Religion and Life Issues (our world)

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Humanity
The quality of being humane (caring for those around you) (e.g. serving others voluntarily)
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soul
The part of human nature that allows mankind to relate to God (e.g. the part of your being that will be sent to the afterlife)
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Creation
The action or process of bringing something into existence (e.g. some Christians believe that God created the world in 7 days)
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Stewarship
The responsibility to manage, look after and care for the world (e.g. stewards will make wise use of the world's natural rescorses)
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Khalifah
An agent of steward working for Allah that looks after the Earth
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Dominion
Having control over of something (e.g. God gave humans dominion over the world and everything in it)
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Talent
The natural ability to do something well (e.g. some people can sing well)
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Enviroment
The conditions or surroundings that we live in (e.g. the earth or our homes)
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Sanctity of life
The idea that all life is sacred and should be looked after
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Evolution
The process by which all living organisms have developed from other, older, species throughout the Earth's history
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Human uniqueness
The idea that humans are different from all other beings - we have intelligence, the ability to communicate and express emotion, conscience and can make rational decisions rather than acting on instinct
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Big Bang
An 'explosion' that started the creation of the universe
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Christian quote on stewardship
"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it"
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Islamic quote on stewardship
"He has made you the ruling agents in this world"
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Christian quote on creation
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
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Young-Earth creationism
(Literal) The religious belief that the Universe, Earth, and all life on Earth were created by direct acts of God, over the period of 6 24-hour days, less than 10,000 years ago
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Progressive creationism
The belief that God created life gradually over a period of millions of years - they accept the progressive appearance of plants and animals (God started with single-celled organisms to more complex organisms) they do not agree with evolution
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Theistic evolution / evolutionary creationism
A range of views about how the science of general evolution relates to religious beliefs - regard religious teachings about God as compatible with modern scientific understanding about biological evolution
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Islamic quote on creation
"He has created the sun and the moon and the stars, all made subservient by His command"
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Atheist view on creation
They believe there was nothing to begin with and the Big Bang produced the universe by itself. Then, billions of years later, the first life form was formed and evolved into everything that is here today
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Christian quote on evolution
"God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature"
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Islamic quote on evolution
"God created you in diverse stages" or "He designed you then made your design better"
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Christian quote on the enviroment
"Do not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees of the field people, that you should besiege them?"
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A Rocha (Christian organisation)
The rock - they respond to the global crisis of biodiversity loss through communities (they monitor different environments and research wildlife - encourage environmental education and community participation)
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Islamic quote on the enviroment
"The whole earth has been created a place of worship, pure and clean. Whoever plants a tree and diligently looks after it until it matures and bears fruit is rewarded"
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Green Muslims (Islamic organisation)
A source of spiritually-inspired environmental education, reflection, and action in the Muslim community (they share knowledge, take community action - planting trees and cleaning parks... and consulting for community leaders
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What is the difference between humans and animals?
humans can make rational decisions and don't usually act on instinct
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Christian attitudes to animals
They may use animals for their survival and to help them in their work, but animals should never be neglected or made to suffer unnecessarily
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Christian attitudes to animals - allowed to practice
Diet is not restricted and is left to personal choice, they have no laws against slaughter but expect the most humane death with the least suffering, animal experiments are allowed if it benefits humans (medicine) but not if there are other options.
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Christian attitudes to animals - not allowed to practice
Neglect or ill-treatment, keeping them for human entertainment (forcing to fight for sport), damaging an environment that threatens a species' survival, trading animal skin
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Islamic attitudes to animals
They believe that they are all creations of Allah and that He loves them all. They also believe they were made for human benefit but should be treated with compassion
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Islamic attitudes to animals - allowed to practice
They eat halal meat (made in the Islamic law [if it has been killed humanely], slaughter is allowed but they minimise the distress and pain for an animal, experiments are allowed if for a just reason-they must be a last resort and be treated well
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Islamic attitudes to animals - not allowed to practice
They do not eat pork or carnivores because it is haram), cruel treatment, over-work, neglect, hunting, animal fighting for sport
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Card 2

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The part of human nature that allows mankind to relate to God (e.g. the part of your being that will be sent to the afterlife)

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soul

Card 3

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The action or process of bringing something into existence (e.g. some Christians believe that God created the world in 7 days)

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Card 4

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The responsibility to manage, look after and care for the world (e.g. stewards will make wise use of the world's natural rescorses)

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Card 5

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An agent of steward working for Allah that looks after the Earth

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