Ethics Questions Religion and Human Relationships a) (1 mark) What is meant by marriage? What is divorce? What is meant by contraception? What is a civil partnership? What is homosexuality? What is meant by gender? What is meant by family? What is cohabitation? What is celibacy? What is meant by annulment? b) (2 marks) Give two purposes of a Christian marriage? Give two reasons a couple may get divorced? Why might a couple chose to cohabit? Give two reasons in support of celibacy? Give two purposes of a sexual relationship? List two types of contraception. Give two reasons a couple may choose to get married? Give two reasons as to why a couple may choose not to get married? What are Christian attitudes to cohabitation? What are Christian attitudes to marriage? c) (3 marks) Name three key elements which might form part of a Christian wedding? What does Christianity teach about marriage? What does Christianity teach about contraception?
What does Christianity teach about marriage and divorce? What does Christianity teach about divorce? Why might Christians get married? Why might some Christians not support divorce? d) (6 marks) Explain why some Christians think that divorces people should not be allowed to remarry in church. Explain the importance of marriage for Christians. Explain the importance of the marriage ceremony for Christians. How to does the marriage service reflect Christian beliefs about marriage? Why do Christians support marriage? How may a Christian marriage ceremony reflect belief? Why might some Christians support divorce? Explain Christian attitudes towards contraception. e) (12 marks) People should not have any kind of sexual relationship outside of marriage. Divorce is wrong. Cohabitation is sensible in society today. Marriage is the best context in which to raise a family. Homosexuality is just as acceptable as heterosexuality. It would be better if people lived together for a time before they were married. The idea of no sex before marriage is out-dated and impractical. Contraception is necessary is an overpopulated world,
Medical Ethics a) (1 mark) What is abortion? What is euthanasia? What is suicide? What is cloning? What is fertility treatment? What is sanctity of life? What does sanctity mean? What does ensoulment mean? What does the term foetus mean? b) (2 marks) What does absolute morality mean? What does relative morality mean? What are Christian attitudes towards fertility treatment? What does double effect mean? What does the term last resort mean within the abortion debate? What does pro-life mean? What does the term pro-choice? c) (3 marks) What does Christianity teach about abortion? What does Christianity teach about euthanasia? What does Christianity teach about suicide? What does Christianity teach about the use of animals in medical research? d) (4 marks) Explain Christian attitudes towards the use of animals in medical research. Explain Christian teaching about abortion. Explain Christian attitudes about abortion.
How might a Christian respond to someone who is considering suicide? Why might a Christian disagree with abortion? e) (12 marks) Every woman has the right to have a baby. Life is a gift from God. God is the master of life and death and therefore the taking of life can never be right. Abortion is murder. Life begins at conception and therefore abortion is wrong. Human need is greater than the needs of animals. Animals are inferior to humans and therefore we can use them as we see fit. Animal life is as valuable as human life.
Religion, Peace and Justice a) (1 Mark) What is War? What do we mean by a Just War? What is capital punishment? What is Pacifism? What is retribution? What does Justice mean? What is a deterrent? What does reform mean? What is forgiveness? What is reconciliation? What is social injustice? b) (2 Marks) What is Liberation Theology? Give two examples of what Christians might consider to be social injustice? What is Reconciliation? What is Pacifism? What is a Just War? Give two conditions of a Just War? What is Justice? c) (3 Marks) Why might Christians work for peace? What is Just War Theory? Why might Christians be pacifist? Describe Christian beliefs about War? Describe Christian beliefs about punishment? Describe Christian beliefs about war and peace?
Describe Christian beliefs about forgiveness? d) (6 Marks) What are Christian attitudes towards war? Explain Christian teaching about War? Explain Christian teachings about war and peace? What are Christian attitudes to crime and punishment? Explain Christian beliefs about forgiveness? What are Christian attitudes towards punishment? e) (12 Marks) All people must be pacifists. People should always fight for justice. Pacifism is impractical. Capital Punishment should never happen. Sometimes forgiveness is not possible. Crime is on the rise because of soft punishments. All people can reform.
Religion and Equality a) (1 Mark) What is Equality? What is segregation? What is prejudice? What is a stereotype? What is forgiveness? What is reconciliation? What is social injustice? What is proselytising? What is a mission? b) (2 Mark) What does reconciliation mean? Give two examples of racism? What does evangelism mean? What does ecumenical mean? What does repentance mean? Give two examples of gender bias? c) (3 Marks) Describe Christian beliefs about equality. Describe Christian beliefs about sexism. Describe Christian beliefs about discrimination. Describe Christian beliefs about prejudice. Describe Christian attitudes towards the role of women. d) (6 Marks) Explain Christian attitudes towards racism. Explain Christian attitudes towards sexism. Explain Christian attitudes towards other religions.
Explain Christian teachings on forgiveness. Explain Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation. Explain Christian teaching about the role of women in society. Explain Christian teaching about the role of men and women in society. e) (12 Marks) Men and women should always be treated equally. Women cannot be priests. Men and women are not equal. There is only one true and God and therefore some religions must be wrong. People should only be forgiven once. Forgiveness and reconciliation is not always possible. Racism is no longer a problem in society.
Religion and the Media a) (1 Mark) What is the Media? What is censorship? What is pornography? What is the internet? What is free speech? b) (2 marks) What does freedom of speech mean? What does censorship mean? Give two reasons for censorship? What does Blasphemy mean? Give two types/examples of the media? List two concerns about the use of violence in the media. c) (3 marks) How is Christianity portrayed in the media? How is religion portrayed in the media? Describe Christian views on freedom of speech. Describe Christian teachings on violence. Describe Christian views on sex in the media. d) (6 Marks) Explain Christian attitudes towards the way lifestyles are shown in the media. Explain Christian attitudes towards the way religious figures are portrayed in the media. Explain Christian attitudes towards sex and violence in the media. Explain Christian attitudes towards free speech. Explain Christian attitudes towards the portrayal of violence in the media. e) (12 marks) Religious figures should never be represented in the media.
People should never be allowed to make fun of religion in the media. The media is to blame for the increase in violence in this country. Religious people should ignore the media if they don t like it.