Religion and the environment Flashcards
Define stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation
Define global warming
The increase in the earth’s temperature
Define artificial insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Define embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
Define infertility
Not being able to have children
Define IVF (In-virtro fertilisation)
Fertilising an egg in a test tube
Define surrogacy
An arrangement where a woman bears a child on behalf of someone
In which form of Christianity is masturbation banned?
Roman catholic
Give two reasons why Roman Catholics are strongly against artificial insemination
- They believe that all children have a right to know who their father is so surrogacy is banned
- Embryo technology doesn’t involve sex, they believe that procreation should always be done through sex.
Why might some Christians allow IVF and artificial insemination? (3 marks)
- Makes the family happier
- The sperm and the egg are from the man and woman
- The discarded embryos are not foetuses
Why do most Muslims accept IVF and AIH (3 marks)
- They are using medicine
- The egg and sperm are from the husband and wife
- Any other embryo technology is banned, as the child needs to know who its parents are
Define organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
Define conservation
Protecting and preserving the natural resources and the environment
Define natural resources
Naturally occurring materials which can be used by humans
Define creation
The act of creating the universe
