Christian Religion And Life Flashcards
Imago dei verse
Genesis 1:27 - so God created Humans in his image
What do creationists believe ?
God created Adam and Eve in their final form and everyone is descended from them
What do symbolists believe about the creation story ?
There is no science and it’s telling people about their relationship with God.
How valuable is the word ?
Christians regard it as a gift from God, loaned to humans as a result of his love. It is valuable because God created it.
Awe
Devout respect for God’s power of creation
Wonder
Marvelling at the complexity of the universe
Stewardship verse
Genesis 2:15 - the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work and keep it
Stewardship
The belief that it is our responsibility to take care of the earth for future generations on, behalf of God
Dominion
The belief that humans have been given power and authority over all living things
Dominion verse
Genesis 1:28 - “ and have dominio over … every living thing that moveth upo the earth”
5 ways humans have used and abused the environment
Sea pollution
Radioactive pollution
Land waste
Air pollution
Animal testing
Environment
The surroundings in which plants and animals live on which they depend to live
Sustainable development
Building and progress that try to reduce the impact on the natural world for future generations
Natural resources
Materials found in nature, such as oil and coal, which can be used by humans
Pollution
Harmful substances coming into our environment
Assisi and Ohito meetings
Leaders of 5 different world religions were brought together in 1986 in Assisi and in 1995 in Ohito to discuss how their faiths could and should help the environment
Assisi declaration on nature
Every human act of irresponsibility towards creatures is an abomination
Bible verses for the use of animals
Genesis 1:28 - I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds and all the wilds animals
Arguments for Christians in support of the use of animals
- sanctity of life - if animal testing can help save human lives
- God said anything that moves on earth can be used for food
- animals don’t have a soul so will not go to heaven and hell
Bible verse for Christians against the use of animals
Proverbs 12:10 - a good man takes care of his animals, but wicked men are cruel to theirs
Christian arguments against the us of animals
- God created all animals so we shouldn’t abuse them because the are God’s creation
Euthanasia bible verse
Job 1:21 - the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away
Ecclesiastes 8:8 - no ma has power over the wind to contain it ; so no one has power over the day of his death
How might Christians respond to euthanasia?
- ## some might decide that any type of killing is wrong because they believe all life is sacred and belongs to God and support hospices
Euthanasia
The act of bringing about an easy and painless death
Dignitas
An organisation that provides euthanasia so terminally ill people can die with dignity
Assisted suicide law
Illegal under the Suicide Act (1961) and is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment
Euthanasia law
Regarded as manslaughter of murder and maximum penalty is life imprisonment
Not illegal to end treatment which is prolonging someone’s life
Where is euthanasia legal?
The Netherlands
Switzerland
Parts of Australia
Two forms of euthanasia
Active
Passive
Active euthanasia
Something being done to a person to make them die quicker
Passive euthanasia
Any form of treatment that might extend a person’s life
Types of euthanasia
Voluntary
Non-voluntary
Involuntary
Assisted suicide
Voluntary euthanasia
A person asks for their own life to be taken
Non-voluntary euthanasia
a person cannot make a decision about euthanasia or cannot make their wishes known, and so someone else, decides that it would be in the person’s best interest if their life was ended
Involuntary euthanasia
A person wants to live but someone else decides it would be better if their life was ended
Non-religious arguments for euthanasia
- self determination
- allows a person to die with dignity
- private matter and the state should not interfere
- expensive
*family and friends spared from pain - society permits animals to be put down as an act of kindness
Hospice
Where specialist medical say for look after the terminally ill
Refusing treatment
In the UK, all adults have the right to refuse treatment as they have the capacity to understand the situation
How do humans use animals?
Labour
Testing
Food
Sport
Products
Hunting
Pro-life view
Every human has the right to life. To end it is murder.
From the moment of conception, a human life is scared - Jeremiah 1:5 I knew you before I formed you in the womb
Human life is sacred - 1 Corinthians “you yourselves are God’s temple … if anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy them
Pro -choice views
- Compassionate killing.
- Freedom of choice.
- Mother incapable
- unsafe abortions.
Conception
The moment the sperm fertilises the egg
Ensoulment
The moment the foetus gains a soul, given by God. It is now human
Assisted suicide
Deliberately assisting or encouraging another person to end their own life
