Rights And Responsibilities Flashcards

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Guidance from moral authorities

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  • good deeds - volunteer and charity

* spiritual developments - building relationships with God

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4 moral authorities

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1• Law and teachings of the Bible
2• Teachings and Guidance of Church
3• Conscience
4• Principles of Situation Ethics

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4
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How Church guides?

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1• talking to other Christians

2• Listening to the Priest/ Vicar.

3• Praying and worshipping together.

4• Accepting authority of Church

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5
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Why use Bible only?

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  • word of God
  • authority from God
  • kept Christians on right path
  • Jesus’s teachings
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Why not only Bible?

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  • Bible has to be adapted for modern life.
  • Should not follow exactly.
  • different source=better advice
  • decisions aren’t straight forward
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Only Church?

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  • Body of Christ.
  • Gods speaks through Church.
  • Rules and guidance.
  • Only Church fully understands Bible.
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Not only Church?

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  • Church is not adapted to modern life.
  • not followed exactly.
  • different sources=better advice
  • decisions are not straightforward
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Only Conscience?

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  • rely on own ideas
  • person should know right and wrong.
  • conscience is GOD’S VOICE
  • makes us feel guilty
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Not only conscience?

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  • better sources- Bible
  • can be wrong
  • Christians- consult Bible and church for best advice
  • what is right?
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Only situation ethics?

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  • every situation judged individually.
  • love is MAIN PRINCIPLE
  • love is EASY to apply
  • most loving thing to do.
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Not only Situation Ethics?

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  • impossible to predict what will happen.
  • most loving thing can justify murder.
  • not easy to apply SE to everyday situations.
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14
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Human Rights
Non- Christian

✅ and ❌

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Life Food Racial and Sexual equality.

✅•equality and 10 commandments

❌•some don’t deserve (criminal)
• some have different needs.

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Human Rights

In practice

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✅ positive in reducing prostitution and immigration.

❌ - controversy when overruled.

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Why are Human Rights important to Christians?

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  • must have legal right to believe in Christianity, worship and share.
  • right to not be discriminated against.
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Why Christians believe in Human Rights?

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  • man in God’s image
  • Sanctity of Life
  • Parable of Sheep and Goats (moral duty to treat everyone fairly)
  • Love thy Neighbour.
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18
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What Christians do for Human Rights?

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  • tell govt. they should put human rights first.
  • spend money on good society.
  • act in morally correct way
  • share resources fairly
19
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Famous Christian Human Rights activists

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Desmond Tutu

William Wilberforce

Lord Shaftsbury

21
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Why important to vote?

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  • all citizens can have a say.
  • decisions affect everyone
  • issues like- taxes and education
  • change only through democracy
22
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How else to be part?

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  • write to MPs
  • lobby- influence government.
  • become members of political party.
  • stand for election
23
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Teaching on Moral duties and responsibilities.

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GOLDEN RULE
SHEEP AND GOAT
•God separate those who helped and haven't 
ST PAUL 
•don't stand by and do nothing
10 COMM.
•stress importance of duty
24
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Golden Rule still relevant?

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•treating others the way you’d like to be treated makes sense and is valid.
•most would want to be treated this way.
•similar to HR

25
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Golden Rule still Relevant?

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•not appropriate in some situations.

•some have to be treated better or worse.

26
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Genetic Engineering

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✅
•Helps us understand humans better.
•genetic disorders can be cured 
•genes for organ transplant. 
•inherited disorders removed from embryo.
27
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Genetic engineering

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❌
•long term effect not known. 
•dangerous in wrong hands 
•no guidance in what is defective. 
•leads to designer babies.
28
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Christians and Genetic Engineering

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✅
•God gave dominion - no harm = OK 
•Golden Rule
•Jesus healed (follow him)
•God gave us technology
29
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Christians and Genetic Engineering

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  • Only God creates - don’t “play God”
  • Sanctity of Life - sacred
  • Conception = life
  • Test
  • Plan