origins and meanings paper 1 Flashcards
catholics beliefs about abortion
what- Catholics think abortion is a sin and is murder they think only god should decide when life begins and ends because god makes all life in his image
why- “do not kill”
how- catholics think god has a plan to each life so if a mother dosent won’t her baby she should give it up for adoption for someone who will love and care for it
alternative beliefs about abortion
what- humanists do not believe in god so do not think life is sacred or holy they focus on the quality of life and whether a person is happy and free from suffering if a woman was suffering mentally or physically they would believe she has the right to abort her pregnancy
why- “my life my body my choice” (humanists)
how- humanist believe they should be better sex education to stop unwanted pregnancy they are pro-choice and support woman’s choice
catholics art creation of Adam painting
what- the pinting was found in the Vatican Rome in the painting god reaches out to give Adam the touch of life
god is flying in the heavens with the angles to show he’s omnipotent (all-powerful) creater who exist over space and time
why- “god made them in his image”
how- this painting reminds people that they are made in gods image and have a duty to reflect gods qualities such as love they can do this by loving their neighbour treating all people equally and donating to CAFOD and SVP
catholics beliefs on stewardship
what- stewardship means people have a duty to care for the world that god has made they believe we must protect it for future genarations catholics believe that god gave all humans responsibility in genesis god asked adam and eve to care for the garden which symbolise for the world we have the duty to protect the gift he gave us (the world)
why- “care for our common home” pope Francis
“let them be responsible”
how- catholics can care for the world by recycling more and using less plastic to stop pollution
jewish beliefs on stewardship
what- jewish people believe god created the world and everything in it so jew must respect his creation they believe god asked Adam and Eve to look after garden of eden which is symbolic of the world
why- “keep and till the garden”(genesis)
how- jews celebrate the festival of Sukkoth which remains them of the connection between humanity and nature it reminds them god is a creator of all and a protector as they dwell in temporary
interfaith dialogue
what-catholics talking with other faiths to create a peaceful community where everyone can be repeated everyone is made in gods image so everyone should be treated equally no matter their belief
why-“we are all children of god”(pope Francis) interfaith dialogue is a way of showing “love your neighbour”
how- meeting will be held between faiths to build good relationships and understand eachother catholics may attend the festival of other religions like Eid for muslims to show support they aim to have less racism and violence in the society
catholics social teaching
what- catholics social teachings are teachings about how catholics can deal with poverty and social justice (fairness) in society catholics wants a fair society for all people because they are made in gods image they help poorer countries by giving them access to clean water as its a basic human right
why- CST: way of showing “love you neighbour”
“god made them in his image”
how- catholics will be reminded that as humans they are made in gods image and have a duty to reflect gods qualities such as love they can do this by donating to charities such as CAFOD and SVP they also work towards peace and promote the ending of any conflicts
what is the bible
what- the bible is the christian holy book catholics believe god makes himself known to humans begins (revelation) through the Bible the bible is split into the old and New Testament the Old Testament contains the genesis creation story laws and history of prophets the new testament contains the life death and resurrection of Jesus
why- “all scripture is given by inspiration of god” (bible) this quote is shows that god inspired the human authors of the bible to write what is good and evil
how- the bible guides all christians in how to live a good life in order to go to heavens when they die (achieve salvation) the bible is where catholics look to when making moral decisions
evolution and creation
what- the process of mutation and natural selection leads to change in species over time to suit the environment they live in Charles darwin proved that evolution happen when he saw birds had different beaks depending on the food they ate on their island
why- “the species who respond to change survives” (Charles Darwin)
how- the belief of evolution may cause someone to question if god really exist they might think why would he use evolution to create humans rather than just creating them perfectly some people might question why an omnibenevolent (all-loving) god would allow any of his creation to become extinct
catholics beliefs about genesis
what- catholics read genesis as a symbolic story with a hidden meaning behind it to show god it all-powerful) omnipotent and created the world out of nothing (ex nihilo) on the exact sixth days and 24hrs
why- “in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth” (genesis)
how- catholics can accept the message of the creation story in genesis as well as the scientific theories of how the world started such as the Big Bang
catholics beliefs of scientific explanations
what- some catholics believe that both scientific explanations and the bible are correct they claim that the main points of the bibles creation story could be millions or billions of year ago
why- god said “let there be light” (genesis 1:3)
how god exists above time and space so he was powerful enough to create the world form nothing genarations tell catholics what god is like and science can show us what happen
creation christians beliefs about genesis
what- creationist christians read the bible literally word for word true and was made in six days and 24hrs and they think god made the world and everything in it
why- “In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth”
how- creations christians believe the bible is literally the world of god so will no believe in scientific theories such as the Big Bang or evolution they will believe that humans were created perfectly on the 6th day of creation
the big band theory and creation
what- a big explosion that created the world out of nothing 14 billion years ago Stephen Hawkins said the Big Bang shows the world was created by random chance
why-“the universe can and will itself from nothing”(Stephen Hawkins)
how- this mean some people become atheist if science can explain how the world was made blieving in god might not be needed anymore
humans beliefs of creation
what- humanist beliefs do not believe in god so do not thinks he made the world they think the world created itself through the big bag theory and humans evolved form ape over million of years
why- “the universe can and will create itself from nothing”(Stephen Hawkins)
how- they will reflect religious beliefs about how the world was made and look up science to give them answer they will look after the plant because it is the world we have
imago dei (sanctity of life)
what-life is special and belong to god humans are made in the image of god and can reflect gods qualites like love life must be proteced because each have a soul
why-“gode made them in his image”
how- catholics will treat all people the some regardless of the sexuality faith gender or status they will reflect gods qualities and help in those who are in need following the example of Catherine sienna
