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The issue is rather what kind of people should we be — and what we do or do not do with our genitals clearly has a bearing on that — who bring to and can sustain the kind of sexual life appropriate to
the purpose of marriage in the Christian community.
Not exact matches
In a very real way, the Fox anchor and the Republican candidate have created a kind
of marriage of convenience for the TV cameras: Trump's independence from Fox served its
purpose as his campaign was building up steam, but he needs the network now that the campaign is heading into its final stages.
The way he situates
marriage alongside virginity is, to my modern eyes, certainly sobering; it's unromanticized, as it is made clear that the chief
purpose of marriage is the begetting
of children, and that is,
in a certain sense, inferior to virginity.
The next social study should determine if this attitude is found primarily
in people who have had sexual intercourse outside
of marriage and / or who are practicing contraception» two practices that deny the
purpose of sexual intercourse, favoring selfishness over the perfect love that makes sacrifices
in marriage a joy.
Divine love is realized
in marriage in «generous, committed, human love,» and the core
purpose of marriage is to live out this sacred bond.
High
in the catalogue
of social pathologies afflicting
marriage and the family
in America stands our system
of family law, the central
purpose of which is to enforce no - fault divorce.
Familiaris Consortio presents a wholly compassionate yet objectively truthful account
of the Magisterium
of the Church's teachings on
marriage and the family and
in its introductory paragraph states: «In a particular way the Church addresses the young, who are beginning their journey towards marriage and family life, for the purpose of presenting them with new horizons, helping them to discover the beauty and grandeur of the vocation to love and the service of life.&raqu
in its introductory paragraph states: «
In a particular way the Church addresses the young, who are beginning their journey towards marriage and family life, for the purpose of presenting them with new horizons, helping them to discover the beauty and grandeur of the vocation to love and the service of life.&raqu
In a particular way the Church addresses the young, who are beginning their journey towards
marriage and family life, for the
purpose of presenting them with new horizons, helping them to discover the beauty and grandeur
of the vocation to love and the service
of life.»
For Catholic schools to be a worthwhile enterprise for the Church, they must survive and flourish as institutions where pupils grow
in a «personal relationship with Jesus» which includes following the teaching
of Jesus, through His Church, that we should attend Mass every Sunday, go to confession regularly, say our prayers and be loyal to the magisterium - especially
in its moral teaching regarding the sanctity
of human life, and the meaning and
purpose of sex and
marriage,
in accord with Humanae Vitae and Evangelium Vitae.
The Primary
Purpose of Sex and Marriage: Procreation Holloway's rooting of the purpose of sex in the Incarnation is a unique argument in favour of the conclusion articulated by the tradition and by many contemporary orthodox Catholic scholars, namely, that the «primary reason for the existence of sex in human nature in the intention of God is for children&
Purpose of Sex and
Marriage: Procreation Holloway's rooting
of the
purpose of sex in the Incarnation is a unique argument in favour of the conclusion articulated by the tradition and by many contemporary orthodox Catholic scholars, namely, that the «primary reason for the existence of sex in human nature in the intention of God is for children&
purpose of sex
in the Incarnation is a unique argument
in favour
of the conclusion articulated by the tradition and by many contemporary orthodox Catholic scholars, namely, that the «primary reason for the existence
of sex
in human nature
in the intention
of God is for children».
Mainline Protestant leaders appeared to take an important step toward joining this movement
in November when Robert Edgar, general secretary
of the Nation Council
of Churches, signed a statement calling on churches to do a better job
of articulating God's
purposes for
marriage, supporting married couples, and proclaiming the good news about
marriage to the wider society.
The
purpose of the bill is to enshrine
in law the ability
of pastors to marry those couples whom their faith allows to be married, and to deny
marriage to those whom their faith does not recognize as capable
of true
marriage.
Is
marriage an end
in itself — or is it part
of a nurture fitting us more ably for larger
purposes?
She locates the essential
purpose of marriage not
in bearing and raising children but
in overcoming the natural opposition
of the sexes.
And although happiness is often a very real byproduct
of a healthy relationship,
marriage has a far more significant
purpose in sight.
Marriage began
in history for the main
purpose of picking out a mate and procreating and having a big family
of sons to tend the sheep and til the land.
IF you're going to redefine «
marriage» for the
purpose of visiting someone
in the hospital, obtaining equal access to health benefits, filing joint returns, then look at the entire legal definition.
What would it look like to allow vulnerability, grace, growth and knowledge to be the
purpose of dating, while still tucking the idea
of marriage in your back pocket?
There is a
purpose plainly marked
in the fact that we are born man and woman, and it was once understood that this
purpose found its expression
in marriage as a blending
of nature and law.
The kind
of dating or
marriage relationship that encourages the single people
in its sphere speaks to an understanding
of its
purpose, God - given community and gospel - reflecting interaction.
Over four decades
in this space we have argued that the radical rejection
of the intrinsically procreative
purpose of the
marriage act will tend to the «sex is for fun» philosophy, the destruction
of the family and the abuseof children.
While natural law and Augustine's moral theology might be difficult for some, the rules derived from them were understood by ordinary Catholics: Sexual intimacy is permissible only
in a sacramental
marriage between one man and one woman, and the
purpose of marriage is the procreation and education
of children.
In my last post, I reviewed part
of Stan Grenz's book on sexual ethics, focusing on the
purpose and meaning
of marriage and sex.
The second thing we may note is that
in the plot
of each
of this group
of myths there is both a male and a female figure, and the love affair or
marriage between them is closely associated with the renewal
of growth, the chief
purpose of the myth.
