U8 Section 1- Rights And Responsibilities

Question 1

What is the Bible?

Answer 1

The holy book of Christians

Question 2

Give two reasons why Christians use only the Bible to make moral decisions

Answer 2

It is the word of God and so is God’s guidance on how to make decisions.

It contains teachings of Jesus on how to live. As Christians believe he is the son of God, they should follow these.

Question 3

State one reason why some Christians think the bible is not the most important guide for making moral decisions

Answer 3

They need the church to tell them what the bible means for today

Question 4

What is the church?

Answer 4

The community of Christians

Question 5

Why do some Christians see the church as the most important aid to making moral decisions?

Answer 5

Most Christians believe that God speaks to the world today through the church

Question 6

What is conscience?

Answer 6

An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

Question 7

Give two reasons why some Christians believe they should follow their conscience

Answer 7

The voice of conscience seems to be the same as the voice of God

The church says that Christians should follow their conscience as if it were the voice of God

Question 8

Why do some Christians think they should not always follow their conscience?

Answer 8

People have had the voice of ‘God’ telling them to do bad things

Question 9

Why do some Christians use situation ethics to make moral decisions? give two reasons

Answer 9

Jesus seemed to follow situation ethics as he appeared to over-rule what the old Testament said when he thought it was unloving, for example when he did not allow an adulterous woman to be stoned to death

Christians should only do what will produce good results they should best decisions on love not laws

Question 10

What is the Decalogue?

Answer 10

The 10 commandments

Question 11

Give one reason why some Christians think situation ethics is wrong

Answer 11

They think the church knows better what Christians should do than an individual Christian

Question 12

Why may the Bible be difficult to use when making decisions today?

Answer 12

It doesn’t mention modern issues like contraception or genetic engineering

Question 13

What do Christians mean when they say the conscience has been corrupted by the fall?

Answer 13

When Adam and Eve who represented all of humanity disobeyed God, a curse fell upon the Earth which meant that it was no longer perfect

Question 14

Whose teaching is situation ethics based on?

Answer 14

Jesus’

Question 15

What is the golden rule?

Answer 15

The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

Question 16

What are human rights?

Answer 16

The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.

Question 17

State two reasons why human rights are important

Answer 17

With no rights to freedom and a fair trial we could find ourselves living in a dictatorship because all opposition leaders are imprisoned

Everyone is meant to be treated equally so there should be no prejudice and discrimination, for example homosexuality is no longer a legal

Question 18

Give one reason why human rights are not important

Answer 18

People abuse human rights laws, for example prisoners claiming that their punishment infringes their human rights

Question 19

Why are human rights important to Christians?

Answer 19

God loves everyone equally so they should be treated equally

Question 20

State one bible passage that supports human rights

Answer 20

Jesus’ sermon on the Mount

Question 21

Why do some Christians not approve of all human rights?

Answer 21

Some Christians are against the right to marry a person from a different faith, they believe Christians should only marry Christians so that the children are brought up as Christians

Question 22

what are democratic processes?

Answer 22

The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)

Question 23

Give two reasons why it’s important to take part in democratic and electoral processes

Answer 23

You pay income tax on your wages and VAT on what you buy, voting gives you some control over how much this is

Local councils set the level of council tax you have to pay so voting gives you some control over how much this is

Question 24

Give one reason why some people may be against taking part in democratic and electoral processes

Answer 24

One vote makes no difference to the outcome as there are six 60 million people in the UK

Question 25

State the three reasons why Christians think they should take part in elections and democracy.

Answer 25

The golden rule-Christians should treat all the people in the way they would like to be treated

The parable of the sheep and the Goats-Christian should help the homeless, the sick and hungry

‘Am I my brothers keeper?’ the story of Cain and Abel tells Christians that they are responsible for the rights of others

Question 26

give one reason why Christians may not want to be involved in these processes

Answer 26

Going to mass every Sunday is more important than taking part in electoral processes

Question 27

Why are some non-religious people for genetic engineering?

Answer 27

It offers the prospect of cures for currently incurable diseases

Question 28

Why are some secular people against genetic engineering?

Answer 28

There is too little information about the long-term consequences

Question 29

What do you liberal protestants think about genetic engineering and why do they think it?

Answer 29

They support genetic engineering because Jesus showed that Christians should do all they can to cure disease.

Question 30

Why do Roman Catholics agree with genetic research as long as it does not involve the use of embryos?

Answer 30

Life begins at the moment of conception, weather in a womb or a test tube, and ending life is wrong

Question 31

Why are some Christians against all genetic research?

Answer 31

It is trying to play God which is a great sin.