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Abortion the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Assisted suicide providing a seriously ill person with a means to commit suicide.
Euthanasia an easy and gentle death.
Immortality of the Soul the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Near-death experience when someone about to die has an out-ofbody
experience
Non-voluntary euthanasia ending someones life painlessly when they are not able
to ask, but you have good reason for believing they would want you to do so (e.g.
switching off a life-support machine).
Paranormal unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, for
example, ghosts and mediums.
Quality of life- the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Re-incarnation- the belief that after death, souls are reborn into a new body.
Resurrection the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of
the world when it is raised.
Sanctity of life- the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
Voluntary euthanasia the situation where someone dying in pain asks a doctor to
end his/her life painlessly.
The Gospels tell us that Jesus body that rose from the dead and this
proves that there is life after death.
St Paul teaches that people will have a resurrection like Jesus.
All Christian churches teach that there will be life after death.
Many Christians believe that the soul will live on in heaven after the
death of the body
Many Christians think that life after death gives life meaning and
purpose.
Christians try to live a good life on earth following the teachings of the Bible and
going to Church so that they will get to heaven.
Living a good Christian life means loving God and your neighbour. Christian lives
will be affected as they try to praise God every day and worship him on a Sunday.
Christians try to follow the teachings of the parable of the Sheep and the Goats
and the Good Samaritan by helping those in need (working for Christian Aid).
Christians try to avoid sinning as they believe that those who die with unforgiven
sins will go to hell.
They believe life after death gives life meaning and purpose. This might be why
Christians suffer less depression than atheists or agnostics.
Death means the end of life, so to live after death isnt logical.
2.
If there is no God, there is no spirit world for life after death to happen.
3.
Religions and holy books seem to contradict each other in what they teach about life
after death. If it was real they would all say the same thing.
4.
The universe is a huge material place and scientists have explored what exists out
there, so where could life after death take place?
7. Evidence of the paranormal has been challenged by scientists and says its fake.
At present, under British law all forms of euthanasia (assisted suicide, voluntary
euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia) are illegal. However, stopping artificial
feeding and not giving treatment are not seen as euthanasia and are lawful.
Why is it controversial?
Many people want it to stay illegal because; a cure might be found, there might be
doubt as to whether it is what the person really wants, and what if someone agreed to
it and then changed their mind, surely doctors should save lives and not end them.
Many think the euthanasia law should be changed because:
Everyone deserves some quality of life (theres more to being alive than just not
being dead).
Modern medicine can keep people alive but they have no quality of life, so they
should have the right to die.
Doctors already make decisions about switching off life support machines and this
might be seen as euthanasia. So other forms of euthanasia should be legal.
People can commit suicide so they should have the right to ask people to help them
die. Euthanasia is legal in Holland
The Quran bans suicide and declares that no soul can die without Gods permission.
Muslims would therefore say that assisted suicide is wrong.
However, recently, Muslim lawyers have agreed to life support machines being switched off
when there are no signs of life.
They might consider that God has already taken this life.
work.
If religious leaders use the media to make statements about matters of life and
death, they must be prepared for the media to criticise those statements.
We live in a multi-faith society and so there must be freedom of religious belief
and expression. The media must have the right to criticise and question what
religions say.
Life and death issues are so important to everyone we want to know what is the
right view. This could not be done if no-one was allowed to criticise religious
views.
Do you think suicide is always wrong? Give two reasons for your point
of view.
Do you agree with abortion? Give two reasons for your point of view.
Explain how Christian beliefs about life after death may affect a
Christians life.
Do you agree with euthanasia? Give two reasons for your point of
view.
Choose one religion other than Christianity and explain how its
beliefs about life after death affect the lives of its followers.
Do you think Christians are right to believe in life after death? Give two
reasons for your point of view.
Do you believe in life after death? Give two reasons for your point of
view.
Choose one religion other than Christianity and explain why some of
the followers of that religion allow abortion and some do not.