Religion and life
What book of the Bible describes the origins of human life?
Genesis
Give an example of a miracle.
Lourdes healings, Jesus' resurrection, Virgin birth, etc, etc
What is a term for restoring friendly relationships?
Reconciliation
What is physically hurting the criminal as a punishment?
Corporal punishment
What is sanctity of life?
The idea that all life is absolutely and intrinsically good.
What do the terms immanence and transcendence mean?
Present in the universe and beyond the universe
What are two types of weapon of mass destruction?
Biological, chemical, nuclear
What are two types of crime?
Theft, murder, or hate crimes
Give three types of pollution.
Air, land, water.
Give two scientific arguments that may challenge belief in God.
Big Bang, Evolution
What are two organisations that work to support victims of war?
Caritas, Tzu Chi Foundation
What are three aims of punishment?
Retribution, Deterrence, Reformation or Protection
Give two reasons why religious believers may think they should protect the environment.
stewardship, dependent arising, first moral precept, etc
Give two reasons why some people might challenge the Cause argument.
What caused God? Maybe the universe was eternal, does the universe necessarily need a cause, the Big bang explains everything, etc.
What are three reasons for war?
What is a Christiam teaching to support avoiding causing suffering to others?
Love your neighbour, Treat others how you wish to be treated
Give a two reasons to support pro-choice attitudes towards abortion.
It may be the most loving thing (situation ethics), it considers the woman's rights, the foetus is not regarded as a life yet, personal choice, cruelty to children and mothers who may have suffered rape, etc
Give three scholars that might be associated with the Design argument.
Paley, Newton, Aquinas or Tennant
Give a Buddhist teaching to support pacifism.
Parable of the saw, or others!
Give a reason for and against corporal punishment.
Spare the rod, spoil the child. Violence leads to more violence, etc, etc, etc!