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Religion and Life and Religion, Human Rights and Social Justice (The world…

- - - - 13.8 billion years ago a small, hot and dense ball of mass
      - Hot mass cooled to become stars and galaxies
      - Red Shift
        
        Distant galaxies and stars are shifting away from us
    - - Created the world out of nothing
      - Created it in 6 and rested on the 7th
      - Demonstrates omnipotence
      - Made in the image of God
      - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
      - Fundamentalists = fact
      - Liberalists = read between the lines
        
        Can believe in the Big Bang Theory
  - - - Awe: The feeling of respect, mixed with fear and wonder
      - Wonder: Marvelling at the complexity and beauty of the universe
    - - Stewardship
        
        Duty and responsibility to look after the environment
        
        "Till and keep the land
      - Dominion
        
        We are in charge of the land. Rule, control and power.
        
        "Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air"
  - - - Use
        
        90% of the population in the UK eats meat as it is a source of protein, vitamins and minerals
        
        Many christians eat meat as God gave Noah permission and humans have dominion
        
        Most Muslims also eat meat as long as it is halal
      - Abuse
        
        Some people object to killing
        
        Way of farming is not nice and is too intensive
        
        Impacts on the environment
    - - Use
        
        New medicines have to be tested on two different types of animals to make sure they are for humans
        
        Support limited animal testings
        
        Develop medicines to save human life
        
        Human life is more important than animals
      - Abuse
    - - Muslim
        
        It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food, you have other benefits in them too
        
        This shows Muslims that animals are there for their benefit so they have been used for food and work
        
        Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger without a just cause, God will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgement
        
        This means animals should be treated with kindness and compassion
        
        Muhammad cut off part of his cloak rather than disturb a sleeping cat
        
        Muslims see Muhammad as a role model in how he treated animals
      - Christian
        
        Everything that lives and moves will be food for you
        
        God told Noah after the flood that he had permission to eat meat
        
        Dominion
        
        Part of being in charge of God's Creation means humans can use animals for their needs
        
        Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God
        
        This means God cares for all creation, no matter how small, we should treat them with care and respect
        
        Man is made in the image of God
        
        Animals have not been made in the of God like humans have. They are not as important as humans
- - - - Legal in the UK up to 24 weeks of pregnancy
      - 2 doctors must agree to abortion
    - - Be fruitful and multiply
      - Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart
      - Thou shall not kill
      - Sanctity of Life
  - - - Life is sacred as it is God Given. God gives life so only God can take it away. Humans cannot play God and decide who lives and who dies
    - - The general well being of a person in relation to their health and happiness. The value of human life depends on how good or satisfying it is