Rs

• Pilgrimage- catholics for:

  -jesus went on pilgrimage

  -get closer to god

  -meet people of different

  denominations

  -Brings strength

  -Believed to cure illness
• Pilgrimage: protestants against 


  -"thou shall not worship idols"

  -martin luther said they should be stopped

  -it is not a requirement

  -god is omnipotent,no need to travel

  -can be expensive
• The 7 Catholic Sacraments

  • Baptism
  • Confirmation
  • Eucharist
  • Marriage
  • Holy Orders
  • Reconciliation
  • Anointing the Sick
• Importance of SacramentsBring Christians closer to God
• Baptism and the Eucharist were performed by Jesus
• Infant Baptism


  • Initiation to the Christian faith
  • Cleanses the child from original sin
  • Parents/Godparents make promises on behalf of the child
  • If an infant should die, it will still go to heaven
• Believers' Baptism


  The adult makes a personal testimony about why they wish to become Christian
• There are no examples of infant baptism in the Bible
• The Eucharist for Protestants


  • Accepting the bread and wine as a remembrance of the suffering of Jesus
  • Gives spiritual nourishment, filled with God's grace
  • A reminder of the Last Supper, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ
• The Eucharist for Catholics

  • The Holy Spirit transforms the bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood (Transubstantiation)
  • You are in the real presence of Christ
  • It's a sacrament
  • Mass is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus
  • Mass was commanded by Jesus
• The seven sacraments are moments of Christian pilgrimage: purpose - to get closer to God, continues through prayer, meditation, and discovery
• Importance of the local church

  • Gives identity and belonging to people in the community
  • Gives support to the sick and pray for those in need
  • Provided special services: baptism, weddings
• aid


  Assistance given to those in need
• Jesus: 'Love thy neighbor'
• tithe


  10% of annual earnings given to the church
• Parable of the Sheep and the Goats: 'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink'
• Parable of the Sheep and Goats


  • Teaches Christians to look after one another to go to heaven
• Charity


  Part of stewardship
• Christian Aid


  Works with around the world to achieve justice for all
• Many Christians give a tithe (10% of annual earnings) to the church
• The purpose for marriage

  • Procreation and protection" be fruitful and multiply"
  • Union enables a faithful relationship
  • Children, an environment for bringing up children
  • Sex as intimacy "become one flesh "
  • Sacred- blessed by God. It's a sacrament
  • Eternal-"till death do us part"
• Importance of marriage: non-religious views

  • Many couples cohabit and have successful relationships
  • Marriage is no longer the 'norm'
  • Marriage is outdated and expensive
• For Cohabitation


  • They can't afford to marry
  • They might marry eventually
  • Jesus wasn't married
  • Many people are now non-religious- therefore it is not a sin
• Against Cohabitation


  • Sex before marriage is seen as fornication, which is a sin
  • Sex is a gift from God for procreation
  • Children deserves to be brought up in stable homes
  • Marriage is a sacrament
• How does the church/local parish support families?

  Worship-Sunday School, family services, nursery
• Non-Religious arguments FOR life after death


  • Remembered past lives
  • Logic
  • Comfort
  • The paranormal
  • Reward
  • Meeting loved ones who has passed on
• The boy who lived before
• Logic


  It is just logic that there is life after death. It gives meaning to life.
• Comfort


  The idea of life after death gives people hope and makes them less afraid of dying.
• The paranormal


  Some people have encountered unexplained events and have seen ghosts- therefore there is life after death
• Reward


  It is seen as a reward for good behaviour on earth- this will be however not be with God.
• Meeting loved ones who has passed on

  Meeting loved ones in the afterlife is a key reason why people believe in the after life.
• "But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?"
• Euthanasia


  The deliberate ending of life of some who is in pain and suffering.
• Types of Euthanasia


  • Active- doing something to kill someone
  • Passive is to stop trying to keep them alive (e.g. to remove life support
  • Voluntary- where some asked to be euthanised and needs your assistance
  • Non-voluntary- where someone cannot ask to die but it is in their best interest (e.g. someone that is brain dead or in a come)
• Arguments FOR Euthanasia


  • It allows a person to die a gentle pain-free death
  • The patient dies with dignity
  • It relieves the burden on the family and society in general
  • Euthanasia can save medical costs
  • It might be the wish of the person dying
• Arguments AGAINST Euthanasia


  • Sanctity of life
  • Euthanasia is murder ("Thou shall not kill.")
  • Switching off machine of brain-dead not murder (God has already taken this life)
  • Genesis God gives life
  • We have a soul and are made in the image of God
  • Hospices provide care for those who are dying and they do so with dignity- there is no need for euthanasia
• Job's wife: 'Told him to renounce God and to kill himself. His response was: "Shall we only accept good from God, and not trouble?"'
• "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?"
• Issues with the natural world

  • Pollution
  • Global warming
  • Humanities excessive use of natural resources
  • Endangered animal species
  • Fast growing human species