Christians
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- Created on: 06-04-14 12:57
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- Christians
- Religion Upbringing
- teach their children to believe in God and to pray
- Children will believe their parents
- Parents wouldn't waste their time praying
- take their children to worship or have them baptized (in church)
- They will see others praying/worshipping
- may send them to Church school
- Will be taught God exists
- teach their children to believe in God and to pray
- Religion Experience
- Makes their belief in God stronger
- believe they have had direct contact with God
- Numinous- they believe they can feel the presence of God
- Conversion- an experience of God which is go great that they want to change their life/experience
- They experience a miracle that breaks the laws of science
- Life after death
- Jesus rose from the dead
- recorded in the Gospels and New Testament
- St Paul teaches that people will have a resurrection
- Gives their lives meaning and purpose
- taught in the Bible
- The soul is something that can never die
- Jesus rose from the dead
- Abortion
- Catholic Church teaches: abortion is wrong
- Counselling and adoption are alternatives
- All life belongs to God
- Life begins at conception
- Some Christians believe it should be allowed in some circumstances
- Could remove suffering (Jesus' command to love your neighbour)
- The sanctity of life
- Could remove suffering (Jesus' command to love your neighbour)
- Catholic Church teaches: abortion is wrong
- Euthanasia
- Catholics believe it is wrong
- They believe it is up to God, not humans, when people die
- Regard it as murder, forbidden in the 10 commandments
- Bible also forbids suicide
- A few Christians accept it:
- 'Loving your neighbour' can be used to justify assisting suicide
- Pre-marital sex
- The Bible says it is sinful
- All Christians are against adultery, breaks wedding vows and banned in 10 commandments
- The Bible says it is sinful
- Divorce
- Catholic church doesn't allow divorce or remarriage
- Although allows civil divorce
- Jesus taught divorce is wrong
- non- Catholic Churches think divorce is wrong but allow it
- Jesus allowed it in Matthew 19:9 for a partner's adultery
- If marriage has broken down then the effects of the couple not divorcing would be greater evil than the evil of divorce (lesser of two evils)
- Jesus allowed it in Matthew 19:9 for a partner's adultery
- Catholic church doesn't allow divorce or remarriage
- Contraception
- Catholic Church teaches to use Natural Family Planning
- Church teaches all sec should be unitive and creative
- Catholic Church believes artificial contraception leads to sexual promiscuity & broken families
- Church teaches all sec should be unitive and creative
- Pope Pius XI condemned all forms of artificial contraception
- Pope Paul VI stated only allowable forms of contraception are natural methods
- Non-Catholic Christians believe God created sex for enjoyment and there is nothing in the Bible that forbids contraception
- Catholic Church teaches to use Natural Family Planning
- Homosexuality
- Catholic attitude: homosexual is not a sin but homesexual sexual activity is
- Discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation is similar to racism, which is sinful
- Evangelical Protestants believe homosexuality is a sin and they can be changed by the power of Holy Spirit
- Bible agrees
- Liberal Protestants provide blessings for civil partnerships
- the major Christians belief in love and acceptance means that homosexuals must be accpeted
- Catholic attitude: homosexual is not a sin but homesexual sexual activity is
- Religion Upbringing
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