believe that adultery is wrong because Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

9. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception What are these and why might they be a problem for some Christians? Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

10. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to contraception The Bible does not specifically forbid the use of Contraception Protestant Christians (this includes Church of England, Methodist etc) generally believe that contraception is acceptable They believe that Any form of contraception is allowable as long as both partners agree to it Protestant Christians feel that contraception is a good way of controlling family size and ensuring the well being of the couple Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

11. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to contraception HOWEVER, Roman Catholics believe that contraception is not in keeping with human nature It is natural that conception should happen as a result of sex and therefore contraception should not be used because it is unnatural The only acceptable form of contraception is having sex when the woman is not fertile Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

12. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Christian attitudes to sex Create an advice leaflet for young Christians (14- 16yrs old) who are confused about their faiths stance on sex Include Christian teachings on: The purpose of sex Pre-marital sex Extra-marital sex Contraception Purity rings You must explain the reasons for the Christian beliefs on these topics Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes

13. WALT: Explain Christian attitudes to sex outside of marriage (SOM), promiscuity, adultery and contraception Exam practice The (c) question “Christians shouldn’t have sex outside of marriage” Give two reasons why a Christian might agree or disagree with this statement Success criteria:To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to recognise and explain key words To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to give two different attitudes to SOM and contraception To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to give reasons for Christian attitudes