RE revision cards

God gave humans the stewardship of the Earth and its resources. the Bible says that:

• the right to rule over the earth but only as stewards.
• Treat animals and the land kindley
• Responsibility to leave the earth a better place (parable of the talents)
• Share the earths resources fairly - responsibility
• We will be judged on being a good steward

• try to reduce pollution and preserve Resources - responsibility
• Work to share earths resources more fairly
• judged on there behaviour - helps groups who try to reduce pollution and conserve resources
• Being a good christian means being a good steward and conserving

• All muslims are Gods khalifa's - to keep the balance of creation - look after the earth as set out in the Qur'an
• Will be judged by God on how well they look after the earth
• Life is a test From God

• Being a khalifa - try to reduce pollution and preserve resources
• Shari'ah and Ummah - about sharing Earth's resources - work to improve standard of living in LEDcs
• judged on there berhaviour try to preserve unity and balance

 Roman catholics - all treatment involving medical technology are banned:

• Life is given by God - No one has the right to children. only god decides who has children
• it affects sanctity of life and does not involve natural sex acts
• IVF throws away some of the eggs or uses them for experimenation - like abortion
• Artificial insemination and surogacy involves male masturbation - sin
• fertilisation is seperate from sex - God intended procreation to be a part of sex

• purpose of christian marage is to have children
• Bothe the sperm and the egg are from the husband and wife - biological offspring
• Technology should be used to give couples the joy of children
• Discarded embryos are not feotuses so lie is not taken

• all muslims are expected to have a family, and technology can help to bring this about
• The egg and the sperm are from the husband and wife
• Unused embryos are not feotuses, so destroying them is not like abortion

• Deny a childs right to know its parents
• Egg or sperm donation is like adultery
• like adoption which is banned in islam

• immortality of the soul means that the body is not needed after death
• those that believe in the resurection of the body, believe that the organs are not needed by God to raise the Body
• leaving organs for others is a way of loving your neighbour
• leaving your organs is a way of treating others as you would want to be treated
• the bible says that the poor should not be exploited

• it would be playing God to translant organs  from the dead to the living.
• Organs such as the heart are an essential part of a person which God has created
• Donating you living organs - showing love to your neighbour
• Donating you living organs - treating others as you would want to be treated
• Paying for organs is exploiting the poor - banned in the bible

• it ingnores the sanctity of life
• it is playing God
• Surgeon makes the choices -accedent victim or the pacient needing a transplant
• takes resources from less expensive cures that could helpmore people than a single transplan e.g 1 persons transplant = the resources needed for 5 people to survive i.e dialisis

• the shari'ah teaches that nothing should be removed from the body after death
• it is playing God - this is a great sin
• The Qur'an teaches that only God has the right to give and take life
• Against sanctaty of life
• On judgement day they will need all of there organs for resurection on the last day

• Some muslim lawyers have allowed it
• Muslim council in britian has allowed muslims to carry donor cards
• Ilsam aims to do good and help people