Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Using the Church

Answer 1

FOR

• Magisterium has infallible advice
• body of God on Earth
• know that every Christian agrees with you decision
• God did not speaking after the bible, speaks through the church

Question 2

Using your conscience

Answer 2

FOR
-Direct voice of God
-Church says you should follow your conscience
-St Paul and St Aquinas taught Christians should use it to make moral decisions
-Bible and Church have not come directly from God they have been interpreted by God
AGAINST
-mistaken about the voice (believed it told him to kill all prostitutes)
-Church is there to be followed
-knowledge that everyone will agree with your decision
-if everyone followed their conscience life would be chaotic, needs agreement

Question 3

Using Situation Ethics

Answer 3

FOR
-knows what you are doing will have a good consequence
-Most loving thing to do, greatest commandment
-Jesus used it to overall the Old Testament
-Christianity is religion of love and kindness
AGAINST
-can never know the consequence of an action
-church knows better than an individual
-knowledge that every Christians agrees with decision
-The bible is there to be followed it contains laws ( to follow)

Question 4

Using a range of authorities to make moral decisions

Answer 4

• Bible does not contain modern problems (eg gay marriage)
• church does not give specific advice
• conscience may contradict teachings of bible or church
• situation may be too complicated to predict

Question 5

Human Rights - Christianity

Answer 5

GOOD
-Right to life basic Christian life of Sanctity of Life
-everyone is a child of God so we are equal and human rights ensure equality
-right to be Christian and celebrate it
-right to family and family is the base of Christianity
BAD
-Christians against homosexuality and civil partnerships
-allows interfaith marriage
-homosexuals able to raise family (not Christian need a man and woman
-if priest wanted to marry he could

Question 6

Important to take part in electoral and democratic processes

Answer 6

• how much tax you pay
• passing new laws
• NHS/benefits/pensions
• education for children
• party in power that you agree with

Question 7

Using the Bible

Answer 7

FOR 
-contains teachings on the life of Jesus 
-direct word of God 
-contains letters of disciples 
-contains important parables (10 com.)
AGAINST
-written a long time ago 
-interpreted by humans 
-church can be used to interpret the bible 
-conscience is accurate to society

Question 8

Genetic engineering - Non-religious

Answer 8

FOR
-cures incurable diseases
-available in other countries to rich people already
-closely monitored by the law
-huge advances in medical research
AGAINST
-puts too much power in the hands of scientists
-isn’t enough info on long term effects
-treats the human body as if it is no different to plants

Question 9

Genetic Engineering - Christianity

Answer 9

FOR
-Jesus was a healer
-God wants us to do it as stewards of his creation
-difference between creating people and creating cells so it’s not playing God
-no soul at conception
AGAINST
-murder life begins at the moment of conception
-God created us we have no right to interfere
-It is playing God
-wrong to make Earth perfect only heaven is
-accept non religious arguments