RS - Environmental and Medical Issues

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  • Created by: Ella Bond
  • Created on: 29-04-13 19:54
What are the causes of global warming?
Burning of fossil fuels increasing the Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere, natural sources of greenhouse gases such as volcanoes and the sun goes through periods where it puts more radiation out than other times which also affects the climate.
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What are the possible solutions to global warming?
Developing renewable power sources such as wind and solar, inventing cars which are more efficient or which don’t use petrol and getting more people to use public transport.
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Explain 2 forms of pollution and give their possible solutions.
Acidic rain from factories - by using renewable energy more could be a possible solution to reduce the amount of pollution produced. Human waste as sewage - stop throwing away as much and recycle more.
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What are the possible solutions to the scarcity of natural resources?
Use renewable resources more to generate electricity, explore ways of powering cars which do not use petrol, recycle more, use plant material to produce plastic, people changing their individual lifestyles eg by cycling more or using public transport
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What are Christian teachings on stewardship?
God gives humans the right to rule over the earth if they look after it. The Bible tells people to treat animals & land kindly. Jesus told his followers to share the earth’s resources fairly. Christians believe they will be judged on judgement day.
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What effect do these teachings have on Christian attitudes to the environment?
They should try to reduce pollution & preserve resources for future generations. They may try to help people living in LEDCs. They may support the work of environmental groups. If their stewardship is good they are faithful to their religion
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What are Islamic teachings on stewardship?
The Qur’an says that Adam was created as Allah’s Khalifah to rule the earth. Muslims believe in unity so if we harm the environment, we are harming ourselves. They believe its part of a test. It was a gift from Allah so should look after it.
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What effect do these teachings have on Islamic attitudes to the environment?
They should try to reduce pollution and preserve resources for future generations. They may try to help people living in LEDCs. They may support the work of environmental groups. If their stewardship is good they are faithful to their religion.
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Name the 4 main treatments for infertility.
AIH = artificial insemination using Husband’s sperm. AID = artificial insemination using a Donor’s sperm. IVF = eggs from the woman is fertilized outside the womb using either the husband’s sperm or donated sperm. Egg donation - IVF using a donor egg
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What is the importance of infertility treatments?
It is part of human nature to want to have children and people who are infertile may experience psychological problems if they are not helped to have children.
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What are the Christian attitudes for infertility treatments?
Christians allow IVF & AIH because one of the purposes of Christian marriage is to have children, and these help people to fulfill that purpose, neither of these treatments involve donated material so there is no confusion about who the parents are.
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What are the Christian attitudes against infertility treatments?
Artificial insemination involves the man masturbating and this is a sin. All Infertility treatment involves fertilisation taking place separately from the sex act. IVF involves extra embryos being fertilised which are then discarded, destroying life.
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What are Muslim views towards infertility treatments?
Most Muslims agree with IVF & AIH for exactly the same reasons as Christians. Muslims ban all other forms of Infertility Treatment because children have a right to know who their parents are and egg or sperm donation is like adultery or adoption.
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Why is transplant surgery important?
It can cure fatal diseases and improve people’s lives. There are more people who need transplants than there are donors. The number of people needing transplants increases each year. It brings life out of death if the organ is donated from the dead.
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What are Christian attitudes on transplant surgery?
The body is not needed after death so the organs should help anyone who is in need. God is able to transform our bodies so the organs are not needed. It is a way of loving our neighbors, as Jesus taught. It follows the golden rule.
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What are Islamic attitudes towards transplant surgery?
The Shariah Law says it is wrong to remove anything from the body after death. It is playing God. On the last day we will need our bodies to be complete.
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