Biblical Ethics Final Exam

How many states impose the death penalty?

29

People who are in favor of the death penalty are called

Retentionists

A person is more likely to be executed if he or she murders

white person

Which group can be executed in the US?

mentally ill

What does Romans 13 teach about how Christians should relate to the government?

Christians should obey the government

Prosecutors are able to get convictions by not seeking the death penalty by using

plea bargaining

How many died in World War 2

51 million

Christians during the first three centuries of Christianity

did not fight in wars for the Romans

The position that says a Christian must ever go to war because we should be like Jesus

pacifist

The position that says a Christian may fight only in wars that meet certain criteria is the

just war

The position that Christians should oppose war because pacifism "works" to defeat evil is

pragmatic pacifism

Many Christians oppose the use of nuclear and biological weapons primarily because they

harm too many civilians

Where did the Hutus kill hundreds of thousands of tutsis?

Rwanda

"Just peacemaking" refers to

Supporting nonviolent movements such as Gandhi's and King's
Promoting democracy, human rights and religious liberty
Using conflict resolution to create peace

Were soldiers or civilians killed in Vietnam?

civilians

The emperor who made Christianity legal

Constantine

What was David Lipscomb's view regarding Christian's going to war?

pacifist

The view that citizens must go to war if their government requires it

activism

Pro life begins at

conception

Current law in the US allows abortions for any reason up until

viability

How many abortions are there worldwide each year?

56 millions

Which group argues that abortion is never justifiable?

roman catholic

abortions in the US per year?

700,000

The legislation that forbids the federal government from paying for abortion is

the hyde amendment

Roe v Wade made aboriton

legal

Which group generally maintains that sex must not be separated from its procreative purpose?

Catholics

most US women have abortions because

crisis

the primary reason christians don't support in vitro fertilization

involves destruction of embryos

The supreme court case Furman vs Georgia 1972 ruled against the death penalty as then practiced

true

the arguement that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder has been proven true

false

Epicureanism

no creation and no final destiny. enjoy the pleasures of the minds and friendship

Stoicism

we must live by reason and develop an indifference to what we cannot change

This system gives individuals the freedom to make decisions in their best interest, which in turn result with the best interest of everyone

free market

This system allows the government to control some parts of the economy in order to achieve social goals

mixed economy

This Christian theological position encourages the overthrow of unjust economic structures and the release of oppressed peoples

Liberation theology

This teaching maintains the God blesses his faithful followers with wealth and health

Prosperity gospel

Popularized the famous idea that the free market is guided by an invisible hand that makes it productive and efficient

Adam Smith

Wogaman argues that the free market mechanism is great at increasing production but often not so good for human society (child labor, hazardous working conditions, ruin of natural environment

true

In which system do party elites (such as the communist party) set priorities for the people of their country?

Marxism

The free market is a good mechanism for social needs such as education, highways, and national defense.

false

Gushee argues that the focus n the discussions about race in America needs to be on justice issues, not simply reconciliation ( bringing alienated persons together)

true

God's choice of Israel ( in the old testament) was based on their racial superiority

false

In the new testament, the early church created separate churches for Jews and gentiles

false

Jews, Irish people, and Italians were not considered "white" during some earlier periods in American history

true

"Critical race theory" argues that race is a social construction

true

Gushee cites Emerson and Smith's study to argue that evangelicial white Christians in American tend to believe that there is no systemic racial problem in America

true

Gushee argues that America's original sin was

race-bsased slavery

In 1896 the US Supreme Court ruled that segregation was constiutional in

Plessy v Fergson

The Supreme Court ruling that eventually ended public school segregation

brown v board of education

King believed that Birmingham was an excellent example of a city that stood for racial justice

false

King expected his followers to respond to injustice

without retaliating

King did not believe it was right to break laws even if they were unjust

false

King wrote that several people in the Bible practiced civil disobedience

true

King wrote that he was extremely disappointed in

the white moderate

What did King write about being called an extremist?

He said extremism was often good (Like Jesus)

King wrote that he was so angry that he no longer felt love for the church

false

What did King believe would occur in the future concerning racial justice?

He believed that freedom would definitely arrive in the future?

James town

First permanent English settlement in North America

SLC

Southern Christian Leadership congress - biggest civil rights organization

Civil Rights Act of 1964

outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Voting Rights Act of 1965

a law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage

Civil Disobedience

A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.