Your readers might be interested
in a recent piece
of mine highlighting the radical difference between the
marriage covenant ontologically ordered towards the formation
of family and two adults autonomously contracting for «loving»
purposes chosen by themselves.
Reflecting on the «office»
of marriage and its
purpose of cooperate
in God's life - giving designs, the Church's tradition has specified three essential characteristics
of marriage.
The
purpose of marriage isn't found
in what two people can do for each other; it's
in who they're becoming together.
By establishing the family,
marriage,
in the order
of creation, then serves Christ's
purpose.
Despite the emotional appeal
of two people
of the same sex who love each other
in a way that imitates a married couple, their union can not effect the true
purposes of marriage and family, and this can be demonstrated abstractly with reason and concretely through nature, even to non-believers.
In the popular mythology of the time, everyone knew that the purpose of dating around was to find «the right person» because «marriages are made in heaven.&raqu
In the popular mythology
of the time, everyone knew that the
purpose of dating around was to find «the right person» because «
marriages are made
in heaven.&raqu
in heaven.»
Harvard professor Nancy Cott told a federal court
in San Francisco that child rearing was only one
of several
purposes of marriage, not «the central or defining
purpose,» the Los Angeles Times reports.
Hence procreation is seen to be the final
purpose of marital love - St. Thomas held that the final cause is the principal cause - and the physical openness
of spouses
in the physical act
of marriage reflects and deepens the spiritual love that unites them to each other and Christ.
We fear that he reduced sex
in marriage to a function, a tool, and speaks so highly
of the primary
purpose of procreation that he downgrades and devalues the relational intimacy and bonding through sexual intercourse.
The only logical conclusion to be drawn from this is that,
in one and the same institution, God assigned two complementary
purposes to
marriage; but wished,
in separate narratives, to stress first one end and then the other, so that we could better understand the synthesis, harmony and interdependence
of these two ends.
If the
purpose of gay
marriage is
in the spirit
of validating family life for gays, and that includes the openness to raising children and lifelong commitment, then
in my view, I don't see how this compromises the inst - itution
of marriage and
in fact is probably a positive thing.
He gave up his project
of marriage, became a priest, founded at Jerusalem, where he went to dwell, a mission
of nuns for the conversion
of the Jews, showed no tendency to use for egotistic
purposes the notoriety given him by the peculiar circumstances
of his conversion — which, for the rest, he could seldom refer to without tears — and
in short remained an exemplary son
of the Church until he died, late
in the 80's, if I remember rightly.
He added: «Those involved
in the weddings must have known that these were sham
marriages and that the only
purpose behind them was that so one
of the parties to the wedding would be allowed to stay
in the UK on the back
of the
marriage.»
Only if
marriage embodies a
purpose beyond the self - enhancement
of the individuals constituting it is there a basis sufficient for them to be bonded
in pursuit
of a common good.
This year, hundreds
of LGBT Christians, family members, friends, ministers, and more will come together
in Portland for the singular
purpose of transforming how we engage with both Side A Christians (who support same - sex relationships /
marriage) and B Christians (who pursue or encourage celibacy) across the church aisle.
It's entirely possible that all the above questions are addressed with depth and subtlety
in actual RE lessons, and that the school's pupils can talk knowledgeably about the nature
of the priesthood, the goods
of marriage, the
purpose of sex, and the many and varied Christian responses to the «problem
of pain».
In this article we shall try to bring out how
marriage flows from and serves the
purpose of the coming
of Christ and his union with the Church.
There are fundamental differences between the two regarding the nature and
purpose of marriage, which
in a secular society means, inevitably, that the state's understanding
of marriage is going to prevail, and be enforced by coercive measures.
In short, we have reached a crisis regarding the meaning and the purpose of love, marriage and sexuality in our natio
In short, we have reached a crisis regarding the meaning and the
purpose of love,
marriage and sexuality
in our natio
in our nation.
Matthew will go on to address,
in subsequent chapters, the question
of whether same - sex
marriage can fulfill the meaning and
purpose of Christian
marriage, but his point
in this chapter is rather straightforward: Throughout the New Testament and church history, celibacy is set apart as a special calling and never mandated for a specific group
of people.
Consequently, divorce has been relatively accessible
in America — at least for Protestants — on the grounds that it protects the true
purpose of marriage: mutual affection.
Faced with such a series
of demands, we are justified
in asking whether the activists»
purpose is not finally the destruction, pure and simple,
of marriage and
of the family as these have been traditionally conceived.
Faced with such a series
of demands, we are justified
in asking whether the activists»
purpose is not finally the pure and simple destruction
of marriage and
of the family, such as these have been traditionally conceived.
This philosophy should be emphasized at these points and others during growth groups:
in the publicity inviting participation — for example, «This retreat will have a double
purpose, to provide opportunities for us to enrich our own
marriages and to discover our capacities to strengthen and encourage each other»; during the establishing
of the group contract, near the beginning, when the discussion focuses on the nature
of marriage growth; during the evaluation — for example, «How did we support and encourage each other's growth?»
Parenting partners mean numerous things, from couples that come together, often platonically, for the sole
purpose of raising children together, to couples that remain married but remove the romantic and sexual aspects
of their
marriage in order to lessen the impact on their kids.
I don't really argue that the torts would save many
marriages... but at the same time, we have many different
purposes in tort law — compensation, probably revenge — and so it would not be completely inconsistent with what we do
in tort law if we recognize a new version
of those torts.