Must be correct as God
is omniscient so has
good guidence
Warrior gene
unreliable
Situation Ethics
Jesus followed this
Good Catholics should follow his example
He made important
moral desisions and
can be trusted as an
example of how to
make them
'Love thy neighbor'
Church
Traditional
moral
values
Body of Christ
Jesus working in today's world
Must have same authority of
him that Catholics should follow
teaches not
to use
contraception
Could danger
peoples health
(STDs)
Human Rights
Right to
life is a
basic
Christian
belief
Life is
holy and
belongs
to God
Humans
are
made in
the
image of
God
So humans
are all one
family
So should all be treated fairly
It's an essential human
right for christians to
not be at a
disadvantage to other
religions
Golden rule
Feedom
of Religion
and
thought is
essential
for
Christians
Treat others how
you would like to be
treated
Moral Duty
Brothers
Keeper
God entrusted us to look after
others
Golden Rule
Treat others as you would like to be treated
Care for yourself so care for others
'Love thy neighbor'
Teaching of God so
must be followed
as he is omnicsient
Parable of the
sheep and goats
Shows duty and helping
the poor and suffering
Bible is the word of God
Must be followed as God
is omniscient
Genetic Engineering
For
Messes with a body
God made people in his image
Changing this
is messing
with God's
plan
It is trying to
play as God
This is a sin
It is
wrong to
try and
make
Humans
perfect
Only heaven is perfect
Killing
Embryos in
genetic
engineering
is murder
Goes against decalogue
Th9s is a sin
Against
Voting
Gives people some control
of things such as taxes
Could effect what new
laws are passed
Ancestors fought to get the vote and
democratic rights that we have
If we don't
vote we waste
their work
If we do not
vote only a small
amount of people
would choose the
government
They could vote for
someone who takes away
the rights of those who did
not vote
Environmental
And Medical
issues
Global Warming
Sea levels WILL
rise as ice caps
melt due to sn
increased
atmosphere
temperature
Coastal cities
and towns will be
flooded and
disapear
Drastic changes in the weather
more storms and hurricanes
Destroy homes and kill people
Temperature change
would change conditions in
different habitats that
organisms are adapted to
this could endanger a speices or
even make a species extinct
Will effect plant growth
less food will be available
people become malnorished
Pollution
Acid
Rain
Burns things when
come to earth
Destroys crops
Human Waste
Encourages rats
Carry diseases
that could kill
people
Eutrophication
Lack of oxygen in water
kills fish
water polluted
health problems caused
Radioactivity
Could kill
Cancer developed
Could genetically
mutate unborn
children
Christians and
the environment
The Bible
teaches that
we have a
responsiblity
to make sure
Earths
resources
are shared
They will be
judged on
judgment day
as to whether
they have been
good stewards
They will go
to heaven if
they are
good
stewards
and care for
the
environment
The bible says
they have a
responsiblity to
leave Earth a
better place then
they found it
Muslims and the enviroment
not produce
pollutiom
So they can be good Khalifahs
The Shari'ah
and Unnah tell
Muslims that
they should
share the Earths
resoureses
to improve life in
less economically
developed countries
They will be judged on
their behavior as Khalifahs
have a
duty to
protect the
environment
They believe in Unity and
balance in creation
They have a duty to preserve this
Organ Donation
For
God will
not need
organs
to raise
the body
Golden
Rule
you would want
someone to
donate an organ
after their death
to save your life
Most loving
thing to do
Saves lives
Against
Ignores
the
Sanctity
of life
Should the
surgeon
save the
life of the
donater
dying or
save the
person in
need of a
transplant
by letting
the other
die
Plays as God
Great sin
Peace
and
Conflict
Religious
organisations Can
achieve World Peace
For
They
send aid
workers
who can
start to
prevent it
They will
not use
violence
Stopping
wars follows
situation
ethics and is
the
foundations
of their
beliefs
Represnts
a large
group of
people
Against
Not
powerful
enough
You ca't
control
everyone's
point of
view
The UN and
governments
have alot
more
authority
They
can
cause
wars
The poe
agrees
with war
Alot of
people
are not
religious
Why do wars occur
Terrorists
attacks
To fight for
another
countries
human rigts
To
remove a
dictator
from
power
Religious
differences
Muslims
and
war
Muhammed
(great
example of
how to live
life): fought in
wars
