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Define denominations

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A distinct group within the Christian faith with its own organisation and traditions

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Define catholic

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A branch of Christianity .The religion that everyone started out as

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Define orthodox

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Type of Christian that stricter than Catholics and came about no long after jesus’ death

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Define fundamental Christian

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Christians that take the bible literally and believe everything is true

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Define liberal christians

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Christians that say that whilst God exists, lots of stories are just used to help us understand the importance of our belief and the stories are just that… stories

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Define trinity

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A belief that God is 3 in 1 : father,son and the Holy Spirit. There is only one God. Each person of the trinity is fully God but they are all individual and do different things

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Define monotheistic

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A belief that There is only one God

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What is a creed

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A key Christian statement of faith

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Define incarnation

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An important belief that means Jesus is fully God and fully human. Becoming flesh;taking human form

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Who discovered the empty tomb on Easter Sunday

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Mary magdaliene

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Define prayer

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A form of communication with god

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Define Protestant

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A branch of Christianity formed generally as a result of the reformation. Named because they protested about the practices of the Roman Catholic Church

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Define nature of God

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A belief that God is universal and created and sustains everything

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Define ascension

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The event 40 days after the resurrection when Jesus returned to God the father in heaven

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Define blasphemy

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A religious offence which includes claiming to be God

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Define crucifixion

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Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross, how Jesus was killed on good Friday

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Define resurrection

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Rising from the dead , as Jesus did on Easter Sunday

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Define sin

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Any action or thought that separates human from God

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Define heaven

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A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God; the place of eternal peace ruled over by god

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Define atonement

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Restoring the relationship between people and god through the life,death and resurrection of Jesus

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Define forgiveness

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Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong

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Define mass

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A ceremony also called Eucharist in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine

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Define justice

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Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been committed

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Define sanctity of life

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Life is sacrifice, holy and god given

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Creation

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The act by which God brought the universe into being

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Evolution

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The process by which living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms of life during the history of the earth

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The word

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Ten used at the beginning of john’s gospel to refer to god the son

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Afterlife

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Belief that there is life of some form after the death of the physical body

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Apostles creed

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Statement of faith, referring to s belief in the resurrection of the body of Christ

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Eternal life

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Belief that life continues in heaven after death

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Hell

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Place of eternal suffering or the state of being with ought god

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Purgatory

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The intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven

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Satan

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Name for the devil- the power and source of evil

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Natural selection

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Survival of the fittest

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Argument against Jesus rising from the dead

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  • the women went to the wrong tomb and when the young man said “he is not here, see the place where they laid him” he was redirecting them
  • the disciples were deluded the appearances of Jesus were just wishful thinking
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Original sin

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The sin of Adam and Eve when they disobeyed god and ate the apple from the tree god told them not to eat from

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What do christians believe that God is

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Omnipotent (all powerful) omniscient (all knowing) and omnibenevolent (all loving)

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In what order did god create the world and everything in it

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The world, plants, fish and birds, animals then finally humans

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Types of euthanasia

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Voluntary - patients own choice
Non-voluntary - doctors/families choice if patient is unable to
Involuntary - not asked the patient, just kill them anyway

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Forms of euthanasia

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Active- overdose treatments/actively killed

Passive- withdraw treatment keeping the patient alive

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Argument for euthanasia

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People argue for autonomy “it’s my choice to do what I want with my own body” also known as the right to self-determination

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Arguments against euthanasia

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  • it will undermine our confidence in doctors

- only god has the right to take a life

41
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Positives of hospices

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  • lets people have a relaxing time before they die

- they can die in a nice comforting place

42
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Negatives of hospices

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  • expensive

- money could be spent on saving lives

43
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Teachings about euthanasia

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  • “sanctity of life”
  • “humans are made in the image of God”
  • “do not kill”
  • “choose life”
  • “quality of life
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Pro life arguments (against abortion)

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  • life is sacred
  • do not kill
  • foetus can’t defend itself so someone else has to
  • god has created life and as stewards of this world, humans have to protect life
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Pro-choice arguments (for abortion)

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  • a woman should have right to decide what happens to her body
  • could be cruel to allow them to be born
  • if it puts the woman in danger then she should have the right to abortion
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Teaching about abortion

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Jesus said From the parable of the sheep and goats : “whatever you do got the least of my brothers and sisters you are doing for me “ . Surely an embryo is the ‘least’ of all human beings because I cannot speak for itself

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Define dominion

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The belief that god gave humans the right to decide what happens to the world and all of its species

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Define stewardship

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Belief that god gave humans the responsibility to look after the world

49
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Scientific truth

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  • science makes a hypothesis then tests it
  • science and swears what and how questions
  • scientific truth is conditional-it can be challenged or changed
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Religious truth

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  • comes from holy books and personal experiences
  • answers why questions
  • it’s absolute-it is relevant if all times and does not change
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Value of the universe teachings

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  • ” god saw all that he had made and it was good”
  • “the earth is the lords and everything in it”
  • “fill the earth and subdue it”
  • “love thy neighbour”
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Teaching of using animals for food

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“Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you”

“The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for god has accepted them both”

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3 Christian responses to environmental problems

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  • bishop of Liverpool and bishop of London set an example by cutting personal carbon use for lent
  • individual christians try to lead greener lifestyles by switching of electricity,recycling, using the car less etc.
  • Christian aid encouraged people to ask their MPs about their party’s response to climate change so whoever was elected new climate change issue people were concerned about
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Beliefs towards abortion

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  • In Judaism life of the mother takes priority as hers is an actual life and the foetus only a potential life
  • in Islam abortion is frowned upon, however, for many abortion may be permissible before ensoulment
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Beliefs towards euthanasia

