THEME B: Religion And Life

• some christians (creationists) believe God created the world how it was written in the bible and science had no involvement
• some christains believe that the big bang did cause the universe to exist and evolution is correct but the big bang and evolution was part of gods plan
• christians believe god has give stewardship to look after his creations
• Dominion: let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens- genesis
• Stewardship: the lord god took the man and put him in the garden of eden to work it and take care of it- genesis
• when did the big bang happen?

  14billion years ago
• God gave adam and eve dominion over the world
• what are threats to the natural world?

  • air pollution
  • land pollution
  • water pollution
  • deforestration
• how do christians respond to threats to the world?

  • bible teaches us stewardship
  • Christians see the world as a sacred gift from god
  • judged after death by how they treated the world
• "the lord god took the man and put him in the garden of eden to work it and take care of it"
• 2 ways how christians use animals for food?

  1. some Christians choose to be a vegetarian as they believe god created animals because they are important and shouldn't suffer
  2. only humans were given souls and were made in the image of god so animals are seen as less important
• "the righteous care for the needs of their animal"
• 2 ways animals are experimented on?

  1. medicines
  2. cosmetics
• 2 christian beliefs about against abortion?

  1. sanctity of life
  2. abortion disrupts gods plans
• 2 christian beliefs for abortion?

  1. baby will have a poor quality life
  2. kindest option- women might be raped
• 2 judaism beliefs about for abortion?

  1. allows abortion if the quality of babys life or mother will be at risk
  2. mothers mental health
• 2 judaism reasons why against abortion?

  1. destroys gods creations
  2. breaks God's command to populate the world
• he who saves one soul... it is as if he has saved a whole world- torah
• then the lord god formed a man from the dust... became a living being- genesis
• what is euthanasia?


  ending a painful life of someone who is dying
• what is voluntary euthanasia?

  ill person who asks for their life to be ended
• what is involuntary euthanasia?


  the persons capable of expressing a choice but not given the opportunity to do so
• what is non-voluntary euthanasia?

  unable to express a choice for example a baby or person in coma
• 2 reasons christains agree with euthanasia?

  1. god gives people free will to end their own life
  2. allows a good gentle death
• 2 reasons why christians may not agree with euthanasia.

  • deliberate killing- murder
  • only god has the right to take and give a life(sanctity of life)
• 2 beliefs about death?

  1. gods judgement results in spending eternity with god in heaven or hell
  2. death is the beginning of an eternal life with god- benevolent
• God so loved the world he gave his one and only son- john