RE SEM 1 Exam Flashcards
Roles of religion
Provide meaning and purpose
Bring peace of mind about dying
Factors that affect how people interact with religion
Context of a person’s life
Experiences a person has in life
Awareness of religion changes it is influenced by…
Circumstances of a person’s life
How they encounter religion
Context of the world in which they live
Social factors
World focussed on material possessions
Historical issues that inform/colour how we view religion
Presence of social disadvantage/hardship
Social attitudes that promote, or mariginalise religion
People that direct how people should think in relation to a religion
Secularism
State and religion remain seperate, although they do interact.
Religious leaders participate in discussions about issues in society. - means people of different religions are equal before the law.
- is simply a framework for providing equality
Ways religion is viewed in society
Religion as a Belief system: answer Q’s on meaning and purpose.
Religion as a human invention: no basis of beliefs, used to manipulate
Religion as a functional agency: RE serves a useful purpose, good for health and wellbeing.
Religion as a political entity: RE represents groups of people with common interests. Believe religions are influential
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
A conviction about an idea central to a religion that expresses religious truth.
Define marriage
The matrimonial covenant by which a man and a woman establish a life long partnership of the whole of their life.
How Marriage developed over time.
- Early church - was a contractual agreement for sharing assets, most partners were chosen by the family and there was no consent given.
- Middle Ages - became a private affair + involved consent
- Council of Trent - became 1/7 sacraments
- Vatican II - more acceptance of ‘mixed marriages’
- Nowadays marriage is seen as a very important vocation, it is the relationship between man, woman and God. There is now a huge shift within some Catholic people and the belief that marriage should not be solely between a man and a woman is expressed, although the church is yet to accept same sex marriages. There is more freedom on the woman part etc.
Key features or beliefs of marriage
- it is an indissolvable bond ; it is lifelong and should remain unbroken.
- marriage is for procreation (“be fruitful and multiply”- genesis)
Council of Trent
- marriage became 1/7 sacraments
- clarified a number of issues ie. it’s unacceptable to have two wives.
Pressures on marriage today
- communication problems
- different ideas on husband and wife roles
- conflict with in laws
- financial issues
Why religions get involved in issues that create heat
Euthanasia- the deliberate, painless ending of a person’s life to end suffering. It is done through act or omission for compassionate reasons. WHY -
- if the conflict goes against religion belief or the outcome of the conflict causes a great issue then a religion may get involved.
- Religions promote peace so they will try to resolve conflict
- a religion may get involved because the religion is very concerned about the issue and implications for societies wellbeing
- euthanasia could be open for getting abused by some people
- catholics believe that only god has the authority to take life away and so the deliberate ending of a person’s life is not what god intended for the human race
How they get involved
- through discussions at ecumenical councils
- through religious leaders writing speeches which address how the church is going to go about resolving the issue
Repel religion plays in Australian society
- gathers the community through prayer
- contributes to legal issues, politics etc