Qur'an:
fight if
you are
attacked
Muhammed taught
to fight in just
wars- final
prophet of Allah
Anyone
who die
fighting in a
just war will
go straight
to heaven
Bullying
Viollence
without
any just
cause is
wrong
It goes
against
situation
ethics
God/Allah
may
punish
them o
judgment
day
It does not
fit Jesus
teachings
It is
wrong to
hurt
God's
creation
Form of
cruelty and
Muslims
should work
to end
cruelty
Conflict in Families
Burial: may not be able to
be buried together due to
being of different faiths
Alcohol: Want to
go out with friends
who drink and
parents may
disagree
Diets: Hindu's donot
eat beef so if a
catholic marries a
hindu theere may be
disagreement abut
diet
Disagreement over where
the children should be
baptised and attend
church
Contraception:
different
views about
whether to
use them or
not
Just war
Must be
the last
resort
The methods
used are
proportional
to the cause
(no wmd for
tiny island)
Avoid killing
civillians
Being
fought in
the
intention
of bring
peace
The UN
Set up to work
for world and to
maintain world
peace
Aim to develop
friendly relations
among countries
by resolving
conflicts that have
broken out
They try to prevent
conflicts from starting by
providing negotiators to talk
out problelms
They send
peacekeepers
into troubled
areas to
maintain
peace and
order
Crime and
Punishment
Is justice
important
Most loving
thing to do
Bible and qur'an teaches about
equality whic justice allows
punished on
Judgement day for not
not treating everyone
fairly and seeking
justice
Jesus/
Muhammed
fought for
justice
Punishments
for crimes
Retribution
Makes criminals
suffer for what
they have done
The crime may not
be their fault so they
suffer for no reason
The idea
that criminals
should pay
for their
crimes
Deterrance
people would be too
scared to commit
crimes
The idea that
the punishment
should put people
off committing
another crime
some may be
unafraid of the
punishment
Reform
the idea that
criminals should be
taught not to commit
crimes again
It is the only
way the criminal
will not commit a
crime agin
there is nothing
to stop the crime
from happening in
the first place
Protection
Stops
people
from
getting
hurt and
protects
the weak
who would
suffer
most from
the crimes
The idea
that
punishment
should
protect
society
from the
criminals
Some
criminals may
not be
dangerous so
would not
need this and
this would not
benefit them
or stop them
from
committing
crimes
Capital Punishment
For
Life for a life- retribution
Many religions
support it
(Christianity/Islam)
It will act
as a
deterance
They have
been
immoral and
sinned
Against
Goes
against the
sanctity of
life
Jesus taught
to forgive and
killing is not
forgiving
It is inhumane
and the Pope
has critizised it
If wrong person killed then it
cannot be corrected
Health Problems and laws
Drugs
laws
It is illegal to
allow drugs
to be taken
or stored on
your
premises
The police can stop,
detain and searching
people suspected of
taking or posesing drugs
It is illegal to
supply or
offer an
illegal drug
it is illegal
to possess
a controlled
substance
unlawfully
health problems
cancer-smoking
Change you image
dementia- smoking
addiction- can not
rely without it
Alcohol
laws
Children
under 16 can
go into a pub
with an adult
but not have
an alcoholic
drink
it is illegal to give
an alcohlic drink to
a child under 5
Young people aged 16 or 17 can
drink beer, wine or cider with a
meal if it is bought and they are
are accompanied by an adult
It is against the
law for under 18s
to purchase an
alcoholic drink
health
problems
Accidents caused by dirnk driving
heart disease
liver problems
obesity
Muslims
attitudes
to...
Drugs
It goes against the shariah law
If they are
intoxicated they
aren't being good
khalifahs
They will be
punished on
judgment day
Also drugs lead to further sin
and further away from allah
Alcohol
forbidden
in Islam-
punished
on
Judgment
day
Those who pour
or sell it will be
punished
They believe it clouds
judgment and turns
people to sin against
allah
Qur'an says that
intoxicants are a means by
which Sata tries to keep
people from God
Key Points
Muslims: Judgment day(+/-)/muhammad was againt it/Qur'an/Hadiths
against it/sanctity of life/against Allah's plan/using knowledge allah gave
us/2donot break the bones of the dead"/khalifahs/stewards
LP: situation ethics/bible/church
leaders/lesser of two evils/Jesus'
teachings/quality of life/judgment
day (+)
Cathaolic:
Catechism,/bible/pope/Jesus/encylicals/church
leaders/ten commandment/sanctity of life/Natural
law/judgment day (-)