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Sunday 11 May 2014

RELIGION AND LIFE 

 3 - MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY 

 Divorce - 

 Christian attitudes - 

 1 - Catholic Church 

  • Doesn't allow religious divorce or re-marriage 
  • Only way a marriage between baptised Catholics can be ended is by death of one of the partners 
  • Allows civil divorce if it's better for the children - couple are still married in the eyes of God (cannot re-marry) 
  • Jesus taught that divorce is wrong 
  • Couple made covenant with God - 'cannot be broken by any earthly power' 
  • Catechism - a marriage cannot be dissolved, religious divorce is impossible 
  • No re-marriage as there is no religious divorce - bigamy (2 husbands/wives) and adultery
  • If marriage is proved to be an untrue Christian marriage (not consummated) - can have an annulment so they can re-marry 
2 - Non-Catholic Churches 
  • Divorce is wrong but allowed if the marriage as broken down 
  • Permits divorced people to remarry 
  • Sometimes asked to promise that this time the marriage it for life 
  • Matthew 19:9 - allowed divorce for a partners adultery 
  • Broken marriage - effects of staying together would be a greater evil than the divorce itself, 'the lesser of two evils' 
  • Christians repent and confess their sins so they are forgiven - should have another chance at marriage if they are keen to make it work this time 
  • Believe it is better to divorce than to live in hatred and quarrel 
Jewish attitudes - 

1 - Divorce is wrong 
  • Talmud - divorce is an offence to God 
  • Children need to be brought up as good followers of Judaism for faith to survive 
  • (some) Rabbis - divorce is wrong because of the harm it can cause for the family (financial, emotional etc.) 
2 - Orthodox Jews 
  • Allow divorce 
  • Only if husband has a get from the Bet Din 
  • Torah - various statements that permit divorce 
  • Contract that can be broken in certain circumstances 
  • Halakhah - only men can apply to Bet Din for a get 
3 - Reform Jews 
  • Allow divorce 
  • Men and women can apply for a get from the Bet Din 
  • Torah and halakhah need to be interpreted for modern life and situations 
  • Men and women should have equal rights in religion and therefore divorce 
  • Lesser evil than forcing couple to live in hatred and bitterness 
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