Religion and Life

Question 1

Describe the Christian beliefs on Creation

Answer 1

• God designed and created the universe.
• God created all things ‘out of nothing’ ex nihilo
• Genesis 1 gives a Christians a detailed story about how the Earth was created.

Question 2

What happened during Creation?

Answer 2

1. God said “Let there be light” and created day and night
2. God made the sky.
3. God formed the seas and the land, covering the land with vegetation and plants.
4. God created lights in the sky- sun, moon and stars,
5. God made fish and other animals of the seas, and the birds in the air.
6. God finished by creating all the animals on land, made humans. He made humans in his own image.
7. God rested on the 7th day and made it holy. He was very pleased with his creation because it was good.

Question 3

Describe Muslim beliefs on creation

Answer 3

• God created the world in 6 days (phases) This could be periods of time.
• Before time existed, God existed and he created the universe on his divine word.
• The Qur’an does not specify what
  happened on each
  day.
• The Qur’an does not
  mention a day of rest but instead says that God put the whole universe under his command.
• Muslims believe that God’s work and creation never ends as it continues with every new birth and every new seed that grows.

Question 4

Describe different Christian views on the origins of the universe

Answer 4

• Fundamental Christians believe that every word in the Bible has been inspired by God and therefore 200% true.
• Liberal Christians believe that the Bible is more like a parable/ symbol and the main message is that God brought the universe into being but we should use to science to try and understand it.
• The Big Bang could have been God’s way of forming the universe.

Question 5

Describe different Muslim views about the origins of the universe

Answer 5

• Islam encourages the search for clear understanding and scientific explanations that may enable a greater understanding of God.
• The Qur’an encourages scientific exploration about the origins of the universe.
• Muslims believe that the Qur’an links well to the Big Bang Theory.
• The Qur’an explains why the universe came into being but science should explain how.
• As long as they understand that it is created by God.
• It was not an accident but was designed, and God’s creation was perfect and good.

Question 6

Describe the Big Bang Theory

Answer 6

• The scientific explanation for how the universe began.
• 13.8 billions years ago all matter was compressed into a small,
  hot and dense collection of mass.
• A massive expansion of space took place and matter was flung in all different directions.
• The universe expanded and cooled.
• The starts grouped together and formed galaxies.

Question 7

Describe the value of the world

Answer 7

• Humans are the most
  intelligent species on earth.
• Humans should live in
  harmony.
• Muslims and Christians believe they should respect nature and care for the environment,
• Living on God’s earth is a
  privilege.
• Islam stresses that we must live in harmony with all creature of God.

Question 8

Describe Christian views about dominion

Answer 8

• In order to manage the earth Christians were given power and authority to rule.
• Some believe that this means they can do what they like with the earth.
• Some say they cannot do what they like if it damages something God has made.

Question 9

Describe awe and wonder in terms of God’s existence

Answer 9

• When people see beautiful landscapes, starts etc… many people are awestruck and filled with wonder.
• The beauty and complexity of the world proves to come that God must exist.
• God’s creation inspires awe and wonder.
• Nature is amazing because it represents the glory of God

Question 10

Describe Christian views about stewardship

Answer 10

• God has given humans the privilege of living in the world therefore they should take responsibility and look after it.
• One planet that cannot be replaced.
• Adam was the first steward when he
  was told to take care of the Garden of Eden.

Question 11

Describe Muslim views about stewardship

Answer 11

• God has given humans responsibility to take care of the planet.
• Called khalifah
• We need to look after the world for future generations.
• Looking after the environment brings balance.
• Humans will be judged on the day of judgement about their treatment of the planet.
• “It is he who has made you successor on the earth.”
• God is the creator therefore we should not damage is creation.
• “God created everything and the earth belongs

Question 12

What are the pressures on the environment?

Answer 12

• The world’s population is growing therefore it has implications on the environment.
• Large populations create most waste and there is a real danger that the planet is getting seriously damaged

Question 13

How can we look after the environment?

Answer 13

• Recycling
• Reusing items such as
  plastic bags or donating items not needed.
• Reducing the number of vehicle journeys by walking, cycling or public transport.
• Being careful to turn lights off and use water responsibly.
• Planting trees.

Question 14

Describe Christian views to abuse of the environment

Answer 14

• Being in charge does not give people the right to
  abuse, spoil, waste or destroy what God has
  made.
• Humans are only tenants of God’s world.
• Thoughtless exploitation should be opposed.
• The Assisi and Ohito meetings

Question 15

Describe Muslim views to abuse of the environment

Answer 15

• The Hadith advices Muslims to take only what is
  needed from the world.
• The IFEES Project
• “ Do not seek from it more than what you need.”
• “Eat and drink but do not be extravagant: God does not like extravagant people”

Question 16

What do Christians and Muslims do about the environment?

