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24 Cards in this Set
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Immortality of the soul |
the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body |
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Resurrection |
the belief that after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world, when it is raised |
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Near-death experience |
when someone about to die has an out of body experience |
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Paranormal |
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, for example spirits and mediums |
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Reincarnation |
the belief that after death, souls are reborn into a new body |
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Abortion |
the removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive |
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Sanctity of life |
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God |
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Assisted suicide |
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to kill themselves |
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Euthanasia |
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease |
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Non voluntary euthanasia |
ending someone's life painlessly when they are not able to ask, but you have good reasons for thinking they would want to |
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Quality of life |
the idea that life has to have some benefit to be worth living |
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Voluntary euthanasia |
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death |
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Why do Christians believe in life after death? |
-Jesus came back from the death -resurrection on Judgement Day -Immortality of the soul -Heaven and Hell are talked about in the Bible -Catholics believe in Purgatory -"and whoever believes in me shall not die but have eternal life" -Jesus -those who do not believe in God have no interest in the spiritual and therefore their spirits will not be awakened |
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Why do non-religious people believe in life after death? |
-Comforting idea -Near death experiences, glimpses of Heaven, a light -Paranormal -Mediums contact the dead -Reincarnation, people remember their past lives |
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Why do non-religious people not believe in life after death? |
-Body decays after death -Life support machines prove that the brain dies before the body -Near death experiences are hoaxes, hallucinations or psychological experiences (perhaps as the victim does not have enough oxygen) -In the future the paranormal will be able to explain the paranormal -People who believe that they have lived a past life have psychological problems |
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Why do some people believe abortion is acceptable? Give religious and non religious arguments. |
-If the baby will be severely disabled, it will not have a good enough quality of life -Most loving thing to do, Jesus taught to love thy neighbour -If mother is too young -If mother was raped -It is not murder as life begins at birth -Women have the right to choose what happens to their bodies -There are too many people on the planet |
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Why do some people believe abortion is unacceptable? Give religious and non religious arguments. |
-Sanctity of life -Abortion is murder -Murder is against the decalogue -life begins at contraception -everyone has the right to be born -don't interfere with God's plan -all life has value |
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Why do some people believe that euthanasia is acceptable? Give religious and non religious arguments. |
-some people want it -people should have the right to end their life -people should not have to watch their relatives suffer -Quality of life -Jesus taught to love, sometimes it is the most loving thing to do -If an animal was suffering we would put it down as it is the most humane thing to do |
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Why do some people believe that euthanasia is not acceptable? Give religious and non religious arguments. |
-Euthanasia is murder -Against the decalogue -Jesus had to endure suffering, people should cherish life -Sanctity of life -could get better/cured -doctors take an oath to save and should not have to kill -suicide is a sin -old people may feel pressured to end their lives -the body is a temple |
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Talk about Christian Aid. |
-speaking out for justice -long term development projects -providing aid after natural disasters -local problems, e.g. helping farmers -education and campaigning |
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Why should Christians give to charity? |
-New Testament says wealth should be used to help the poor -Jesus helped the poor, Christians should follow his examples -Jesus' sermon on the mount teaches that Christians should share time and money to help the poor -Treat others how you want to be treated -Love thy neighbour as yourself -Parable of the sheep and goats; clothing/feeding the hungry is clothing/feeding Jesus |
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Talk about Christian views on money. |
-Wealth is not bad, however a love of wealth is bad -there are wealthy, faithful people in the Bible, e.g. Joseph of Arimathea -money should be earned in moral ways that do not exploit or harm people, damage the environment or are sexual in nature -money should not be spent in ways that harm yourself or others -gambling is wrong as profits are made from others expense -usuary is wrong- charging high interest |
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What is the best way to end world poverty? |
-charities and religion e.g. Christian Aid -government and UN |
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Poverty is caused by greed, selfishness and lack of religion. Give answers for and against. |
For; -debt -unfair trade -war
Against; -wars -natural disasters -disease |
