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Why should christians use situation ethics when making moral decisions? |
- Based on jesus' teaching to love one another - based on wellbeing of other people - it is personal, takes into account modern culture - if god is love then doing the loving thing is doing what god wants |
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why should christians not use situation ethics? |
- it might lead to evil acts being regarded as acceptable - the idea of love could be difficult to apply if the person is personally involved - humans are likely to be selfish and sinful if they decide for themselves (st paul) - religions have rules that are put in place for the wellbeing of their followers |
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Bible is relevant today |
- Gods word -contains rules accepted in todays society - contains teachings of jesus |
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Bible is not relevant today |
- affected by society that writers lived in - no information on all moral issues - not accurate. translated from original language. |
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why is it important to vote in elections? |
- your opinions are taken into account - makes sure that people who are chosen to run country are correct - stops extremists taking over - government makes decisions about how you will live your life in the future |
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Christians should support genetic engineering? |
- can heal others - showing example of jesus - shows good stewardship care towards living things - used to feed people where food is scarce - christians should 'give things needed for the body' |
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christians should not support genetic engineering? |
- People are made in the image of god not how a scientists wants them - body is the temple of the holy spirit it should not be interfered with. - humans should not change how god created the world - goes against do not kill when you kill embryo in stem cell research. |
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Should everyones human rights be protected?(yes) |
- ensure everyone is treated the same - everyone can be protected from harm - makes sure that one group is not discriminated against |
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Why christians should follow conscience when making moral decisions? |
- conscience formed from teachings of parents teachers and the church - inner voice - what god would want you to do - makes them think about consequences of decisions - when cant get any advice because problem is too personal. |
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Christians agree with cloning? |
- animals easily produced for eating - diseases may be cured - grow organs to use in transplants - genetic causes of diseases can be researched |
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christians disagree with cloning? |
- expensive - clones dont survive - cloned animals have birth defects - cloned organisms have shorter life span - cloned organisms likely to develop infection |
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why is the parable of the sheep and goats important? |
- will be judged at the end of time - must show care for those in need - when they help others they are serving jesus - they will be rewarded - they will be punished if they dont help |
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am i my brothers keeper? |
- do what is right - if you do bad things you will be punished - god rewards people - people should care for one another - hating someone is as bad as murdering them |
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why some christians only use the teachings of the church to make moral decisions |
- church leaders have been appointed by god - christ is head of the church - holy spirit is present in church today - the church is body of christ on earth |
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Christians do not use conscience? |
- biased - could be wrong - not understood, wrong teachings |