Question 17

Why is pollution a problem?

Answer 17

• Pollution puts the health of humans, animals and plants at risk.
• Pollution is a problem as technology advances and the world’s population grows.

Question 18

Describe water pollution

Answer 18

• Caused by dumping waste
  into the sea.
• Have a bad effect on marine life.
• E.g. The deep water horizon oil spills killing thousands of birds and marine animals.

Question 19

Describe air pollution

Answer 19

• Caused by fumes from factories and vehicles.
• Long-term exposure can lead to asthma, lung cancer and other diseases.
• It also causes global warming, climate change and acid rain.

Question 20

Describe land pollution

Answer 20

• Caused by the ineffective
  disposal of waste.
• When chemicals enter the earth this can poison wildlife, making farming less efficient and result in contaminated food.

Question 21

Describe the Christian views on pollution

Answer 21

• Christian believe that the world is on loan to humans, who have been given responsibility by God to look after it.
• Parable of the talents.
• Polluting the planet is not good stewardship.
• Pollution harms other therefore goes against ‘love thy neighbour’.
• “The earth is the LORDS and everything in it
• “Every human act of irresponsibility towards creatures is an abomination”

Question 22

How did Pope Francis challenge the world to help reduce pollution?

Answer 22

• The Pope called for the world to act to protect the environment.
• He called the letter ‘To care for our one common home.”
  *He states that we need to reduce waste, pollution and change poverty.
• He says the world looks like an immense pile of filth.
• He says we should recycle.

Question 23

How are animals used for experiments?

Answer 23

• Scientists test new products, such as medicines, cosmetics and additives that are added to food.
• To test to make sure it is safe for humans.
• Testing cosmetics on animals was
  banned in the UK in 1998.
• Most animal testing now is on rats or mice that are bred for that purpose.

Question 24

Non religious arguments against animal testing

Answer 24

• Animal testing is cruel and inhumane.
• Scientists are able to test vaccines on humans volunteers.
• Alternative testing methods now exist that can replace the need for animals.
• Animals are very different from human beings and therefore make poor test subjects.
• Drugs that pass animal tests are not necessarily safe.
  There is increasing demand for cruelty-free products.

Question 25

Non religious arguments for animal testing

Answer 25

• Animal testing contributes to life-saving cures and treatments.
• Animal testing is crucial to ensure that vaccines are safe
• There is no adequate alternative to testing on a living, whole-body system.
• Animals themselves benefit from the results of animal testing.
• Animal researchers treat animals humanely, both for the animals’ sake and to ensure reliable test results.

Question 26

What are the Christian views for animal testing?

Answer 26

• Christians support limited animal testing, providing there is no other safe way to develop medicines.
• Acceptable as long as it is in a caring way.
• Christians believe that humans life is more important.

Question 27

What are the Muslim views on animal testing?

Answer 27

• Harming an animals is not allowed.
• Causing them to do a job beyond their power is not acceptable.
• An acceptation can be made if it is to protect/ save human life.
• Suffering must be kept to a minimum.
• Humans will be judged on judgement day based on their actions towards animals.

Question 28

How are animals used for food?

Answer 28

• Those who decide to be vegetarian or vegan usually do so because they are
  against killing animals.
• Some object to the ways animals are treated rather than actually eating animals.
• Some simply do not like the taste.

Question 29

Non religious arguments for eating animals

Answer 29

• Animals have little awareness or memory and therefore do not suffer excessively. They are slaughtered humanely and laws ensure this.
• Vegetarians and vegans are often leaner and have lower cholesterol.
• It can be harder to ensure sufficient vitamins,calcium and protein.

Question 30

Non religious arguments against eating animals (pro-vegitarianism)

Answer 30

• Eating meat is unethical and cruel
• Humans evolved to eat a vegetarian diet
• Complete nutrition is available from a vegetarian diet

Question 31

Describe Christian views on eating animals

Answer 31

• Christians have the choice to be meat eaters.
• But they should also be sensitive to others.
• Against killing animals.
• We are more dominant so can do what we like.
• If crops were grown on land current used to raise animals for meat, there would be more food to go around which would please God
• Non meat eaters say there is no need to eat animals because a non-meat diet provides all the nutrition humans need

Question 32

Describe Muslims views on eating animals

Answer 32

• Muslims are allowed to eat meat that has
  been kidded according to Shari’ah law.
• Food must be halal and slaughtered correctly.
• Animals must be killed in the name of God.
• Forbidden to eat pig meat.

