Section 1 - Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

FOR the Bible

Answer 1

• Word of God
• Contains the teachings of Jesus
• Contains the ten commandments
• Contains letters from the apostles

Question 2

AGAINST the Bible

Answer 2

• Out of date
• No mention of modern issues (contraception)
• Written 30 years after Jesus died
• Catholics prefer the church

Question 3

FOR the Church

Answer 3

• Body of Christ
• God speaks through the church
• Guidance of church helps stop confusion
• Church is guided by God

Question 4

AGAINST the Church

Answer 4

• You need to make a decision on the spot
• Isn’t always time to go
• BIBLE -> Better as it was when Jesus was alive
• Not interested in the consequences of their actions

Question 5

FOR Conscience

Answer 5

• God is the voice
• Saints told Christians to use conscience
• God is speaking directly to Christians through your conscience
• Church said to follow as if it was the voice of God

Question 6

AGAINST Conscience

Answer 6

• People have mistaken the voice of God
• BIBLE -> what all Christian’s agree is Christian
• CHURCH -> what is right
• Life would become chaotic is everyone followed their conscience

Question 7

FOR Situation Ethics

Answer 7

• Jesus seemed to follow he ruled over the old testament
• Only do things which produce good results
• Love god & neighbour most loving thing to do
• Christianity is a religion of love, should base decisions on love not laws

Question 8

AGAINST Situation Ethics

Answer 8

• God wouldn’t have put laws in the bible if they weren’t to be used
• Church knows better
• Should follow 10 commandments, what others agree
• Don’t know all the facts or the consequences

Question 9

Protestants and the Bible

Answer 9

Bible is straightforward

doesn’t help modern day issues

Question 10

Christians and Conscience

Answer 10

They would use the bible or church if their conscience went against what they believed

Question 11

Why are human rights important

Answer 11

• Part of justice and society
• Country would fall and people couldn’t get jobs
• Protect the weak a innocent
• Vote in elections

Question 12

Why are human rights important to Christian’s

Answer 12

• Right to life is a Christian belief
• Equality is shown in Jesus teaching and the parable of the sheep
• Christians have a right to express their religion
• The right to not be discriminated against insures Christians wont be disadvantaged with pay, jobs

Question 13

Why do some Christian’s not approve of human rights

Answer 13

• Homosexuality is against Gods will
• Against the right to marry a person from a different faith so children aren’t brought up inter faith
• Homosexuals bringing up a family
• Women priests

Question 14

Golden rule

Answer 14

Used in voting

Christians will look at policies and see if they would be happy being treated that way

Question 15

Sheep and Goats

Answer 15

Used in policies
Jesus said christians had a duty to the poor (help the hungry, clothe the naked…)
If a policy said to imprison the homeless they wouldn’t vote for them as it isn’t helping them

Question 16

Brothers Keeper

Answer 16

God wants us to look after each other

Christian’s can make decisions by deciding how to look after one another

Question 17

Pros of GE

Answer 17

• Saves lifes
• Can be used to grow healthy cells
• Quick
• Makes more room in hospitals

Question 18

Cons of GE

Answer 18

• Expensive
• Playing with life/God
• Only available to those who can pay
• Removal of potential life

Question 19

Why some Christians agree with GE

Answer 19

• Jesus was a healer
• A difference between creating cells and creating ppl (working with God)
• Embryos aren’t life until 2 weeks
• No different to drug research

Question 20

Why some Christians disagree with GE

Answer 20

• God has created world wasn’t part of his plan
• Playing God an is a sin
• Wrong to make the earth perfect (heaven is)
• Killing and embryo is killing life