another marriage after a previous marriage has ended

Divorce, remarriage and related ethical arguments

Religious education

Human sexuality including heterosexual and same sex relationships

Different religious views about same sex relationships

Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage

Different religious views about sex before marriage

Contraception and family planning

Different religious views about contraception

The nature and purpose of marriage

Religious attitudes to marriage

Religious views about divorce and remarriage

The nature of families including the role of parents and children

The purpose of families

Contemporary family issues: Polygamy

The roles of men and women

Gender prejudice and discrimination

In this unit pupils will examine issues around sexuality, the family and relationships. They will study how Christians and other worldviews understand ideas of family and marriage and address how these affect views on issues such as divorce.

Relationships and families

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

They have become stricter and more expensive.

They have made divorce easier, fairer, and cheaper.

Divorce and remarriage are never accepted in any society.

Divorce and remarriage are based solely on financial reasons.

There is one universally accepted reason for divorce.

There are different reasons for divorce and remarriage, with varying views.

Which of the following is true about divorce and remarriage?

What do divorce and remarriage statistics often correlate with?

Ethical arguments include situation ethics, compassion, and the {{ }} of marriage vows.

Appropriate grounds for divorce based on their situation

There must be a financial penalty for divorce

Which of the following is a requirement for divorce?

two people joining into 'one flesh' and procreation

The Bible teaches that marriage involves ...

The impact of modern issues such as same-sex marriage, divorce, and remarriage

Which of the following has been considered by Church leaders regarding marriage?

Christian marriage ceremonies can differ depending on ...

There are different views in Christianity on who can {{}} in a church.

All Christian weddings are done in large cathedrals.

Christian weddings vary depending on denomination or culture.

Only wealthy families can have Christian weddings.

Which of the following is true about Christian weddings?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Divorce, remarriage and related ethical arguments

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.