Reflective Journal.docx

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In Bible, family is the union of one man and one woman in normally blessed with one or several natural or adopted children. While the family’s definition nowadays, it consists of parents of different gender or parents of same gender with one or several biological or adopted children. There is the freedom of choosing gender of the spouse. In Bible, the marriage is covenant. Marriage in Catholic is more than a social contract of two humans but it is divinely instituted covenant. For them it is not just the temporary contract and it must preserve and respect what has been divinely instituted. While the meaning of marriage nowadays is time honored tradition and temporary consensus. Usually people get married these days because of the child they developed. Sometimes the marriage is forced because of family reasons. Sins are the major fall out in the marriage and family. And it can lead to negative consequences such as polygamy, divorce, adultery, homosexuality, sterility, and gender role confusion.

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In the bible, the Homosexuality is immoral and it is unacceptable. It is a sin for the church. Other people betraying their religion because of their gender. While our generation nowadays, the homosexuality has the higher percentage in the population.

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Divorce is legally acceptable in other country while in the Philippines it is legally unacceptable. In Bible, the divorce is the fall of humanity. The divorce is immoral. It is an act of betraying the word of God and the vows the couple made for each other in the church. While the meaning of divorce nowadays is legal termination of two couple in a court. Divorce can separate your relationship with God as well as the family member.