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Discussion Page on Marriage
JohnHurst contribution to discussion day, 25 Oct 2014
Background
Statement of UCA Theology about Marriage
Acknowledge Disagreements
Informed and Faithful discussion
Marriage Service liturgy is starting point
- The Gathering
- Declaration of Purpose
- The Word
- The Marriage
- Prayers
- The Blessing
Here tackle just the first two.
1. The Gathering
Marriage service is a service of worship
Also a witness to promises and commitment
Doctrine
Creation - marriage is the Christian context for procreation
Fall - marriages do fail
- levels of failure: human joy, human sin, human brokenness
Redemption - marriages can be repaired
- if not, people can be repaired
- divorce and remarriage?
Practical Considerations
divorce is a remedy, not an intrinsic good
to lose sight of the theology of marriage is to lose sight of the Xian view of marriage
NOT Xian!:
- hostility towards sex
- assumption of perfect innocence
- pessimism about or rejection of marriage
Same Sex Marriage
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Yes |
No |
Creation |
humans have "hardwired nature" |
God created man and woman |
Fallenness |
all are fallen, none are perfect |
same-sex is intrinsically fallen |
Redemption |
healing and transforming |
healing and transforming ( ! ) |
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loving relationships reflect a loving God |
discipline of forgiveness |
2. The Declaration of Purpose
Biblical Foundation
Draws heavily upon Genesis
A profound document - how do we interpret it? Stumbling block, or Milestone, for the human journey?
Adam and Eve
Women as property, cultural issues
Sexual Faithfulness
Xian view: Marriage or Celibacy (celibacy better!) Are these the only two?
Does marriage as "full expression of physical love" (i.e., "good sex") mean that other forms of sex are bad?
De-facto hetereo- and homo- partnerships
Is faithfulness possible? Are these fruitful relationships? Is it about "what's in a name?"
Children and the Purpose of Marriage
Anglican Prayer Book |
Uniting Church |
1. birth and nurture of children |
1. mutual comfort and support |
2. safe outlet for lust, NO fornication |
2. safe outlet for lust, NO fornication |
3. mutual comfort and support |
3. birth and nurture of children |
Child rearing has been decoupled from marriage through the (birth control) pill.
3. The Word
4. The Marriage
5. Prayers