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To a religious believer, what is the meaning of creation? | The act of making something or the thing that has been made |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of dominion? | Having 'Lordship' over something |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of humanity? | The human race/the caring human nature towards each other |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of soul? | The spiritual part of the human - the part believed to be separated from the body & live on after death |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of Stewardship? | The idea that God gave humans the Earth, but expects us to look after it |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of talents? | Skills that you have/things that you can do well - religious believers been they are 'God-given' |
To a religious believer, what is the meaning of Khalifah? | The idea that Muslims are responsible for the environment as Allah's 'trustee's' |
What are 2 main types of Scientific arguments over how the world began? | -COSMOLOGICAL THEORY: the Big Bang Theory -EVOLUTIONARY THEORY: Darwism |
What are the Christian ideas about how the world began? | By the Bible reading of GENESIS, some Christians believe God created the world in 6 days. The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH have accepted the Big Bang Theory - it could symbolise a more GRADUAL EVOLUTION. |
What are the Muslim ideas about how the world began? | Very similar to GENESIS - Allah created the world & everything in it. Passages in the Qu'ran SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. Qu'ran states that Allah created Adam by clay & breathed life & soul into him - that is where all humans descend from. |
Why do religious believers think that humans are different from animals? | We are created by God & HIS IMAGE. Humans have 2 parts; a body & a soul. A soul is what sets us apart from animals |
What are the Christian reasons for why we are here on Earth today? | -God simply enjoyed creating us & wants relationships with us "all things were created by him and for him" -STEWARDSHIP |
What are the Muslim reasons for why we are here on Earth today? | -To serve and worship Allah "And I did not create mankind except to worship me" -Our life is a TEST -KHALIFAH |
What are the scientific reasons for why we are here on Earth today? | -We HAVE NO REASON to be here; we are products of billions of years of evolution, 'just the way things turned out'. -We have evolved 'special human characteristics' to help our genes survive |
What are some environmental problems on Earth? | -Global Warming -Pollution -Deforestation -Extinction |
What are the Christian ideas about the environment? | -We have no right to abuse God's creation & must take part in STEWARDSHIP -Everything is INTERDEPENDENT; what we harm will reflect on us. -We will be punished in afterlife if we don't look after Earth |
What Christian organisations help with looking after the environment? | CAFOD & CHRISTIAN AID |
What are the Muslim views on the environment? | -We must take part in KHALIFAH because we are Allah's TRUSTEES -The Earth is a product of the love of Allah so we must treat it with LOVE -On the DAY OF JUDGEMENT we will have to answer to any bad treatment of the planet |
What are some animal issues in the world? | -Animal experimentation -Factory farming -Extinction -Cloning -Zoos & circuses |
What are the Christian teachings on animals and why they are here? | -Humans have DOMINION over animals -They may be used to benefit mankind but we must consider their suffering -ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH tolerate using animals for our needs -QUAKERS oppose to ALL ILL-TREATMENT of animals -We must not spent a lot of money on animals when there is still POVERTY in the world |
What is a passage in the Bible that encourages human dominion over animals? | "Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground" |
What are the Muslim teachings on animals and why they are here? | -Animal cruelty is FORBIDDEN because that would be humans using animals for PLEASURE rather than NEEDS -We should show mercy & compassion for all living creatures -If they are used for meat they should be killed humanely to limit their suffering (HALAL MEAT) |
What is a quote from the Prophet Muhammed that suggests animals should be killed humanely? | "When you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die comfortably" |
What are the religious teachings on talents? | God gave them to us to use to benefit the world & humankind - things like care for the sick & improve the environment. We should use them to SERVE GOD. |
What teaching in the Bible teaches Christians how to use their talents? | The Parable of Talents - it doesn't matter how many talents you have, its what you do with them that counts. It's when you don't try that God will get angry |
What are 3 organisations in religion that help individuals use their talents to care for the planet? | -FAITHS4CHANGE -LA ROCHA (Christian) -IFEES (Muslim) |
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