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RS-topic 2- matters of life and death Flashcards

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Why do Christians believe in Life after Death

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  1. Jesus rose
  2. St Paul says Christians will rise like JC- 1 Corin
  3. St John says there will be a judgement day- good=heaven. bad=hell
  4. Creeds say there is life after death
  5. All churches say their is life after death
  6. Gives life meaning and purpose
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How do Christian beliefs in life after death affect their lives?
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  1. They believe how they live affects final destination (heaven/hell)
  2. WWJD? follow his example ‘love your neighbour’ and the good samaritan
  3. ‘whatever you do for the least of these’ mother Teresa sheep and goats- how do you separate?
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Why do Muslims believe in life after death?

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  1. Qur’an teaches them
  2. Muhammad teaches them
  3. 6 main beliefs- L after D is one of them
  4. Life is a test- involves judgement. pass=heaven. fail=hell
  5. Gives life meaning and purpose
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How do Muslim beliefs in life after death affect their lives?
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  1. Need to live as good muslim because need to be ready for judgement day- plain of Arafat- Saudi Arabia.
  2. Follow teachings of 5 pillars so you go to heaven.
  3. Follow Shari’ah food and alcohol laws. Halal no pig.
  4. No post mortens/transplants–buried in 48hrs
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Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death.

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  1. Near death experiences & out of body experiences (light tunnel)
  2. Evidence for spirit world (example a medium is someone who claims to be able to communicate with dead and living.
  3. Evidence of reincarnation- freckles=entering of soul?!
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Why some people do not believe in life after death

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  1. They believe there is no God, therefore no heaven/hell
  2. Different religions have different ideas about life after death, if it was true, they’d all say the same thing.
  3. The evidence for L after D is based on holy books- which book should you believe?
  4. Science says the soul/mind cannot exist without the brain. But when people are dead, they’re brain dead- therefore no soul/mind exists
  5. Where is heaven/hell?
  6. How could we contact each other just with a soul? people are unrecognisable without a body.
  7. People believe in their family and if they don’t believe, they themselves probably won’t.
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Reasons for abortion to legally occur.

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  1. The mothers life is at risk.
  2. There is risk of injury to mother’s physical/mental health.
  3. Risk that another child in family would be at physical/mental health.
  4. Risk that baby will be seriously handicapped
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How many weeks can an abortion occur unless mothers life is in danger
How many doctors have to agree for abortion?

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24 weeks

2 doctors

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Why is abortion controversial?

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  1. Woman can do what she wants with her body- therefore she has the right to abort.
  2. Some people argue that a foetus born at 22-24 weeks can survive so limit should be reduces (18-200
  3. Should medical staff be forced to carry out abortions?
  4. Catholics believe life begins at conception. Therefore it is taking a life
  5. The baby cannot be considered a separate life until it can life outside the womb, therefore up until this point it is ok.
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Christian attitudes to abortion

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  1. Life is holy and belongs to God, therefore only God has the right to end a pregnancy. (sanctity of life)
  2. Life begins at conception- therefore it is taking a life and the 10 commandments say ‘Do not murder’
  3. Everyone has a right to life- a foetus has a right.
  4. There is evidence that women who abort can suffer guilt which can lead to mental illness.
  5. Adoption is a better solution because it preserves life.
  6. Doctrine of Double effect- mother is most important.
  7. Even if women has been raped, one sinful act should not provoke another. They believe good can come out of evil.
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Liberal attitudes to abortion and why?

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  1. If mother has been raped=ok
  2. If the foetus is handicapped and would have no quality of life=ok
  3. If living in poverty and would have negative effects on rest of family.
    BECAUSE
  4. Jesus taught to love neighbour as yourself- abortion is the most loving thing to do
  5. They believe life does not begin at conception
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What are Muslim (Islam) attitudes towards abortion (3 vs 3)

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  1. Stirring- baby moving in stomach. Until then (120) days abortion allowed
  2. Mothers life is most important.
  3. Foetus isn’t a human until 120 days
    VS
  4. Soul given at moment of conception
  5. Qur’an says murder is wrong
  6. Qur’an bans abortion
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Abortion became legal in 1967 because of..

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  1. Backstreet abortions
  2. rape
  3. baby going to be handicapped
  4. mothers life at risk
  5. risk of physical/mental health of mother
  6. risk to existing children in family, physical/mental
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Euthanasia definition

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providing a gentle and easy end to someone suffering from a painful, terminal disease who has little quality of life. Can be done by assisted suicide, voluntary euthanasia and non voluntary euthanasia.

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Why is Euthanasia a controversial issue?

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  1. Do they really want it or do their relatives want their money?
  2. Cure may be found 1 yr later
  3. Doctors should save lives not end them- hypacratic oath to keep patients alive
  4. People might want to change their mind but it would be too late.
  5. What safeguards (rules) could be put in place to stop misuse?
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Why to people think Euthanasia should me made legal.

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  1. Medical advances keep people alive (life support) when they would have died in the past. They would have a very poor quality of life.
  2. Basic human right to have control over your body even at the point of death
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Catholic views toward Euthanasia

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  1. Sancity of life- should be given and taken by God.
  2. Euthanasia is murder (10 commandments/deco log)
  3. If they are brain dead= dead.
  4. Doctrine of double effect- it is ok if they are given slight overdoes the intention being to get rid of pain, however if this kills them it is ok.
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What is the doctrine of double effect?

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Doctrine of double effect- it is ok if they are given slight overdoes the intention being to get rid of pain, however if this kills them it is ok.

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A few Christians accept euthanasia because…

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  1. Modern medicine has blurred line of when is death. Modern machines keep you alive artificially when before nature/God would have seen a person die.
  2. Jesus taught to love your neighbour and therefore euthanasia is the loving thing to do.
  3. Living wills allow people to control what happens to their life which is a basic human right.
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Muslim views on Euthanasia

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  1. The Qur’an says that (assisted) suicide is wrong and would result in being sent to hell.
  2. Sancity of Life- only Allah can decide.
  3. Sin of Shirk- only Allah can end a life- shouldn’t cheat him.
  4. Life is a test so taking your life is cheating what Allah intended for you.
  5. Some muslims think that if you are brain dead, Allah has already taken your life so switching the machine of would not be euthanasia.
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What is a Traditional view on Life and Death?

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There are many different paths to heaven and hell

Very tolerant of different lifestyles.

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What is voluntary euthanasia?

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The person wants to die and says so. This includes cases of asking for help with dying

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What is non voluntary euthanasia?

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The person cannot make a decision or cannot make their wishes known. This includes cases where the person is in a coma or has severe brain damage

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