Religion and life Flashcards
What are the Christian beliefs about the creation of the universe?
FUNDAMENTALIST-Everything is true, some believe creation story is exactly how it is describe and some believe 7 days are actually 7 long periods of time
LIBERAL-Creation story is symbolic where than main message is god created the universe.
What is the Christian belief about steward ship and dominion?
responsibility has passed down to mankind so it the role of humans and if they destroy it they are destroying what belongs to God
What is the Christian belief about the use and abuse of environment
The world is a loan given by God to look after it and the parable Bags of gold warns God will be the final judge about how human kept the Earth.
What are the Christian teaching for Use and abuse of animals?
- no rules weather they can have meat or not
- some believe animals are there to eat
- Non meat eaters say a non-meat diet provides all the nutrients you need
What are the beliefs for animal experimentation in Islam and Christianity?
MUSLIM BELIEFS
-causing unnecessary harm and stress is against principles
-Test the affect of drug not allowed
BOTH
-Can be tested for essential human needs but with compassion
What are the rules for Abortion in the UK?
Take place in licensed clinics
only during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy
The limit doesn’t apply if child is severely deformed or mothers life is in danger
2 doctors must agree
What the circumstances for abortion is islam?
Mother life should be saved if baby is putting her in danger & if it will cause her physical mental harm
Some believe if the baby will have disabilities or if the pregnancy is the result of rape
Under no circumstance can you abort the baby for financial reasons
What is the Christian belief about abortion?
Believe in sanctity of life
Shows God has a plan-abortion takes this away so it is considered wrong
Christians are taking away what God created
Some Christians believe it can be aborted if the baby will have a poor quality of life
What are the types of Euthanasia?
Taking deliberates steps to end a persons life. Types of euthanasia;
VOLUNTARY
-ill person ask for their life to be ended
INVOLUNTARY
-person is capable of expressing a choice but not given the opportunity to
NON-VOLUNTARY
-person is unable to express a choice EG. baby or person in a coma
What are the Christian belief about euthanasia?
For
God gives people free will to end their life
Most loving and compassionate thing to do
good and gentle death which may not be the case if natural death occurs
Drugs to end life are God given so can be used
What are the Muslim belief about Euthanasia?
Haram
goes against sanctity of life
No one knows Gods plan-person may be suffering for a purpose
Euthanasia is a sin against god
Predestination-God has planned when you will die so ending it early goes by gods plan
What is the Christian belief about death and afterlife?
Death is the beginning of an eternal life.
It begins at death or the day of judgement when God judges peoples behaviour as well as their faith
Gods judgement results in going hell or heaven
What is the Muslim belief about steward ship and dominion?
there is 1 creator and people are responsible to him for their actions. Laws of Gods creation will not be changed.
Give a Islamic quote for steward ship and dominion?
“It is He who has made you successors on the earth
Give a quote for steward ship and dominion for Christianity?
“lord took the man and put him the Gardens of Eden to work it and take care of it”
