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Keywords - Matters Of Life And Death (RE) Flashcards

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What is Paranormal?

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Unexplainable things which are thought to have spiritual causes for example ghosts and mediums

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What is Resurrection?

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The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until after the end of the world, when it is raised?

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What is Reincarnation?

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The belief that after death the soul is reborn in a new body

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What is Near-death experience?

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When someone about I die has an out-of-body experience

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What is abortion?

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The removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive

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What is Sanctity of life

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The belief that life is holy and only

belongs to God

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What is Assisted suicide?

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Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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What is Euthanasia

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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease and no quality of life

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What is Non-voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking they would want to

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What is Quality of life?

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The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living

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What is Voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death

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What is Immortality?

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The idea that the soul lives in after the death of the body

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Non-religious reason to believe in life after death:

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Near death experience

Evidence for spiritual world: ghosts, ouija boards, mediums

Evidence of reincarnation:
Souls being reborn

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Non religious reasons not to believe in life after death

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Don’t believe in God, don’t believe in spiritual world

Different religions have different view points

No reliable scientific evidence

Scientists evidences that the mind cannot exist without the brain

Nowhere for the spiritual world to exist

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Religious attitudes to life after death

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Reward for being good or punishment for the bad: heaven and hell or paradise and hell

New Testament: if Jesus rose from the dead then there is left after death

Jesus taught that he would return again at the end of the world for final judgement

Christian churches teach that there is some form of life after death

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Christian beliefs that affect their lives

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What determines when they die - Christians won’t commit sins and lead a good life

Following the 10 commandments

Complete charity work or help those who are less fortunate

Avoid committing sins

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Muslims believe in life after death because:

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The Qur’an teaches that there is life after death

Muhammad taught it

6 fundamental beliefs

Paradise and hell

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Muslim beliefs affect their lives:

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Judgments day - Muslims lead a good life

The Five Pillars - prying 5 times a day, giving certain amount to help to those in need

Muslims will only eat halal food, will not drink alcohol or gamble

All Muslims are buried after death

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Abortion: what are the circumstances

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Up to 24 weeks
Two doctors must agree

Mothers life is in risk
Risk of injury to mother physically or mentally
Effect the welfare of other children
Substantial risk that the baby would be severely handicapped

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Issues surrounding abortion

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Different opinions on when life begins

Arguments about who’s rights are more important

Children born between 22-24 weeks can now survive

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Christian views on abortion: against (Catholics)

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Abortion is wrong!

Life is holy and should only be taken away by God

They believe that life begins at conception

Every human as the right to life

Adoption is a better solution

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Christian believes on abortion: for (mostly Liberal Protestants)

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Abortion is wrong but should be allowed under certain circumstances:

Mother has been raped
Do not believe that life begins at conceptions
Accept advances in medical technology

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Muslims beliefs on abortion: some believe that it should be discouraged

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Permitted up to 120 days as that’s when life begins and the soul enters the body

Mother should always be considered before the unborn baby

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Muslims beliefs on abortion: completely wrong

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Soul is given at the moment of conception

The Qur’an states that murder is wrong and abortion is classes as murder

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Muslim beliefs on abortion: is wrong but should be allowed

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The Qur’an bans abortion but the Shari’ah Law says that the mothers life is more important than the unborn baby

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Euthanasia : the nature of it

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Providing an gentle and easy death to someone who is suffering from a terminal, painful illness who has little quality of life.

Can be done by assisted suicide, voluntary euthanasia or non-voluntary euthanasia

British law states that it’s classed as murder

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Controversial issues of euthanasia: made illegal

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Doubt if the person really wants it to happen

Cure could be found

Role of doctor to save life’s not end them

People may change their mind

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Controversial issues of euthanasia: legal

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Turning off a life machine is legal

Legal fro doctors to withhold it withdraw treatment

They feel that it is basic human right for people to choose to end their life

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Christian attitudes to euthanasia: against ( Catholics)

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Accept no form of euthanasia it agree to switching of life machine in case of brain dead

Believe in sanctity of life

Murder is forbidden in 10 commandments

Brain dead they have already died

Giving pain killers is acceptable

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Christian attitudes to euthanasia: completely against it

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Don’t allow to switching off life support machine or pain killers

Bible bans suicide and murder

Actions taken by humans to end life is wrong

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Christian beliefs in euthanasia: some accept limited

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Modern medical science means we can no longer be sure what gods wishes about someone’s death actually are

Jesus taught to love your neighbour - most living thing to do

Own treatment which is basic human right

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Muslims attitudes on euthanasia: against

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The Qur’an states that suicide is wrong
Believes life is given by Allah and should be taken by Allah
Life is a test and cheating would result in hell

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Muslim believes to euthanasia: switching off the life machine isn’t euthanasia

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Muslims lawyers have agreed that life support machines can be switched off

If someone is brain dead, Allah had already taken their life

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