Life after Death
- Created by: Charlotte Bertram
- Created on: 23-04-21 12:37
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- Life after Death
- Sanctity of Life
- The belief that life is sacred and holy, meaning it should be protected
- Christians believe that human life is sacred as it is made in the image of God.
- Creation
- Man created "in Gods image" hence giving them dominion over the world
- Creationists believe literally created in 6 days
- Humans given dominion and "stewardship" in Genesis
- Liberals take it more as guidance as to the way that the universe was created but not literal
- Humans are not special (evolved) and so should not look after the planet
- Denomination beliefs
- Catholics: purgatory if sinner but believe in God- repent
- Gertrude the great: "all the Holy Souls in Purgatory"
- Pray to empty purgatory and end the suffering of those there.
- Protestants: no Purgatory, instead go straight to heaven or hell
- Evangelical Protestants: resurrected on the day of judgement.
- John; "Those who believe in me will live, even through they die."
- Liberal Protestants: live eternally in the spirit world and that your place depends on how you lived your life
- Corinthians: "each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."
- Evangelical Protestants: resurrected on the day of judgement.
- Catholics: purgatory if sinner but believe in God- repent
- Abortion
- Roman Catholic: always wrong unless mother's life at risk- Principle of double effect (good outcome, bad consequence)
- Exodus: "you shall not murder"
- Quaker: It is a matter for individual conscience, non-violence is against, women being free to do as they wish is pro
- Leviticus: "love thy neighbor as yourself"- quality of mothers life
- Church of England
- Abortion unacceptable unless specific circumstances
- Exodus: "you shall not murder"
- Abortion unacceptable unless specific circumstances
- Roman Catholic: always wrong unless mother's life at risk- Principle of double effect (good outcome, bad consequence)
- Sanctity of Life
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