Divorce and remarriage (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards

Legal ending of a marriage

Sexual relations with someone outside the marriage

Abandoning partner without reasonable cause or consent

Two years

Five years

What God has joined together, let no one separate

Marriage is indissoluble (cannot be broken)

Declaration that a valid marriage never actually existed

God's forgiveness extends to all areas including failed marriages

Prohibits it; original marriage bond continues to exist

Left to individual ministers & couples to decide

When it no longer serves the wellbeing of those involved

Social contract rather than sacred covenant

Promises made before God create sacred obligations