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WorksheetsGCSE RS Matters of Life and Death
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
What did Jesus say about life after death?
My Father’s house has many rooms; if
that were not so, would I have told you
that I am going there to prepare a place
for you?
(John 14:2)
Only God can give life and only God can take it away.
‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.’ (Jeremiah 1:5)
What is the idea of the sanctity of life?
My Father’s house has many rooms; if
that were not so, would I have told you
that I am going there to prepare a place
for you?
(John 14:2)
Only God can give life and only God can take it away.
‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.’ (Jeremiah 1:5)
Which of these suggest life is sacred?
My Father’s house has many rooms; if
that were not so, would I have told you
that I am going there to prepare a place
for you?
(John 14:2)
Only God can give life and only God can take it away.
‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.’ (Jeremiah 1:5)
Why is sanctity of life important to Christians today?
It means that God cares for humans.
It comes from the Declaration on Nature, Assisi 1986.
It affects important decisions about life and death, for example abortion and euthanasia.
It tells Christians that they are more important than other animals.
Which of these are statements from the Declaration on Nature Assissi 1986?
God created humans in his likeness to have a unique dominion over the world, but it is a dominion designed to protect, not destroy, God’s creation.
Anything humans do to damage creation is a sin and
the declaration condemns the environmental damage caused by human activity.
All five faiths put together their own statements on the preservation of nature, to be shared with their followers.
It was held im Assissi because it was the birth place of St Francis, the Roman Catholic Saint for Ecology / nature.
The Christian attitude to the environment is based on an idea called utilitarianism. What does this mean?
The greatest good for the greatest number
The greatest good for one group of people
That humans can do what they want with the planet with no regard for future generations.
It recognises the importance of biodiversity and the need to conserve nature for future generations.
Which quote can be used when answering a question on the natural world?
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.’ (Jeremiah 1:5)
‘theology and science each have much to contribute in the assertion of the Psalmist that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139).
‘For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139: 13-14
... all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.’ Colossians 1: 16-17
What is the Special Agenda IV Diocesan Synod?
Prince Philip president of the World Wildlife Fund in 1986., invited leaders of five world religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism – to meet and discuss how these different faiths could help save the natural world.
It was a survey about the origins of life. People fell into 4 groups. Theistic evolutionist (believe in both) Atheistic evolutionists (only science) Creationists (taking Genesis literally) Intelligent Design theorists
In 2010 the General Synod of the Church of England agreed that the divine design in the universe is achieved by God through the ways in which that universe work and the process of evolution.
Five faiths put together their own statements on the preservation of nature, to be shared with their followers.
What are the Assisi Declarations?
Prince Philip president of the World Wildlife Fund in 1986., invited leaders of five world religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism – to meet and discuss how these different faiths could help save the natural world.
It was a survey about the origins of life. People fell into 4 groups. Theistic evolutionist (believe in both) Atheistic evolutionists (only science) Creationists (taking Genesis literally) Intelligent Design theorists
In 2010 the General Synod of the Church of England agreed that the divine design in the universe is achieved by God through the ways in which that universe work and the process of evolution.
Five faiths put together their own statements on the preservation of nature, to be shared with their followers.
What is the Red Shift Theory?
Ripples in deep space from the expansion of the universe, observed by the Hubble Telescope
When objects in space are moving away from a central point they leave a red glow. Proving the universe is expanding.
Background radiation left over from the Big Bang
A theory put forward by George LeMaitre, a Belgian Roman Catholic Priest and scientist.
What is meant by abortion?
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease. (An easy and gentle death.)
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
What is assisted suicide?
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease. (An easy and gentle death.)
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
What does euthanasia mean?
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease. (An easy and gentle death.)
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
What is meant by the immortality of the soul?
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease. (An easy and gentle death.)
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
What is a near death experience?
When someone who is about to die has an out-of-body experience. For example seeing a light/tunnel; meeting dead relatives; told to go back.
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums
lThe idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
What is non-voluntary euthanasia?
When someone who is about to die has an out-of-body experience. For example seeing a light/tunnel; meeting dead relatives; told to go back.
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums
lThe idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
What is meant by paranormal?
When someone who is about to die has an out-of-body experience. For example seeing a light/tunnel; meeting dead relatives; told to go back.
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums
lThe idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
What is meant by quality of life?
When someone who is about to die has an out-of-body experience. For example seeing a light/tunnel; meeting dead relatives; told to go back.
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums
lThe idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
What does resurrection mean?
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.
Catholics follow the Doctrine of Double Effect – if a pregnancy is terminated as a second effect of an operation carried out to save a mother’s life (eg cancer of the womb, ectopic pregnancy) this is not wrong.
It is up to medical experts to say when someone has died. If doctors say that someone is brain-dead, then they have already died and it is okay to switch off a life support machine because God has already taken that life.
What is meant by voluntary euthanasia?
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.
Catholics follow the Doctrine of Double Effect – if a pregnancy is terminated as a second effect of an operation carried out to save a mother’s life (eg cancer of the womb, ectopic pregnancy) this is not wrong.
It is up to medical experts to say when someone has died. If doctors say that someone is brain-dead, then they have already died and it is okay to switch off a life support machine because God has already taken that life.
When will Roman Catholics allow an abortion to happen?
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.
Catholics follow the Doctrine of Double Effect – if a pregnancy is terminated as a second effect of an operation carried out to save a mother’s life (eg cancer of the womb, ectopic pregnancy) this is not wrong.
It is up to medical experts to say when someone has died. If doctors say that someone is brain-dead, then they have already died and it is okay to switch off a life support machine because God has already taken that life.
When does the Catholic Church allow human intervention before death?
All of these.
lNot giving someone treatment that will cause them great discomfort is acceptable. This is because it may only lengthen their life for a few days or weeks and the process may take away their right to an easy death.
lIf you give painkillers to a dying person in great pain, and the pain killing drug kills the person this is not wrong. This is because the intention was to relieve the pain of the dying person not to kill them (the doctrine of double effect).
It is up to medical experts to say when someone has died. If doctors say that someone is brain-dead, then they have already died and it is okay to switch off a life support machine because God has already taken that life.
