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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
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Paper 2
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
Revise: Sex Before and Outside MarriageAdultery means voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse. In this topic, sexual relationships outside marriage refers to adultery.
Distinguish sex before marriage from adultery: adultery involves someone who is married having sex with someone other than their spouse.
Explain how a religious teaching supports a view. For example, the commandment against adultery supports faithfulness to marriage vows.
Distinguish reasons why a marriage breaks down, such as adultery, from religious beliefs about whether divorce or remarriage is acceptable.
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Paper 1
Revise: Christian Marriage and Marital BreakdownAdultery is sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse. It conflicts with Christian expectations of faithfulness and breaks the commitment expressed in marriage vows. It can also damage trust between partners and disrupt family life.
A sexual relationship involving a married person and someone other than their spouse.
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
Sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than their spouse.
A sexual relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse.