Life and Death Flashcards
Abortion meaning
the deliberate termination of a pregnancy
Christian views on abortion
- life begins at conception
- Catholic, never
- protestant, sometimes
- ok if:
lesser of 2 evils, eg. Mother is at risk
mother was raped
Islam views on abortion
- ensoulment is at 40-120 days after conception
- haram
- money doesnt matter (zakat)
- ok if, lesser of 2 evils, mother is at great risk
Sources of wisdom against abortion
- if man kills 1, its as if they’ve killed all of mankind
- made in God’s image
- all life is precious
- god planned all (omni…)
- thou shalt not kill
Afterlife meaning
life after your physical death
Christian afterlife places
Heaven, good
Hell, bad
what is purgatory and who believes in it?
Catholics believe the after you die there will be a waiting room, which isn’t nice. this is to get rid of the original sin.
other catholics on earth, pray for those in purgatory, so they can be released to go to heaven/hell
describe the parable of the sheep and the goat
sheep
- good, if you are on jesus’ right, you have lived your life as a good christian
goat
- bad, if you are on jesus’ left, you havent lived life as a good christian
describe the stages a muslim goes through after they die
- Angels ask 3 questions on how you have lived as a muslim
- Barzakh
- resurrection
- Trumpet, day of judgement
- Allah gives you a book (left jahannam, right jannah)
What is Barzakh?
Stage between death and the time of judgement
you are nothing
what is a soul
The spiritual part of a person, believed to live on after their physical death
describe jannah and jahannam
Jannah
- 12 stages (1 good, 12 bad)
- paradise
- happiness
Jahannam
- can move to jannah if good
- torture
- burns and rivers of blood
Christian creation beliefs
- planned
- created from ex-nihlo, over 6 days
- mankind came last, with stewardship
- genesis, 1st book
- non-literal, day-age, can be interpreted, allows for science
- literal, young earth, is as bible states, earth is 10,000 years old
- Eve was created from Adam’s ribs
Islam creation beliefs
planned
- created from ex-nihlo
- mankind came last, sculpted from angel’s clay
- Adam married Eve
- 1 story, 1 interpretation
Evolution meaning
the gradual process of development to become more complex over time
Charles Darwin’s theory
- we evolved from simple beings
- allows for big band theory
peter singer’s theory
speciesism
- we are the most special species
What is Euthanasia
“a good death”
- a deliberate way to end someone’s life
passive euthanasia
withhold life support
Voluntary euthanasia
someone requests to be allowed to die
Non-voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
- could be taken for granted
active euthanasia
death induced deliberately, as by injecting a lethal dose of a drug
christian views on euthanasia
- made in god’s image
- compassion make suffer
- pain has purpose
Islam views on euthanasia
- pain has purpose
- just a chapter
- suffering s a test
- haram
- life is a gift
what is global citizenship
the idea that we must take care of others, that everyone is worth looking after
how could people support global citizenship
- charity
- counceling
- write books or articles
- volunteer at food banks, shelters etc
what is stewardship
the idea that god gave all of mankind the responsibility take care of the environment
- he gave us dominion over the environment and that it should be treasured
what are khalifahs
muslims that god gave environmental responsibility to
how could people show their stewardship/khalifah beliefs
- recycles
- use less electricity
- lesser jihad, you must be careful with the environment
- but is just morally right
Christian Funerals
- bible readings & hymns
- at a church
- eulogy
- candle lit to shows jesus’ light
- either cremated or burried
- commital (put into furnace/ground, sneds body to God, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust)
Muslim Funerals
- Body face Mekkah
- Wash x3
- within 24 hours of the person dying
- family/friends mustn’t show remorse
- no coffin or cremated (puts a barrier between them and the angels)
- parts of the quran are read
