Aim: To revise for the mock exam

Starter: List 3 revision tips

The mock...Thursday 8th Dec

4 topics:1. Drugs – Legal and illegal, drugs in sport.2. Matters of life – Fertility treatments, cloning,

genetic engineering, organ transplants.3. Crime and Punishment4. A collection of Qns covering suicide, care for

the elderly and wealth and poverty

10 minutes spare to re-read and add anything.

Common mistakes

Most common problems are caused by not reading the question carefully.

This often results in - • answering the wrong question • misunderstanding the point • failing to see the emphasis • not following the instructions

Tips: Don't Panic.

• Read the question.☺Make sure you understand the question.

• Highlight the allocation of marks.☺ There is no point in spending 30 minutes or 2

pages on a part of a question that is only worth 5 marks. Or writing 5 sentences when it is only worth 1 mark.

• Answer the question.☺ There is no point in answering what you think the

question is.

Drugs:Answer these questions...let’s see how much you remember...

1.Name 3 legal drugs2.Give two reasons why people take drugs.3.Name a Christian group that smokes cannabis.4.Give a reason why other Christians are

against taking drugs.5.Name the drug classifications and give some

examples of each.

Drug classifications•Class A

Heroin, Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, Magic mushrooms.

•Class BAmphetamines (speed), Cannabis

•Class CAnabolic steroids, ketamine.

*Remember the dangers of legal drugs too*

Drugs

Blockbusters!

The ‘Sanctity of Life’

•Holy and Sacred•Created by God•Life is a gift•Life must be preserved•Every life has a purpose•God alone decides the beginning and end

of life

What is fertility treatment?

What do religious people think about fertility treatment?

Christian Attitude to Infertility•No direct biblical teaching concerning fertility

treatment• “Be fruitful and Multiply”• Biblical view of childlessness was that it was

God’s intention•Most denominations accept IVF and AIH•Many oppose AID – adultery “Do not comitt

adultery”• Roman Catholics oppose fertility treatment –

‘unnatural’ sexual acts e.g. masturbation (only way to donate)

Arguments For Therapeutic Cloning

•Could eliminate heart disease and heart attacks

•Could deal with serious burns and brain deterioration

•Could reduce infertility•Reversing the ageing process?

Arguments Against Therapeutic Cloning

•Suggests some human characteristics more important than others

•Would allow designer babies•Slippery Slope•Destroys individuality•Against the will of God?•Unnatural?•Population crisis

Christian Attitude to Genetic Engineering and Cloning

• God-given responsibility to care for creation• Worry that genetic engineering abuses human

authority• Many accept on the grounds that it is hugely

beneficial to human health• Most very wary of cloning• Human life conceived through man, woman

and God• Some support strictly controlled therapeutic

cloning

Transplants and Transfusions• Many more donors are needed to meet demand• Jehovah’s Witnesses (Christian) oppose blood

transfusions• Biblical commands not to consume blood• Court becomes involved if parents refuse

transfusion to save life of child• Normally court over-rules parents’ religious beliefs

Arguments For Transplants

•No risk to dead person

•One person’s death=life for another

•Last chance of life for many

•Donor’s final contribution to society

Arguments Against Transplants

•Difficult to define death – need to remove organs quickly

•Risk to living donors•Upsetting for living relatives•Transplant operations are very expensive

and take resources away from other equally needy patients

Christian Attitude to Embryology and Transplants•Catholics oppose all embryo research•Other denominations accept controlled

embryo research•C of E supports embryo research up to 14

days•Most accept organ donation•Blood transfusions accepted by all except

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Key Christian Beliefs

•Life is a gift from God•Sanctity of life•God is the giver and destroyer of life•Trust in God• Individuality and purpose of each human

life• Jesus was a healer

Matters of Life

Blockbusters!

Matters of Death: Key Questions

•When is a person actually dead?

• Is there any life after death?

•Do we have the right to take our own life or help another to end theirs?

•Whose responsibility is it to care for the sick and the elderly?

Caring for the Elderly

Should we be caring for our parents and grandparents?

• Failing Health• Poverty• Loneliness• Old people are living for longer, a large percentage

of population are old• Care provided by the family?• Care provided by the government?

HOSPICE MOVEMENT• The Hospice Movement was started by a Christian

called Leonard Cheshire as a response to the suffering some people go though before they die. The aim of a Hospice is to provide a peaceful and comfortable environment for people to die in.

• Began in the early 20th Century• Aim is to care for the dying• People move into hospices when they are

terminally ill.• Helps the patient, friends and family face up to

death• Offer short and long term help• Not just death-houses

Euthanasia• Literally means ‘easy death’. It is when a decision is

made to terminate the life of a dying or suffering person

• Euthanasia is illegal in nearly every country in the world. However illegal euthanasia is widely known to occur Holland and Switzerland have legalised euthanasia under certain conditions.

• Involuntary (PASSIVE) is when a person is too sick or is in a PVS* so they cannot make the decision for themselves, a family member must decide e.g. Turning off life support machines for people in a coma

• Voluntary (ACTIVE) euthanasia is when a person chooses to be assisted in ending their lives e.g. lethal injection or tablets

Euthanasia…FOR - A persons life is their own, you should have

control over your death. It’s a way of loving your neighbour to relieve their pain. Pain and sickness can rob you of your dignity. It is pointless using up expensive medical services for people who are dying anyway. Some Christians accept that passive euthanasia is acceptable under certain conditions.

AGAINST - Human life is a gift from God, only God can take it away. The timing of death should be left to God. Roman Catholics are opposed to all forms of euthanasia. They believe very strongly in the sanctity of life. CofE Christians believe in life after death. Because of this they do not accept that ending life prematurely is reasonable. Suffering may be serving some purpose. A few Christians will accept active euthanasia on the grounds of compassion and love.

SUICIDE

• Taking ones own life. • Reasons – depression, bereavement, bullying,

illness, pressure. • Its wrong to take your own life. ‘Do not murder’.• Catholics believe you would go to Hell if commit

suicide, it is a sin.• Samaritans – organisation to help those in need.

Christianity▫Honour your father and mother’ (Exodus 20v12)

but this does not necessarily mean looking after them in the family home if a care home is better

▫Support should be given to the elderly as they are vulnerable

▫Traditionally Christians have preferred to retain independence of the elderly

▫Many churches provide facilities for the elderly experience and wisdom should be cherished

▫Christians also provide and work with homes for the elderly and hospices etc for the terminally ill.