RE - Paper 2 - Religion And Life - Quotes Flashcards
Give 2 quotes against abortion from a general Christian perspective
‘I knit you in your mother’s womb’ (psalm 139:13)
‘God created man in his image) (genesis 1:27)
Give a statement about the sanctity of human life from the Catholic Church
‘Human life is sacred’ (humanae vitae 1968)
Give a direct statement about abortion from the Catholic Church
‘Abortion is a serious sin’ (declaration on produced abortion 1974)
Give a quoted argument about abortion from the Catholic Church and the soul
‘It would never become human if it were not human already’ (Declaration on produced abortion 1974)
Give a quote from the CofE about the lesser of two evils (NOT the doctrine of double effect)
‘In an imperfect world the ‘right’ choice is sometimes the lesser of two evils’ (CofE 1988)
What happens if a foetus is harmed compared to the mother of the child in the bible?
If a foetus is harmed the perpetrators shall be ‘fined’ but if the woman is injured ‘the punishment shall be life for life’ (exodus 21:22-25)
Give a quote from Ecclesiastes about abortion being used if a child will be born into a bad world/wont be happy
‘If a man does not get his share of happiness…then I say a baby born dead is better off’ (Ecclesiastes 6:3-5)
‘Better off are those who have never been born…then I say a baby born dead is better off’ (Ecclesiastes 4:3)
Give a quote about predestination and also humans being humans as foetuses - which you could link to pre-creationism
(Pre mortal existence)
‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you’ (Jeremiah 1:5)
‘Before I was born, the Lord chose me and appointed me to be his servant’ (Isiah 49:1)
‘God chose me before I was born’ (Galatians 1)
Give a quote about murder
‘Thou shalt not kill’ (Exodus 20:13)
What is the name for the soul in Islam
Ruh
Give a quote from the Quran about not killing things with souls
‘Whosoever has killed a soul, it is as though he has murdered all of mankind’(Surah 5:32)
Give a quote about not aborting for fear of poverty
‘Kill not your offspring for fear of poverty; it is we who provide for them’ (Syrah 17:32)
Give a quote from the Prophet Muhammad about kindness
Could link to euthanasia or abortion
‘Kindness is a mark of faith’ (Hadith)
Give the slogan of dignitas and its country of origin
To live with dignity, to die with dignity
Give a quote from Tony Nicklinson about his life
‘Living nightmare’
‘The law wants to condemn me to a life of increasing indignity and misery
Why did Jesus come?
So people could have life ‘in all its fullness’ (John 10:10)
What is the golden rule?
Treat others as you wish to be treated
What could thou shalt not murder imply
Killing someone who doesn’t want to die is wrong
Give a quote about your body holding a part of God?
Don’t you know that you are the temple of God? (1 Corinthians 3:16)
What is a quote from the Methodist church leader Leslie Weatherhead about euthanasia?
Punished by the state if we had kept an animal in similar conditions
We kept a human being alive against his will, when all the dignity, beauty and meaning of life had vanished
Give a quote from a pope about euthanasia
Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God (pope John Paul II)
What is a non euthanasia death considered as by catholics
More ‘natural’ - this is provided for by hospice movements
Give a quote from the hospice movement
‘We have to concern ourselves with the quality of life as well as its length’ (Dame Cicerly Saunders)
What was the book called in which Darwin proposed his theory of evolution
On the origin of species
What 3 things can yom mean?
Day, daylight, long period of time
God is not (according to the pope)
A magician with a magic wand
Scientific theories ___ a creator according to pope Francis
Require
What does the pope propose as a theory for how God created the universe (not about big band)
‘He created human beings and let them develop according to internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfilment’
What is the phrase in genesis which indicates the Big Bang?
Let there be light (genesis 1:3)
What does the pope say evolution requires
The creation of beings that evolve
What does the pope call theories of intelligent design
Pseudo theories
What does the pope say knowledge about science does to people
Knowledge, wisdom and prayer enlarge the heart and spirit
What is a quote from pope Francis 2015 about how we have treated nature
I believe we have exploited nature too much
What is a quote about how we should treat the earth from pope Francis
We received this world as an inheritance from last generations and a loan from future generations - 2015 pope Francis
What is Richard Dawkins’ comment on God
Wouldn’t it be lovely to believe in an imaginary friend ‘ who ‘comforts you’
What does Karl Marx call religion
Religion is the opium of the people
What is a quote from Calvin about genesis
If you want to know about astronomy, don’t read genesis, talk to astronomers
What does Dawkins say religion teaches people to do
It teaches people to be satisfied with trivial non explanations
What does Dawkins say the relationship between science and religion is
Not only is science corrosive to religion, but religion is corrosive to science
What I a quote from genesis 1 about what we should do with the earth
Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over…every living creature
What is man commanded to do in the garden of Eden in genesis 2?
To work and take care of it
What does psalms say about whom the earth belongs to
The earth is the lord’s and everything in it psalms 24 :1
How did God feel about everything he had made in genesis 1?
He was very pleased (genesis 1:31)
What does it say in Matthew that God does to animals
Your Heavenly Father feeds them (Matthew 6:26)
What does it say about an ox on sabbath day?
Which one of you will have an ox fall into a well and Not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day (Luke 14:5)
What does it say that the human race has done to every species in James?
For every species…has been tamed by the human race (James 3:7)
What is a quote about unnecessary killing in the Hadiths
One who kills unnecessarily, even a sparrow, will be questioned by Allah
What does it say in Yajurveda about killing animals
No person should kill animals helpful to all (Yajurveda)
What will happen if we serve animals according to Yajurveda
‘Rather, by serving them, one should attain happiness’ (Yajurveda)
What does the Hindu declaration on nature say?
The human role is not separate from nature…pervaded by the same spiritual power (Hindu declaration on nature)
Give 3 Christian environmental charities
Christian aid
CAFOD - Catholic agency for overseas development
A Rocha
Give a stat about climate disaster’s effect
A fifth of Bangladesh will be submerged as sea levels rise
1-3 billion will suffer acute water shortages
Give 2 ways Christian aid is working to combat climate change?
Helping Communities work to cultivate soils and grow enough crops to feed families - helping them adapt to climate change
Campaigns for fair and effective dels for the world’s poorest
Give 3 ways in which CAFOD works to help the worlds poorest being affected by climate change
Helps vulnerable help cope with extreme weather events such as floods and droughts
Lobbying developed countries to cut carbon emissions
Providing money to help poor countries adapt to climate change and pursue green development
Give 2 reasons CAFOD does it’s work
The rich and powerful have duties to the poor
Stewardship
Give 3 ways A Rocha helps with climate conservation
Teaches in France + UK
Climate stewards - 2006 - encourages carbon footprint reduction and offsetting unavoidable emissions
Nature conservation in Lebanon, Kenyan forest, protects Atewa Forest Reserve from industrial mining at local, national and global level
