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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH:
c) Explain why there are different attitudes to Euthanasia in Christianity (8)
All Christians are against euthanasia because they believe life is sacred and
belongs to God. The Bible states quite clearly that Christians must not murder
and euthanasia could be seen as murder. They also believe euthanasia is wrong
because many Church leaders have said that only God can decide when
someone should die. Doctors should save lives, not kill and if we allowed
doctors to give people euthanasia this would be giving them double standards.
However, some Christians accept that doctors should be allowed to give pain
killing drugs even if they know it will shorten the patients life. This is because
they believe in the doctrine of double effect. Some Christians do not agree with
switching off life support machines but many Christians believe this should be
allowed if there are no signs of life because God has already ended the life.
WEALTH AND POVERTY
a) Outline Christian teachings on wealth and poverty (6)
Most Christians believe that money itself is not bad but how you use it is
important. They believe that Christians have a duty to provide for themselves and
their families, so they need money, but they should make money in a lawful &
moral way. Jesus taught Christians many things about wealth, such as the
Parable of the Rich Fool which teaches that if you are concerned only with your
wealth then you will not go to heaven, and the Parable of the Sheep and the
Goats which teaches Christians to care for those who are less fortunate.
b) Explain why there is a need for world development. (8)
There are different reasons why world development is needed, these all link to
the fact that we are interdependant; countries all depend on one another.
Firstly, there is a need for world development because the United Declaration of
Human Rights says that everyone has the right to be treated equally and live with
dignity and world development is needed to make this happen.
Secondly, world development is needed because the world is a global village
where rich nations depend on poor nations for essential items and the poor
nations deserve to be rewarded for this.
A third reason we need world development is because we live in a capitalist
system, so the rich countries need the poor countries to have enough money to
buy their goods.
A final reason that there is a need for world development is because it may help
to stop violence like the terrorism attacks on 9/11.
c) 'Giving money to religious agencies is the best way to get rid of world
poverty' (8)
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All religions teach specific things about wealth
Religious people would be dedicated to the cause because of their beliefs
Christians teach that wealth should be shared
Groups like Muslim Aid and Chritian Aid are working to solve world poverty
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Poverty is not only helped by religious organisations
The problem is too vast for religious organisations to solve
The government and charities also help to relieve world poverty
Groups such as Oxfam, who are not specifically religious, provide aid to help
world poverty.
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Muslims believe in giving a percentage of their wealth to charity, zakah
Religious teachings about wealth would encourage their work
Religious agencies would be able to gain support from the religious communities
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