Social Responsibility

Within this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the importance of commitment, responsibility, equality and justice influence attitudes to marriage, and prejudice and discrimination.

Marriage

• religious and civil marriage ceremonies;
• the nature and purposes of marriage;
• alternatives to marriage, including cohabitation and civil partnerships;
• reasons for marital breakdown and support for those experiencing this;
• attitudes to divorce and remarriage;
• the importance of family and the elderly.

Prejudice and Discrimination

• causes of prejudice and discrimination;
• types of prejudice and discrimination, including colour, race, religion, gender and disability;
• Christian responses to prejudice and discrimination, including the work of one well-known Christian.