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  • SECTION 2: LIFE AND DEATH
    • 2.1 DEATH + LIFE AFTER DEATH
      • CHRISTIANITY
        • Day of Judgement
          • end of time = personal judgement, life on Earth is a test
        • Salvation
          • atonement, Jesus sacrificed himself to make salvation for humans possible
            • some believe that only those who believe in Jesus can achieve salvation because they will have received God's grace
              • 'No one comes to the father except through me'- John 14:6
          • universal salvation - (pluralism)
          • 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life' - John 3:16
        • Hell
          • humans have free will
            • there must be an opportunity for people to reject God
              • eternal fire = pain and suffering = refusal to accept the happiness God wants to share with people
        • Purgatory (RCC only)
          • sinner are purified in a 'cleansing fire', then accepted into heaven
            • good works reduces amount of time someone will be in purgatory (behaving according to God's laws)
        • Heaven
          • eternity in the presence of God
        • LINEAR VIEW
        • 'Jesus said, I am the resurretion and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies' - John 11:25-26
      • reincarnation (hindu)
        • cyclical view
          • endless loop - no afterlife
      • Near death experiences
      • deja vu
        • recollection of past lives
          • reborn
      • ghost
      • death is an illusion
    • 2.2 THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE
      • honour and respect God
        • through his grace, salvation is achievable
      • 'Go forth and multiply' - Genesis 9:7
      • family = important, helps bring purpose
      • spread word of God
        • share good news of Jesus - especially those who believe salvation is achieved through faith
      • be happy
      • make a positive impact on the world - look after it for future generations
    • 2.3 SANCTITY OF LIFE, ABORTION + EUTHANASIA
      • sanctity of life
        • life is a gift from God = holy, all life has a God given purpose
          • 'so God created humans in his own image' - Genesis 1:27
          • only he should chose when life begins/ends
      • Abortion
        • 'love your neighbour as yourself'- matthew 22:39
        • 'do not judge or you too will be judged' - Matthew 7:1
        • CofE
          • compassion
            • agape
        • 'before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart' - Jeremiah 1:5
        • 'thou shalt not murder' - Exodus 20:13 = sin
        • goes against natural law
        • lesser of two evils
        • PRO-CHOICE
          • woman's decision
            • compassion
        • PRO-LIFE (RCC)
          • NEVER = morally wrong
            • life begins at conception
              • principle of the 'double effect' = essential to save the mother's life
        • The Abortion Act 1967
          • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
      • Euthanasia
        • gentle and easy death
        • ending pain + suffering = and act of love and compassion
        • RCC - on person has the right to deliberately end the life of another person
        • alternative = hospice movement
          • palliative care + support for the family of the dying person = ease pain + come to terms with the death
          • patient won't suffer more pain than what is necessary
        • suffering = inevitable?
        • murder
        • refuse treatment = alterntive
        • active euthanasia
        • passive euthanasia
        • voluntary euthanasia
        • non-voluntary euthanasia
        • involuntary euthanasia
        • assisted dying
  • Abortion
    • 'love your neighbour as yourself'- matthew 22:39
    • 'do not judge or you too will be judged' - Matthew 7:1
    • CofE
      • compassion
        • agape
    • 'before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart' - Jeremiah 1:5
    • 'thou shalt not murder' - Exodus 20:13 = sin
    • goes against natural law
    • lesser of two evils
    • PRO-CHOICE
      • woman's decision
        • compassion
    • PRO-LIFE (RCC)
      • NEVER = morally wrong
        • life begins at conception
          • principle of the 'double effect' = essential to save the mother's life
    • The Abortion Act 1967
      • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

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