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Birth and Death

 

Contraception

Read through the following pages:

You might be asked this sort of question [1996 Q2]:

(b)    State one Christian denomination and describe it's attitude towards contraception.    [4]

Since 1996/97, all questions are 8, 7 or 5 marks, so this is really only part of (a).  Have a go at answering a more recent question [1999 Q1]:

(b)    Describe and explain two different attitudes of Christians towards birth control.    [7]

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You should refer to Biblical teaching as much as possible to explain the Catholic view, while the Protestant view would be explained by looking at practical examples of why contraception is needed (see THE GCSE RE Site, link above).  Try to give 3 reasons for each church's point of view.