RS Theme B - Y10

stewardship

god given duty to look after our world

dominion

god given right to do what we like with the world

awe

respect and fear and wonder, like the vastness of space and the mysteries of the ocean

wonder

sense of marvel at the complexity & beauty of our reality, eg the way symbiotic relationships are and the way the sunsets look etc

euthanasia types

voluntary - request to die, so the doctors administer normally a lethal injection. nonvoluntary - unable to request to die, but you are killed regardless as this is what was assumed would be wanted (eg in a coma/vegetative state). 'involuntary' - able to give consent, but doesn't and is killed anyway. 'examples' include death penalty (legalised murder) and murder (what). active - killing someone in a way where they would not otherwise have died from it (eg shooting a mortally wounded soldier, administering a lethal injection, making someone overdose on drugs) and passive - removing life prolonging treatment eg turning off a life support machine

religious views on euthanasia

generally disliked - god chooses if we live or die, sanctity of life arguments etc. stricter in islam than christianity

abortion

removal of a foetus from a woman's body, normally within a few weeks of forming

religious views on abortion

generally disliked - foetus humanised, sanctity of life, stating life starts at conception etc.

euthanasia

mercy killing - giving an entity a 'good death'. widely accepted in the case of animals but heavily debated in humans.

life after death in christianity

heaven/hell - as either w/ or w/out god or as literal eternal paradise/suffering. judgement through God.

life after death in islam

heaven/hell as literal eternal suffering/paradise. judgement through god through book of life.

creation beliefs

christianity: god made the world in 6 days (or time periods). fundamentalist/liberal split

islam: god made the world in 6 time periods

science: big bang theory, evolution etc

animals

islam: only halal meat is accepted. animal testing is only allowed if the subjects do not suffer

christianity: minimise suffering but no regulations either way

atheism: no regulations whatsoever, though general belief of suffering = bad