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  • in Christianity passive euthanasia is generally accepted

- Roman Catholics believe it is always wrong

56
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Beliefs towards animal experimentations

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  • some christians think it’s wrong
  • Roman Catholics accept animal testing within reasonable limits
  • in Judaism they accept animal testing as human life has more values
57
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Causes of war

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Greed
Self-defence
Retaliation

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Teachings against war

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Do not kill
Turn the other cheek
Blessed are the peace makers
Love the neighbour
Love your enemy
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Teachings for war

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“If you don’t have a sword sell your cloak and buy one”

“If there is a serious injury,you are to take life for life, eye for eye and tooth for tooth”

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Holy war

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Fighting for a religious cause or controlled by a religious leader for god

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Features of holy war

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Authorised by a religious leader
Defend Christian faith against attack
Gain spiritual rewards if die in battle

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What are the 6 conditions for the war to be “just war”

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  1. War must have a just cause-not gain anything about protection
  2. Must be declared by the correct authority
  3. the intention of the war has to be to defeat wrong doing and promote good
  4. it must be last resort
  5. It must stand a reasonable chance of success
  6. methods of fighting must be proportional to achieve success
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Unilateral disarmament

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One country decides what o disarm nuclear weapons

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Multilateral disarmament

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Multiple countries decide to disarm nuclear weapons

65
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Nuclear proliferation

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Everyone has nuclear weapons

66
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Peace beliefs

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  • buddhists belief is pacifist
  • self defence is ok for Muslims
  • quakers belief is pacifist
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Christian aid

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“We believe in life before death”
Established in 1940
Creates chain breaks
Helps to eliminate poverty

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Biological weapons

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Weapons that have living organisms or infective material that can lead to disease or death

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Chemical weapons

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Weapons that use chemicals to poison, burn or paralyse humans and destroy the natural environment

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Define just war

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A war which meets internationally accepted criteria for fairness, follows traditional Christian rules for a just war and is now accepted by all other religions

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Define nuclear weapons

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Weapons that work by a nuclear reaction, they devastate huge areas and kill large numbers of people

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Define pacifism

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The belief of people who refuse to take part in war and any other form of violence

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Define peace

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An absence of conflict which leads to happiness and harmony

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Define peacemaker

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A person who works to establish peace in the world or in a certain part of it

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Define reconciliation

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A sacrament in the Catholic Church; also when individuals or groups restore friendly relations after conflict or disagreement

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Define retaliation

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Deliberately gaming someone as a response to them harming you

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Define self defence

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Acting to prevent harm to yourself or others

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Define terrorism

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The unlawful use of violence, usually against innocent civilians to achieve a political goal

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W.M.D

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Weapons of mass destructions are weapons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage

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Causes of crime

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  • poverty
  • poor education means lack of opportunities
  • substance abuse
  • gang culture
  • dysfunctional family
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Teachings about crime

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  • “do unto others as you would have the do unto you”
  • “do not kill”
  • “do not steal”
  • “do not bear false witness”
  • “hate the sin not the sinner”
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All religions response to crime

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Laws should not be broken and if you break the law you should be punished

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Types of punishment: imprisonment

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GOOD

  • stops people from committing more crimes so protects society
  • a deterrent

BAD

  • overcrowded,poor education facilities
  • reoffending when they get out or inside
  • academies of crime
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Type of punishment: fines

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GOOD

  • deterrent
  • use money to help society

BAD

  • rich find a fine less of a deterrent
  • poor could take money that might be used to feed the family
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Types of punishment: probation/suspended sentence

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GOOD

  • reintegration
  • support
  • less likelihood of reoffending

BAD

  • offenders able to harm or hurt
  • wrong message to criminals
86
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Types of punishment: community service

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GOOD

  • repay society
  • effective for lesser crimes

BAD

  • soft option
  • nothing to fear so no deterrent
87
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Long term effect of prison

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  • no qualifications
  • unemployment
  • can’t see children grow
  • mental illness
88
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Short term effects of prison

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  • little money

- excluded from education

89
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Advantages of non-custodial sentences

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  • less expensive
  • less suicides
  • opportunities to reform/work
90
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Disadvantages of non-custodial sentences

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  • might reoffend
  • public might be scared
  • not a deterrence
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Death penalty teachings

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“Whoever shed human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed”
“Life for life,eye for eye, tooth for tooth”
“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked,but rather that they turn away from their ways and live”

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Salvation

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deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.

93
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Violence beliefs

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  • Quaker society in non-violent

- in Buddhism they are taught not to harm other sentient beings

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WMD beliefs

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  • Quaker society utterly condemn them

- Hinduism would argue that using wmd goes against the teaching of ahimsa

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Aims of punishment

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  • deterrence
  • reformation
  • protection
  • retribution
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Teachings of forgiveness

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“Forgive is or sins,as we forgive those who sin against us”

“Lord,how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to 7 times Jesus answered ‘I tell you,not 7 times but 77 times”

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Problems of evil

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  • if god is all powerful all knowing and all loving ho come he doesn’t stop bad things happening
  • he must know bad thing are happening if he is omniscient and so if he knows everything then he must know the future so why doesn’t he stop bad things from happening
  • if god is omnibenevolent why doesn’t he stop things like war or disease
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Christian belief about life after death

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Many Christians believe that after death, they will be taken into the presence of God and they will be judged for the deeds they have done or failed to do during their lifetime. Some of the guiding principles for what will happen upon death include:

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Judgement

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Some Christians believe that this judgement will happen when they die. Others believe that there will be a Day of Judgement at the end of time, when everybody will be judged at the same time. Some believe that judgement will happen in two stages: an initial personal judgement when you die, followed by the definitive judgement at the end of time.

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