R.S. GCSE Quotes - Religion and Life

Quote to support the claim that Christians can eat meat

"Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you" Genesis 9:3

The Buddha’s description of his own afterlife in the Deer Park Sermon

"This is my last birth. There will now be no rebirth for me." Deer Park Sermon

Quote to support the view that Christians should be stewards of nature

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" Genesis 2:15

Quote to support the view that Christians should have dominion over nature.

"Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground" Genesis 1:28

Saying of the Buddha that supports the value of human life.

"All tremble at violence; life is dear to all." The Buddha, Dhammapada

Quote from the Bible that might be used to oppose abortion

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." Jeremiah 1:5

Quote from the Bible that shows we should not pollute the environment

"Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell." Book of Numbers (Old Testament)

Quote from the Bible that shows we should respond to nature with awe and wonder.

"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?" God's answer to Job's complaints. Book of Job (Old Testament)

Quote from the Bible that supports the idea of an afterlife

"I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die." Jesus, Gospel of John (New Testament).

Quote from the Bible that supports the sanctity of life

"God created man in His own image" Book of Genesis (Old Testament)

Quote for the reason of the Catholic "Declaration on Euthanasia"

"Life is a gift of God." Declaration on Euthanasia

Quote from the book of Genesis relevant to creation of the first human

"Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7

Quote from Dalai Lama relevant to animal experimentation

"In highly necessary experiments, try to minimize pain." Dalai Lama

Quote from Dalai Lama relevant to pollution

"A clean environment is a human right like any other." Dalai Lama