Question 33

Describe the value of animals

Answer 33

• God created all living things and they all worship God in their own way.
• Each animal is valuable to God and should be treated with kindness and compassion.
• There are over 200 verses in the Qur’an about animals.
• Christians believe God created animals for humans to use and care for.
• Humans are more important because they were created in the image of God.
• The story of Noah’s ark teaches Christians to protect animals but that it is also acceptable to use them for our benefit.

Question 34

Christian views on the use of animals

Answer 34

• Most Christians now agree that humandominion over nature means stewardship rather than domination and exploitation.
• Dr Andrew Linzey(a leading modern Christian writer on animal rights) has said: ‘Human beings should care for animals,because they are part of God’s creation.’
• God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it.”
• So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
• The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Question 35

Quotes about use of animals

Answer 35

• “Take with you
  seven of every kind of animal, a male and its mate.”
• “Everything that lives and moved about will be food for you”
• “All creature
  that crawl on the earth and those that fully with their wings are communities like yourselves”

Question 36

Explain Christian beliefs about the origins of human life

Answer 36

• In Genesis, God created male and female humans on the final day of creation; Adam and Eve.
• In Genesis 2, Adam was formed by God from the soil and God breathed life into him.
• He was told to look after the garden of Eden and not to eat from the Tree of
  knowledge of good and evil.
• While Adam was sleeping, God took one of his ribs and formed Eve, the first woman.
• Some Christians believe the story is literally true and the whole human race are
  descendants.
• Others say it is just a story to say that God created humans to be close to him.

Question 37

Explain Muslim beliefs about the origins of human life

Answer 37

• When God has finished creating the universe, he created the first human being.
• Some believe he named him Adam, he taught him the names of all things and created from his soul a wife, Eve-who is referred to as the ‘Mother of humankind’.
• God allowed the to dwell in the garden of paradise with free will but commanded then to not eat from a certain tree.
• Iblis tricked/ tempted Adam and Eve into eating from the Tree,
• Adam and Eve began naked and tried to cover themselves and felt shame and regret.
• God sent them down to earth to start the human world.
• The whole human race is descended from Adam and Eve.

Question 38

Explain the ideas about evolution

Answer 38

• Suggests that all living things in the world have developed over time from simple forms.
• Charles Darwin, studied the variation in plants and animals and recognised the differences around the world.
• He wrote the book on the origin of species, in which he put forward the idea of natural selection.
• Darwin argues that the creatures with characteristics most suited to the environment are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass on their genes of their offspring.
• They will adapt to survive in their natural habitats and therefore will create new species,
• The fittest survive and some have to go extinct.

Question 39

Describe Christian attitudes to evolution

Answer 39

• Christians believe that they do not need to worry about what the theory implies about God’s role in creation.
• Some believe Darwin is wrong as life started the way the Bible states,
• Some except adaption but do not believe there is enough evidence to rely on that.
• Some say God is the creator but the Bible is saying why whereas science can explain how.

Question 40

Describe Muslim attitudes to evolution

Answer 40

• Some Muslims reject evolution and are creationists; they believe that all God formed all the different species.
• Some believe that it is not compatible with the Qur’an.
• Some support human evolution as a key principle of modern biology.
• Some argue that evolution is acceptable but does not apply to humans, as God created man for a certain reason.

Question 41

Define sanctity of life

Answer 41

• The belief that all life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused due to this.

Question 42

Define quality of life

Answer 42

• A phrase that describes the general well-being of a person, in relation to their health and happiness

Question 43

What is abortion?

Answer 43

• It is the removal of
  the foetus from the womb to end a pregnancy before the child is born.
• It is usually deliberate.

Question 44

What is the legal position of abortion?

Answer 44

• Before 1967 abortion was illegal in the UK
• You can now have an abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy.
• There is no limit if the mother’s life is in danger or if the foetus is severely deformed.

Question 45

Non religious arguments for abortion

Answer 45

• Right to choose - her body.
• Rape, it’s compassionate
• Circumstances - too young, childrenalready
• Her health and welfare are more important than foetus’ - *If the mother will be harmed mentally or physically she should be allowed an abortion.
• The quality of life of the unborn child or the woman’s existing children
• Stopping legal abortions would mean a return to ‘back street’ abortions
• Pro-choice groups, agree with abortion because a woman’s life comes first.
• It is also cruel to bring a severely physical or mentally disabled child into the world.

