Attitudes to sex KEY QUESTION: 20 July 2018 Salt and Pepper KEY QUESTION: What is the purpose of sex in human relationships? Learning Objective: Grade A*- A: Evaluate religious opinions towards sex and justify if you agree or not. Grade B: Compare different religious opinions towards sex and use examples to suggest why sex is sacred. Grade C: Explain religious views towards sex and decide if you agree if sex should be controlled or celebrated. Starter Task Draw a table in your book of all the good and bad things you can think of about sex.

Reflecting on stereotypes Noticing Reflecting on stereotypes During puberty, boys and girls become sexually fertile. They have the capacity to reproduce. Study this image and watch the short clip and answer questions beginning with the following: WHO? WHAT? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece WHY? WHERE? WHEN? HOW? 2

Homework “Sex outside marriage is always wrong” Do you agree? (12 marks) REM: PEEEL Paragraphs. Include: Your opinion, 2 Christian opinions and a conclusion. Evaluate your views every paragraph and refer and link back to the question.

What is the Christian beliefs about sex? Making Links Christian teaching is generally that sex is wrong unless it happens within a marriage. God intended men and women to live together as married couples but not to live together outside marriage. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. KEY WORDS: Pre-marital Sex Adultery Promiscuity Monogamy Polygamy Bigamy Abstinence YOUR TASK: Write A definition for each of your key terms about SEX.

Your predictions ALL: MOST: SOME: TIPS TO SUPPORT: “Thou shall not commit adultery” THINK BACK TO fertility Treatment Your predictions ALL: make predictions why some Christians support & oppose sex MOST: will use evidence from prior learning SOME: apply evidence from the bible.

Should sex be controlled? Listening, Judging and Defending Should sex be controlled? St Paul speaks frequently on sexual restraint Sex belongs within Marriage Mary Magdalene was almost stoned to death for committing adultery VOTE http://youtu.be/2k0RzhVJSxE Yes One of the Commandments: “Do not commit adultery” = sex outside marriage Chastity and Fidelity Sometimes No

Is Sex a celebration? Yes Sometimes No VOTE Listening, Judging and Defending Is Sex a celebration? Yes Gods first instruction to Adam and Eve was to ‘go forth and multiply’. Basically, go and have sex. Sometimes No VOTE Sex is for pleasure On the 7TH day God saw that everything was ‘good’, including sex Sex holds a relationship together

Is sex a good or bad thing? Distilling His lips are red anemone colour, moist with the breath of myrrh. His arms are as subtle as gold, round and studded with great jewels. His rod is arrogant ivory, flushed with sapphire blue, and his thighs are marble columns in sockets of pure gold. Erect, he looks like Lebanon, a king among trees. But when he speaks it is soft and sweet. The Song of Solomon Fact: In the Bible there is a collection of erotic love poems called the Song of Solomon, or the Song of Songs. Does the Song of Solomon suggest that sex is a good or bad thing? Explain your answer.

Divide your page into three equal sections Use the information sheets to fill in the different viewpoints. Don’t forget to include quotes. Sex should be controlled Sex should be celebrated Views of SEX My Views 20 July 2018

Sex should be controlled Q: How do Christians interpret what the Bible says about sex? Do you agree or disagree? Sex is good According to the Bible, God’s first instruction to Adam and Eve was to have sex. The Bible says that when God had finished the Creation, he said everything, including sex, was very good! The Song of Solomon shows us that sex is seen as a pleasure and a gift. Sex should be controlled Christianity also teaches that sex belongs within marriage. People should abstain from sex until they are married, and after marriage they should be faithful. Many Christians believe that the purpose of sex is to have children. How to answer: Explain the 2 Christian views upon sex and suggest if you agree or disagree and justify why.

“Girls play at sex because what they really want is love. Read: Reality check: Kids who are given no sense of value Discuss: “Girls play at sex because what they really want is love. Boys play at love because what they really want is sex.” To what extent is this true?