Christian Attitudes to Contraception

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Christian Attitudes to Contraception

• Objectives To know about different forms of
  contraception
• To understand some religious attitudes to
  contraception

2
Work in pairs

• Make two lists
• All the different forms of contraception you can
  think of
• All the different reasons to use contraception
  you can think of
• You have 5 minutes

3
Christian attitudes

• Protestant Christians (this includes Church of
  England, Methodist etc) generally believe that
  contraception is acceptable
• Any form of contraception is allowable as long as
  both partners agree to it
• Contraception is a good way of controlling family
  size and ensuring the well being of the couple

4
More Christian attitudes

• 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 the
  rhythm method (having sex when the woman is not
  fertile)

5
Task Copy this paragraph choosing the most
appropriate words
Christianity is united/divided in its views on
contraception. The Protestant/Catholic Church
accepts contraception as a responsible way of
planning a family, whereas the Protestant/Catholic
Church claims that contraception is
acceptable/unacceptable because the main purpose
of sex should be for procreation/pleasure.