Question 46

Non religious arguments against abortion

Answer 46

• Pro-life argues life begins at conception
• The right to live and toreach theirpotential.​
• There are alternativese.gadoption.​
• The unborn child is deniedchoice.​
• Abortion makes life appear cheap and disposable.
• People born with disabilities can live full and happy lives.
• Abortion is murder.
• Unborn children
  need to be protected.
• Unwanted children should be adopted.
• A lot of people who have abortions will suffer from depression and guilt

Question 47

Christian views for abortion

Answer 47

• If it saves the mother’s life.
• Acceptable if the mother was raped or the child would be disabled.
• The Church of Englandcombines strong opposition to abortion withrecognitionthat there arestrictly limited circumstanced where it is the lesser of two evils such as where the mother’s life isendangered.
• This is because the life of the foetus is not ‘absolutely sacrosanct’.
• Many protestants likeQuakerssupport a woman’s right to choose.
• They lookatindividualcircumstancese.g.age of mother, rape, mental health issues. * They advocate socialsupport for women suffering through this issue.
• Pro-choicemeans that we respect the right of the individual woman to make an informed choice if they are faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

Question 48

Describe the Roman Catholic view on abortion

Answer 48

• Roman Catholic Church forbids abortion.
• They regard abortion as the murder oflifeand it is punishable byexcommunication.
• Vatican II declared that “life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception”
• All life is created by God in his own image and is known to him because in the Bible it states “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb”
• The doctrine of double effect can be applied to abortion if the intention of the act is to save the mother’s life but a secondary effect would be the death of a foetus .e.g. an ectopic pregnancy
• Against the sanctity of life.
• Life is a gift from God and
  blessing.
• Life begins at conception

Question 49

Muslim views for abortion

Answer 49

• Allowed in certain circumstances- mother’s life is in danger, result of rape.
• Lesser of two evils.
• Baby born with serve physical or mental disabilities.

Question 50

Muslims views against abortion

Answer 50

• Muslims should value life.
• Haram.
• Not acceptable if it
  due to finances.
• It must happen before ensoulment (40 or 120 days)
• Taking a life- murder.
• “Do not kill your children
  for fear of poverty- we
  shall provide for them
  and for you- killing is a

Question 51

God vs the Big Bang

Answer 51

• Atheistic evolutionists such as Richard Dawkins say…
  The universe began with the ‘big bang’ about 14 billion years ago.
• The problem with the idea that God started the’big bang’ is that it leaves God himself unexplained.
• Animals and plants look like they have beendesigned due to natural selection-evolution has caused things to look designed.
• There is no purpose of our existence, we are here by chance andhave tomake our own purpose.
  In religion, belief is based on faith.
• In science, it is based on evidence.

Question 52

God vs evolution

Answer 52

• Fundamentalists like Paul Taylor argue that
  God created the world in 6 days, as told in Genesis. And the universe is 6000 years old.​
• The fossil records do notchallenge the Biblical explanation of how the worldbecause fossils are the result ofthe flood in Noah’s time, where lots of animals diedand became buried.​
• So they believe, for example, that Adam and Eve were the first man and woman on earth.
• They do not believe that humans evolved from apes.
• They reject scientific theories about the origins of the world and do not think they need evidence.
• Faithitself is the evidence.

Question 53

What did theistic evolutions like Alister McGrath suggest about the origins of the universe?

Answer 53

• Theistic evolutionists like Alister McGrath suggest the Big Bang started the world. * The world was not started in 6 literal days but vast period of time.
• They believe that God is behind everything that has happened and that nothing happened by chance.
• They believe God is the designer.
• The big bang was how God made everything
• He suggests that although somequestions can be answered byscience, some, like the meaningof life can only be answered byreligion.
• The more scientists discover, the more amazing creationappearsandthe more likelyit isthat there isintelligent design behind it all.

Question 54

Define voluntary euthanasia

Answer 54

• When a person asks a doctor to end their life as they do not wish to live anymore.

Question 55

Define non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 55

• When the person is too ill to request to die, for example they are in a coma, but a doctor will end their life for them because it is thought to do so would be in their best interests.

Question 56

Define active euthanasia

Answer 56

• Is when active steps are taken to end someone’s life, for example by giving them a lethal injection.

Question 57

Define passive euthanasia

Answer 57

• When doctors stop providing treatment eg switching off life support, when a person is not resuscitated after a heart attack.

