religion and life

quotes for dominion

‘fill the earth and subdue it’

‘rule over the fish in the sea’

‘the earth is..

the lord’s and everything in it’

scholar who says xianity and science aren’t mutually exlusive

Prof Alistair Mcgrath - molecular biologist and anglican minister

‘science does

not in principle exlude god’ - mcgrath

6 days creation

1. heavens, earth, water, light, dark

2. sky

3. land + sea, vegetation

4. sun moon stars

5. sea animals + birds

6. humans, land creatures

fundamentalist POV on creation

genesis 1 is literally true

young earth creationists - earth is 6000 yrs old

liberalist xian pov on creation

genesis is metaphor, main message is that god is creator

awe

devout respect mixed with fear or worry

wonder

marvelling a the complexity and beauty of universe

responsibility

a duty to care for, or having control over someone or something

stewardship

believers have a duty to look after the environment on behalf of God

dominion

dominance/power over somehting; having charge of something or ruling over it

imago dei

image of god - humans reflect god’s characteristics

things xians can do for environment

• solar panels

• no plastic packaging

• buy products without palm oil

• recycle

quote showing earth’s intrinsic value

‘god saw that it was good’

‘the land…

is mine’

what did adam have, what does this mean

‘breath of life’, soul - animals don’t have this

quote about how eve was formed

‘then the lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out’

quote - how was adam created

‘ God created man from dust’

fundamentalist view of genesis 2

evolution is completely false genesis 2 is literal

liberalist view on genesis 2

evolution can be true - genesis 2 is metaphor for the relationship between humanity and god.

abortion

the termination of pregnancy/the artificial ending of a life of a foetus in the womb

UK law on abortion

abortion allowed up to 24 weeks, but no limit for severe disabilities/risk to mother

4 reasons why abortion is permitted

1. mother’s existing family will suffer

2. life or physical health of mother is at risk

3. mental health of mother is at risk

4. reasonable chance that child will be born seriously disabled

‘for you created

my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb’

‘a time

to be born and a time to die’

pro life

life is sacred + foetus has full human rights. abortion is murder

pro choice

the mother has a choice whether to have an abortion or not

what 3 things does the papal encyclical say about abortion

1. society has become more accepting of abortion - moral crisis

2. abortion is murdering the most innocent forms of life

3. there is no justification

catholic church - abortion

• life begins at conception

• ‘the sin of rape does not justify the sin of abortion’

what is the doctrine of double effect

some actions have 2 effects: an intended one, and unintended side effect .

as long as first one is moral, it is permissible

example of doctrine of double effect

with ectopic pregnancy, fallopian tube can be removed, death of embryo an ‘unintended consequence’

CofE view on abortion

• should be avoided

  BUT

• ‘compassion should be shown to all’

UK euthanasia law

• illegal

• active - prosecuted for murder

• passive - unlikely to be prosecuted

active euthanasia

death brought about by action - lethal dose of painkillers

passive euthanasia

death brought about by omisssion - withdrawing or witholding

voluntary euthanasia

occurs at request of person dying

non voluntary euthanasia

occurs when a person is unconscious or unable to make a meaningful choice

involuntary

person is able to consent, but does not, and their life is ended anyway

quote about animals - noah’s arc

‘take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal’

‘do not muzzle

an ox whilst it is treading the grain’

‘are not five

sparrows sold for two pennies? yet not one of them is forgotten by God’

xian view on animal testing

• generally in favour if no other way to ensure safety of medecine

• must be caring

• all life is sacred + should be respected

what were animals created for

to help adam

what does aquinas say about animals

they have instrumental value

3 quotes about eating meat

• ‘one who eats everything..one does not…must not judge’

• ‘everything that lives and moves about will be food for you’

• ‘ he who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit’ (raise it, eat it)

3 afterlife possibilities

• heaven

• hell

• purgatory (catholic)