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GCSE RS Themes: A, B, D, E > Theme B- Religion & Life > Flashcards

Theme B- Religion & Life Flashcards

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Universe

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The totality of all time and space and it’s contents

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Awe

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A feeling of devout respect, mixed with fear and wonder

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Wonder

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Marvelling at the complexity and beauty of the universe

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Responsibility

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A duty to care for, or having control over something or someone

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Pollution

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Making something dirty and contaminated

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Assisi and Ohito meetings

Italy) (Japan

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Leader from 5 main religions brought together in 1986 by WWF to discuss how religions should help to care for the environment

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HOPE- Christian organisation

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Encourages churches to interact with local communities to clean up their local environment

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Evolution

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Process by which living organisms are thought to have diversified from earlier forms of life

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Adaptation

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Process of change when organisms becomes better suited to its environment

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Sanctity of Life

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Christian belief that all life is holy as it is created by God, human life should not be misused or abused

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Abortion Act (1990)

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1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act- abortion allowed up to 24th week if two doctors agree that one of conditions applies

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Abortion Conditions (4)

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  • Woman’s life is in danger
  • Risk to woman’s physical/ mental health
  • Significant risk to baby having severe mental/ physical disabilities
  • Additional child may affect mental/ physical health of existing children
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What is ‘Euthanasia’ ?

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-Painless killing of a patient suffering incurable and painful disease or an irreversible coma

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Types of euthanasia (3)

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  • Voluntary: person asks doctor to end own life, their own choice
  • Non-voluntary: person is too ill to request it but doctor will end their life, in their best interests
  • Involuntary: person can provide consent but doesn’t and their life is ended anyway
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Forms of Euthanasia

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  • Active: active steps taken to end someone’s life

- Passive: when doctors stop providing treatment or do something to quicken natural process of dying

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Heaven

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Where God resides, eternal happiness- ‘no more death or mourning or crying or pain’ Revelation 21:4

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Hell

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Originally designed for Satan and his demons, place of punishment for unrighteous- ‘throw them into the blazing furnace’ Matthew 13:50

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