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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Sexual activity before marriage.
Used by Edexcel and Eduqas
Specification 2.2 · Paper 3
Sexual activity between people who are not married to each other and have not yet married.
Revise: Catholic Teaching on Sexual RelationshipsAdultery is an important distinction here: its betrayal gives religious and non-religious people a shared reason to object, even when they disagree about premarital sex.
Sexual intercourse before marriage.
Distinguish premarital sex from adultery: accepting sex before marriage does not mean accepting the breaking of marriage vows.
Distinguish same-sex attraction from sexual activity, and premarital sex from adultery.
Distinguish premarital sex from adultery: accepting sex before marriage does not mean accepting unfaithfulness.
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Specification 2.2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Catholic Teaching on Sexual RelationshipsSex outside marriage includes both premarital sex and adultery, but the reasons for opposing them are not identical.
Sexual activity before a person is married.
Component 1
Sexual intercourse before marriage.
Revise: Islamic Perspectives on Sexual RelationshipsMuslims traditionally understand this as prohibiting sexual intercourse outside marriage, including premarital sex and adultery. The instruction not even to “approach” it encourages avoiding situations that could lead to prohibited sexual activity, rather than simply avoiding the final act. This helps explain the importance placed on chastity and modest behaviour.
