Issues of life and death Flashcards
Afterlife - Catholic beliefs
- Believe in the resurrection
- Heaven
- Hell
- Purgatory = place of purification
Afterlife - Islam beliefs
- Jannat = paradise: lush gardens.
- Jahannam = Hell: place of fire and torture.
Catholic Funeral service
- Mass
- Poems and readings
- Hymns ‘the lord is my shepherd’
- Prayers for deceased and family.
- Eulogy = words for the departed
- Committal ‘ashes to ashes, dust to dust’
- Cremation/burial
- Wake = gathering after service
Muslim Funeral service
- Shahadah = declaration of faith is spoken to the dying.
- Prayers from the Qur’an
- Body washed three times
- Wrapped in shroud, from Mecca
- Buried within 24 hours
- Only men attend
- Imam leads prayers at grave
- Body is buried facing Mecca
- Simple graves
- Mouring lasts 3 days.
The sheep and the goats
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in”
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or. thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in?’
“The King will reply, ‘I tell the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine you did for me.’
The rich man and Lazarus - teachings on the afterlife
“But Abraham replied, ‘son remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.”
The rich man ignored the problem
He couldn’t say he hadn’t heard of been told]Lazurus got his reward in heaven.
Angels in Islam
Angels are invisible and close by. God's first creation. Sunni's believe: created from light and have no free will. Shia's believe: Created with free will. Jibril: Qur'an to Muhammed 'recite' Azrail: Takes soul at moment of death. Raqib&Atib: Record our deeds through life. Munkar: questions us at death Mikil: protects believers from satan.
Muslim afterlife and quotes.
Believe this life is a test for the next life
“every soul shall have a taste of death.”
Israfil will blow his trumpet.
Made will return and this will be signalled by earthquakes, drunkenness, dishonesty.
All deeds will be judged “every small & great thing will be recorded.”
Sanctity of life:
All life is sacred 'Do not kill' Exodus "we are all made in the image of God" You are God's temple ... If anyone destroys God's temple. God will destroy them." "God chose me before I was born" "So God created man in his own image"
Abortion UK rules
24 weeks limit
Severe disability
Mothers health at risk or existing children
Mental health of mother at risk.
Abortion how do Catholics, Anglicans, Humanists feel?
Catholics: against abortion - potential human life.
Anglican: Okay with abortion as General Synad said it was acceptable for compassion.
Humanists: Situation ethics Happiness and personal choice, they’re pro-choice and quality.
Examples of abortion arguments:
Savita Halapparvar: Died 2012 because she was refused an abortion.
Gianna Jessen: survived an abortion.
Quality of life:
Life free from suffering.
“Love is kind”
“Love is patient”
Free will - genesis
Arguments For Euthanasia
- Quality of life
- Free will
- Jesus showed compassion
Arguments against Euthanasia
- Hippocratic oath
- Hospice movement
- Slippery Slope
Humanist view on Euthanasia
- Peter singer
- choice
- Quality of life
- personhood.
Islam and sin
Shariah - straight path: