sanctity of life

• sanctity of life

  The belief that life is precious, or sacred as it is God-given.

  derived from one main text:

  genesis 'god created mankind in his own image, in the image of god he created them; male and female he created them
• more sanctity of life scripture

  'before i formed you in the womb, i knew you' in jeremiah

  'for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb' in psalms

  'don't you know that you are god's temple and that god's spirit lives in you?' in 1 corinthians
• strong sanctity of life

  the strong form is used to argue all human life is sacred to god and it is morally impermissible to allow contraception, abortion or euthanasia, for any reason
• weak sanctity of life

  although life is sacred to god, and the sanctity of life principle must always be considered in issues of life and death, the situation must also be taken into account when deciding what to do