This question is from June 2007:
'Sex and relationships are matters of personal choice.' Discuss. [45]
This question is from June 2006:
'Natural Law is the most reliable approach when making judgments about sex and relationships.' Discuss. [45]
The following exam questions are from AS papers where students unusually study Religious Ethics 2 at AS level. It is still good practice for A2 candidates::
(a) Explain how a commitment to the religion you have studied might influence a person’s ethical behaviour in a sexual relationship. [33]
(b) ‘Absolute moral rules have no place in personal relationships.’ Discuss. [17]
(a) Explain how Virtue ethics might be applied to issues raised by sexual relationships. [33]
(b) ‘In sexual relationships, Virtue ethics is useless.’ Discuss. [17]
(taken from the OCR website)
As this is an A2 topic (unless you study Ethics 2 at AS), you will be asked more challenging questions. For example, "What is the importance of pleasure in the ethics of sex and relationships?" "To what extent should sex and relationships be a private matter for the individual's conscience?" "There are no right or wrong answers in questions about the ethics of sex and relationships - Discuss". Have a look at a student's answer to the question: "Religious Ethics cannot provide good answers to questions of sexual ethics – a rational approach is needed" Discuss.
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