issues of life and death Flashcards
Environmental sustainability
Ensuring that demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing capacity to allow all people and other species of animals and plants to live well now and in the future
Christian teachings on abortion
Thou shall not kill-
Sanctity of life-Life is sacred
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
Many Conservative Christians believe life starts at conception and believe that abortion is wrong under any circumstance
Abortion makes life look cheap and disposable, going against sanctity of life
Liberal Christians- Under some circumstances, mother should be allowed abortion, “love thy neighbour” mother could be considered neighbour, we should have empathy for her
“forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against against us
Humanists on abortion
Salvita Halappanavar, died after not being granted abortion
The woman should be able to choose what she wants to do with her body
They don’t believe in a higher power, so they don’t believe embryos have a soul
Muslim attitudes to abortion
Some Musims believe that abortion is allowed under circumstances, they take the mother’s wellbeing into consideration
Many will allow abortion if mother’s life is in danger
Many will not allow after ensoulment, “whoever kills a soul, it is like they have killed humankind entirely”
Christian views on euthanasia
Some Christians are against euthanasia
Life is sacred and a gift from God, sanctity of life,
“Why should you die before your time?”
Come to me, all who labor, and I will give you rest, God will reward those who see it through their illness
Christian views on creation
Many Christians believe that God made everything in this world
For by him all things were created
Intelligent design
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made
Christian views on the afterlife
Most Christians believe in life after death
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life
Some Christians are dualists and believe we are made of two parts- body and soul, and these two things are separated after death
- And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Christian views on environmental sustainability
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Humans have a dominion over animals, Bible allowed people to sacrifice animals
- The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it
Christian views on evolution
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Humanist views on creation
Scientific evidence doesn’t have enough evidence that there’s a hugher power
Big bang
Some believe the world formed by itself in a slow gradual way
Theory of evolution
Christian attitudes on stewardship
Christians believe that it is our duty to take care of the earth
God created humans to rule over the world
God placed Adam and Eve to care for the Garden of Eden
We should have respect for all living things
Muslim attitudes on stewardship
Islam teaches that human life holds a very sacred status, that no other living thing holds
We are Allahs trustees (khalifas) appointed to take care of the world and rule it as God would wish
“The earth is green and beautiful. God has appointed you his stewards over it”
Prophet Muhammad said animals must be treated with care
A prostitute gave a dog water on a very hot day and all her sins were forgiven
Muslim views on stewardship
Islam teaches that humans uphold a special status that no other living being holds, however we should treat and respect other living beings.
“The earth is green and beautiful, God has appointed you his stewards over it.”
A prostitute gave water to a dog on a hot day and all her sins were forgiven, Allah will reward you for
treating animals well
Haram to eat pork
Humanists view on stewardship
Humanists believe that it is our responsibility to keep the earth environmentally friendly, but not because God has placed us on the earth to do so
Muslim views on euthanasia
“whoever kills a soul, it is like they have killed humankind entirely”
No matter what state the body is in, the soul is still perfect and that is what matters to Allah
Humanists view on euthanasia
Stephen Hawking- “We don’t let animals suffer, so why humans”
Humanists believe to the right to life but also consider quality of life
Don’t believe that someone should be unwillingly suffering pain and should be able to die with dignity
It’s a human right
Humanists view on afterlife
Humanists are materialists, so they reject any idea of a soul, they believe we are just matter, just a physical, no soul or spirit, they believe that this is our only life and after we die, we will decompose. No eternal or supernatural part of us with live on
Muslim view on afterlife
Islam teaches that we have both physical and non-physical aspects to ourselves, our soul is pure when we are born, so our natural instinct is to submit to God and live by his his laws
So according to Islam, the nature of our soul is to grow up as a Muslim and submit our lives to God
“Fear God and know that God sees well what you do”
Christian views on judgment, heaven and hell
Many Christians believe that once we die, we’ll live on for eternity, whether that be heaven or hell
Some Liberal Christians believe heaven and hell are symbolic, they remind us that there are consequences to our actions and thoughts
Some Conservative Christians believe that heaven and hell are real places and people can spend eternity there
- I never knew you: depart from me
“And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Muslims view on judgment, heaven and hell
Most Muslims take a quite literal view of what the Quran says about the afterlife, Jannah and Jahanam ( heaven and hell) are real and physical places
Muslims believe that this life is a test and you are judged on every good and bad deed you do
“Fear God and know that God sees well what you do”
Humanists views on judgment, heaven and hell
Humanists do not believe in God, they believe after we die, nothing happens, this is our only life and we should make the most of it and be moral without fearing a kind of higher power
Christian teachings on funeral rites
“I am the resurrection and the life” The candles represent Jesus as a oathway to heaven to spend an eternal life w him
- Catholics may hold holy communion to show that we are not forgotten by God
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Muslim views on funeral rites
Khalimah (Shahadah) whispered into the ear, was also whispered as a baby
Buried in white to show purity and equality
Christian creation impacts
- Young earth creationists would deny the big bang theory
- Old earth creationists will accept that the Bible story happened over long eras rather than 24 hrs
Islam creation impacts
- many Muslims are creationists
- will deny human evolution
Christian stewardship impacts
- Green Christians promote environmental awareness at church
- When Christchurch Cathedral was destroyed, Christians made a statement buy building a new cathedral out of cardboard
- Christian Aid supports people to become more environmentally friendly
Islam stewardship impacts
- They may be against animal testing and poaching
- against deforestation
- In 2013, an eco mosque was built in Tanzania, Africa to make worship as environmentally friendly possible as it could be
abortion impacts Christian
- natural family planning
- ## adoption rather than abortion
abortion impact Islam
- Lesser of two evils
- Abortion before 120 days ( ensoulment )
- pro - life
- may attend anti abortion rallies
humanist impact abortion
- Savita Halappanar who died from not being granted an abortion
Christianity euthanasia impacts
- may turn to hospices
- may put up with the suffering as God will reward them with heaven
- organ donation
Islam euthanasia impacts
Muslims support the aims of the hospice movement
- Care homes
- hospices
- prayer