Question 58

Describe the right to die

Answer 58

• Some argue that euthanasia gives a dignified and peaceful death.
• Others argue that we should offer ‘care not killing’.
• Some believe that we need to protect the depressed,
  disabled, elderly and sick.
• In some countries were it is legal, doctors will not be
  persecuted and the patient must request it themselves and their suffering must be unbearable.

Question 59

Christian views for euthanasia

Answer 59

• Some Christians do support euthanasia and believe that the drugs that are used to end a suffering person’s life are God-given.
• It is the most loving thing to do.
• God has given people free will so they should be
  able to choose when to end their lives.
• “Blessed are the merciful.”
• God is love. Christianity is love and compassion.
• Humans were given dominion over all living things by God, i.e. we can choose for ourselves.
• Jesus came so that people could have life “in all its fullness” John 10:10: this means quality of life.
• God gave humans free will. We should be allowed to use free will to decide when our lives end.
• “Do to others as you would have them do to you”.
• For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die.

Question 60

Christian views against euthanasia

Answer 60

• Taking life interferes with God’s plan
• It is open to abuse life murder and people might feel pressured into having it.
• Against the Sanctity of Life
• Only God has the right to take life.
• “You shall not murder”
• Modern drugs and hospice care provide the dying with a chance to end their lives with dignity and without pain.
• Going through pain and suffering brings you closer to God as you understand the suffering of Jesus.
• “Thou shall not kill”.It iswrong to take away God’s sacred gift of humanlife.​
• “God made man in his own image” Genesis 1:27 – human life is a sacred gift fromGod.​
• “Godgivesand God takes away” Job 1:21, notus!​
  “Don’tyou know thatyou arethe temple of God?”
• Jesus healed the sick and dying, hedid notkill them. Christians have a duty to help others who are suffering, not killthem.​

Question 61

Non religious arguments for euthanasia

Answer 61

• Human beings should have the right to be able to decide when and how they die (self-determination).
• Euthanasia enables a person to die withdignityand in control of their situation.
• It is expensive to keep people alive when there is no cure for their illness.
• Euthanasia would release precious resources to treat people who could live.
• Family and friends would be spared the pain of seeing their loved one suffer a long-drawn-out death.
• Society permits animals to be put down as an act of kindness when they are suffering; the same treatment should be available to humans.

Question 62

Non religious arguments against euthanasia

Answer 62

• Euthanasia would weaken society’s respect for the value and importance of humanlife
• Properpalliativecare is available which reduces or removes the need for people tobe in pain
  it wouldput too much power in the hands of doctors, and damage the trust betweenpatient and doctor
• Some people may feel pressured to request euthanasia by family, friends or doctors,when itisn’twhat they really want
  it woulddiscourage the search for new cures and treatments for the terminally ill
• Some people unexpectedly recover
• Some people may change their mind about euthanasia and be unable to tell anyone
• Voluntary euthanasia could be the first step on a slippery slope that leadstoinvoluntary euthanasia, where those who are undesirable or seen as a problemcould be killed

Question 63

Describe Roman Catholic Church views on Euthanasia

Answer 63

1. Totally against euthanasia. Any act which deliberately brings about death is the same as murder.
2. Does accept using pain killing drugs which are meant to relieve pain, but may shorten someone’s life.
3. “Ordinary” treatments, e.g. feeding a patient must always continue, but “Extraordinary” treatments such as a complicated operation that is unlikely to succeed need not be given.
   ‘Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God’ Pope John Paul II, 1995

Question 64

Describe The Church of England views on Euthanasia

Answer 64

• Sanctity of Life is very important, but doctors should not have to keep people alive for the sake of it, regardless of the quality oflife.
• Making the old and the ill feel wanted and valuable is moreimportant.

Question 65

Describe Baptist Church views on euthanasia

Answer 65

• Generally against euthanasia.
• All human life is sacred and worth preserving.
• Baptists agree that when a person is brain dead and experts agree there is no chance of recovery, then it is acceptable to stop treatment and allow the patient to dienaturally.
• Baptists do not agree with actions that make death come more quickly,e.g.a lethal dose ofdrugs.

Question 66

Describe Methodist Church views on euthanasia

Answer 66

• “We need to provide better care for the dying rather than kill them off ‘early.” Methodist Conference1974

Question 67

Describe Muslim views against euthanasia

Answer 67

• Not included in the reasons allowed for killing.
• Against the sanctity of life.
• All life is a gift from God and should be looked after.
• Only God will decide when life ends.
• “Do not take life, which God has made sacred except by right.”
• Suffering is for a reason. God is testing the faith.
• Euthanasia is haram and a sin against God.
• Predestination 0 God has planned a person’s life and ending it early goes against his plan

Question 68

What are the reasons for believing in life after death?

