Unit 8 Section 1 Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Give 4 reasons FOR using the Bible to make moral decisions:

Answer 1

1) The Bible is the word of God
2) The Bible contains the Decalogue
3) The Bible contains the teachings of Jesus
4) The Bible contains letters from St Paul

Question 2

Give 4 reasons AGAINST using the Bible to make moral decisions?

Answer 2

1) The Bible was written by humans
2) Reasons FOR the Church
3) Reasons FOR the conscience
4) Reasons FOR situation ethics

Question 3

Give 4 reasons FOR using the Church to make moral decisions:

Answer 3

1) The Church is the body of Christ
2) God speaks to the world today through the Church
3) The Church is guided by God
4) Prevents confusion - definitely doing the right thing

Question 4

Give 4 reasons against using the Church to make moral decisions:

Answer 4

1) Reason FOR the Bible
2) Reason FOR the conscience
3) Reason FOR situation ethics
4) One more of the above

Question 5

Give 4 reasons FOR using the conscience to make moral decisions:

Answer 5

1) The voice of conscience is the voice of God
2) The Church says to follow the conscience
3) St Paul said to use the conscience
4) The conscience is a more personal message from God

Question 6

Give 4 reasons AGAINST using the conscience:

Answer 6

1) You can be mistaken about the conscience - e.g. Yorkshire ripper thought God said to kill prostitutes
2) Reason FOR the Bible
3) Reason FOR the Church
4) Reason FOR situation ethics

Question 7

Give 4 reasons FOR using Situation Ethics to make moral decisions:

Answer 7

1) Jesus followed situation ethics - e.g. Healing on a Sunday
2) Wrong to ignore the consequences of actions
3) Jesus said the only laws are to love God and your neighbour
4) Christianity is a religion of love and forgiveness

Question 8

Give 4 reasons AGAINST using Situation Ethics to make moral decisions:

Answer 8

1) You can never properly know the consequences
2) Reason FOR the Bible
3) Reason FOR the Church
4) Reasons FOR situation ethics

Question 9

Give 4 reasons why people may look to more than one authority when making a moral decision:

Answer 9

1) The Bible doesn’t cover modern issues e.g. Contraception
2) Sometimes the Church is unloving - contraception combats AIDS
3) The conscience may go against Christian teachings
4) Some issues are too complex for situation ethics

Question 10

Give examples of Human Rights:

Answer 10

• Life
• Food
• Liberty / Free speech
• Racial / Sexual / Religious equality
• Education
• Healthcare
• Privacy

Question 11

Give 4 reasons why human rights are important to Christians:

Answer 11

1) God made humans so we deserve respect
2) God loves everyone equally so we should be treated equally
3) Many commandments support human rights
4) Human rights allow freedom of belief

Question 12

Give 4 reasons why Christians may not agree with human rights:

Answer 12

They think…

1) Homosexuality is against God’s will
2) Christians should only marry Christians
3) Homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to raise a family
4) Priests should only be men

Question 13

Give 4 reasons why it is important to take part in electoral and democratic processes:

Answer 13

1) The government sets the rate of tax
2) The government passes new laws
3) The government is in charge of things like the police, NHS, schools etc.
4) Our ancestors fought for our voting rights - especially for women

Question 14

How does the Golden Rule affect moral decision making?

Answer 14

Christians will think how something may affect other people because they must treat others how they’d like to be treated themselves.

Question 15

How does The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats affect moral decision making?

Answer 15

Christians will consider which option will help the poor the most because Jesus said this is our duty.

Question 16

How does ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ affect moral decision making?

Answer 16

Christians will try to look after each other because God punished Cain for not caring about his brother, Abel, out of jealousy.

Question 17

Give 4 non-religious arguments FOR genetic engineering:

Answer 17

1) It can save/prolong life
2) It can cure otherwise incurable diseases
3) Cloning using animal eggs means no loss of life
4) It’s closely monitored by law

Question 18

Give 4 non-religious arguments AGAINST genetic engineering:

Answer 18

1) It could have future side effects
2) Its effects are irreversible
3) Places too much power in the hands of scientists
4) Treats the human body as a commodity no different from plants

Question 19

Why do some Christians DISAGREE with genetic engineering?

Answer 19

1) We shouldn’t interfere with Gods will
2) It’s ‘playing’ God which is a sin
3) Heaven should be perfect not earth
4) Embryo research is using human life

Question 20

Why do some Christians AGREE with genetic engineering?

Answer 20

1) Jesus was a healer
2) We have the gift of intelligence from God
3) Golden Rule
4) Love thy neighbour

Question 21

Give 4 reasons why Christians support transplant surgery:

Answer 21

1) Golden Rule
2) Love thy neighbour
3) The body isn’t needed after death
4) Shows gratitude to God for gift of life

Question 22

Give 4 reasons why Christians don’t support transplant surgery:

Answer 22

1) It is ‘playing’ God which is a sin
2) It interferes with God’s will
3) We can’t replace part of God’s creation
4) SOME believe the body will be needed after death

Question 23

Give 4 reasons why Muslims support transplant surgery:

Answer 23

1) Allah would want humans to save lives
2) If a person can live without an organ, they’ll be fine in the resurrection
3) It’s good to donate to close relatives
4) The Muslim Law UK council said they support it