Answer 68

• Religious beliefs
• Comfort
• Purpose
• Ghosts and mediums
• Near-death experiences

Question 69

Describe the value of human life

Answer 69

• God has given humans free will to choose between right and wrong.
• Each person has one life and it is their choice how they life it.
• Being given free will shows that God considers human life to be of great value
• Christians and Muslims believe that what they do in life will affect them eternally - there are consequences
• This encourages them to follow the instructions of God

Question 70

Describe Christian views on whether death is the end

Answer 70

• Death is not the end and God judges whether a person will spend eternity heaven or hell. - it is the beginning of an eternal life that depends on faith in God
• Catholics believe in purgatory, where souls undergo purification in order to achieve holiness to be with God and enter heaven.
• Some believe that the afterlife/ judgement begins the moment you die, where others believe you must wait until judgement day.
• Some Christians believe that heaven is bodily and others believe it is spiritual.

Question 71

Describe Muslim views on whether death is the end

Answer 71

• Muslims believe that death is not final, but a new beginning of a new stage.
• Muslims believe they will be waiting until the day of judgement called barzakh, which means barrier.
• Good and bad deeds will be weighed
• The soul does not die but continues in the afterlife, heaven or hell.
• The afterlife is known as Akirah.
• Current life is a test or trial before the next
  realm of existence.

Question 72

Describe Christian views on heaven

Answer 72

• Heaven is wonderful and where God resides.
• It is place where everyone worships God.
• There is no death, mourning or pain in heaven.
• Heaven is more important than any other ambition.
• We go to heaven because of Jesus’ death on the cross.
• Christians should try to avoid sinning.

Question 73

Describe Christian views on hell

Answer 73

• The Bible says that hell was originally designed for Satan and his demons.
• A place for punishment.
• Hell is a place of torment
  and there is no rest.
• Some believe that it is just
  punishment to be without
  God.
• Hell is something that
  should be avoided.

Question 74

Describe Muslim views on heaven

Answer 74

• Called paradise or Jannah
• Muslims aim to reach
  paradise.
• After judgement everyone
  will have to cross the Sirat
  Bridge over hell.
• If given the book of life in
  the right hand you will
  enter heaven.
• Eternal beautiful garden of physical and spiritual
  pleasures and delights.
• No suffering.

Question 75

Describe Muslim views on hell

Answer 75

• Also called Jahannam.
• The Qur’an describes hell using the vivid imagery of
  blazing fire and terrible
  punishment.
• Both physical and spiritual
  torture.
• Muslims who do not do
  enough good deeds might
  find themselves in hell.
• It will eventually end and they will enter heaven.
• Non-believers will stay their forever.

Question 76

Describe Muslim views on judgement

Answer 76

• Everyone is accountable for their actions.
• The angel Israfil will blow a trumpet announcing the last day and the dead will be resurrected.
• Good will look at their book of life and decide the fate of the individual.

Question 77

How does belief in the afterlife affect Christians?

Answer 77

• Some Christians findcomfortinbelieving in life afterdeath.
• Theybelieve God is loving, and that deathisnot the end.
• Some Christians findpurposein lifeafter death.
• It givesthem a goal to aim for, and areasonto behave correctly and to believe intheirChristian faith.

Question 78

Describe Christian belief about resurrection

Answer 78

• SomeChristians believe in theresurrection of thebody.
• Just likeJesus, they will be raised fromthedead.
• Heaven’ mentioned over500 times in theBible.
• OtherChristians just believe in animmortalsoul that goes to heaven.

Question 79

Describe Christian belief about ghosts

Answer 79

• Ghosts are souls caught in-betweenthis life and theeternal life.
• Featureheavily in folklore and films.
• Mediums contact ghosts tocommunicate with them,often thoughcrystal balls or Ouijaboards.
• Christianity does not specifically teachthatghosts exist
• Only 1 mention in theBible.

Question 80

Define wonder

Answer 80

• Marvelling at the complexity andbeauty of the universe

Question 81

Define awe

Answer 81

• A feeling of devout respect mixed withfear and wonder​

Question 82

Define stewardship

Answer 82

• Humans have a duty to care for and look after the environment which belongs to God.

Question 83

Define dominion

Answer 83

• Humans can use the environment to their own advantage.