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Use your REVISION GUIDE to REVISE this unit CRIME AND PUNISHMENT to prepare for this exam.

OBJECTIVE…

To use media clips, the law, and picture clues

to understand Christian attitudes to drugs and

alcohol.

Grade CAll will be able to describe

Christian attitudes to illegal drugs.

Grade BMost will be able to explain

different Christian attitudes to alcohol.

Grade A/A*Some will be able to express an opinion on Christian attitudes to

drugs and alcohol.

Your GOALS for the end of

this lesson are…

OUTCOMES…

Starter…

Why do we have laws dealing with drugs and alcohol?

Do you think UK laws protect people in the UK from the

dangers of drugs and alcohol?

It is an offence for anyone to buy, or try

to buy alcohol on behalf of a

child.It is illegal for anyone under the

age of 18 to buy, or try

to buy alcohol.

Everywhere that sells

alcohol has to have a licence

granted by their Local Authority..

Children under the age of 16 are not

allowed in a pub or bar

without adult

supervision.Children age 16-17 are allowed to drink alcohol in a pub in the

company of someone over 18 and only

when having a table meal.

For class A drugs you can receive up to

7 years in prison for

possession and life for

dealing.

For class B drugs you can receive up to

5 years in prison for

dealing and 15 for

possession.

For class C drugs you can receive up to

2 years in prison for

possession and 14 for dealing.

Some drugs are legal but must be sold under

controlled conditions in pharmacies,

supermarkets and shops.

Christian attitudes to illegal drugs…The vast majority of Christians believe

that taking any kind of drug excessively is WRONG because

it damages the body which God

created.

All Christians in the UK believe that

taking illegal drugs is wrong.

Watch the following video carefully…

Make NOTES on your sheet in the 5 areas to DESCRIBE why Christians are AGAINST the use

of illegal drugs.

Listen out for what is said about alcohol BUT DON’T note this down just yet!

The BIBLE The BODY

CRIME FAMILY

BEHAVIOUR MY OPINION…

The Bible teaches that Christians should obey

the law of the land, which includes the law

on drugs.

Many drug users turn to crime to fund their

habit, this leads to sin and goes against the

teaching of Christianity.

Illegal drugs have a powerful effect on

people’s behaviour and can make them behave

badly or act in ways Christians should not.

Our body is a gift from God and we should not

abuse or misuse it – drugs harm the body

and that which God has created.

Drug abuse can break down marriages and

family relationships and can make people anti-

social.

Which of these reasons (if any) do you agree with and

why?

Grade CAll will be

able to describe Christian

attitudes to illegal drugs.

Did you achieveYOUR goals?…

OUTCOMES…

Unlike illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco are not

‘forbidden’ in Christianity. SOME Christians therefore

choose to drink and/or smoke.

MOST Christians would choose NOT to smoke as even a small amount is

harmful to the body.

HOWEVER there are more mixed opinions

when it comes to alcohol.

Before we look at Christian teachings relating to the

consumption of alcohol lets have a look at some

arguments in general.

Watch the following clip and try to give 2 arguments FOR the consumption of alcohol and 2 arguments AGAINST. Look out for the odd religious

argument!

http://www.truetube.co.uk/body-and-health/addiction/cause--effect

Jesus used it at the LAST SUPPER

It can be used for medicinal purposes.

In the past it was used as an anti-depressant.

It gives people confidence.

It inspires people to be creative.

It makes people do things they wouldn’t

usually do.

It leads to promiscuity and unwanted pregnancies.

It is a depressant. It makes people do things they wouldn’t

usually do. It causes relationship

problems It can cause crime. It causes people to behave in an immoral

way. People can become addicted – alcoholism.

Christian attitudes to alcohol…

So what does

CHRISTIANITY teach about

the consumption of alcohol?

MANY Christians DO choose to

drink alcohol in SMALL AMOUNTS

because...

Watch the following picture clues to EXPLAIN WHY.

Reasons for drinking alcohol in

moderation...…

During the LAST SUPPER, Jesus gave his disciples wine

during the first HOLY COMMUNION or

EUCHARIST.

Jesus himself drank wine and even preformed a miracle at a wedding turning water into

wine.

The Bible does not forbid the drinking of alcohol.

Most Christian churches, such as

Roman Catholics and Church of England, do not forbid the drinking

of alcohol and use wine during holy

communion.

Christian attitudes to alcohol…None of the Christian

teachings suggest that drinking alcohol is SINFUL.

However there are many teachings that warn against

drinking too much because…‘Getting drunk on wine

leads to bad behaviour’ (Ephesians 5:18)

What is the meaning of this quote?

What does it mean by BAD BEHAVIOUR?

So Christians who do drink should do so in MODERATION.

Christian attitudes to alcohol…There are SOME

Christians who choose NOT to drink alcohol AT ALL (e.g. The Salvation

Army).

These Christians DO NOT believe drinking alcohol is SINFUL but that it is simple best to

AVOID it.

Use the picture clues to complete your sheet EXPLAINING WHY.

Drinking alcohol can impair a person’s

judgments and reduce their ability to act in a

Christian way.

People drank wine in biblical times because there was little else for them to drink – as there are lots of other types of drink available now there is no need for

alcohol.

Drinking can cause

you to offend

others so it is better to not drink.

In biblical times people drank wine or ale only; today alcohol is

much stronger and therefore more dangerous to a persons

health and society.

Grade BMost will be

able to explain

different Christian

attitudes to alcohol.

Did you achieveYOUR goals?…

OUTCOMES…

Although it is VERY RARE, there are a few Christians

who believe alcohol should be made illegal such as

AMERICAN BAPTISTS. Their view is alcohol is EVIL

and should be banned completely.

Do you think alcohol should be made

illegal?

Do you agree with the Christian view

of drinking in moderation?

Are there any problems with this

idea?

http://www.truetube.co.uk/body-and-health/addiction/alcohol-is-like-heroin

Do you think alcohol should

be made illegal?

Do you agree with the

Christian view of drinking in moderation? Are there any problems with

this idea?

Grade A/A*Some will be

able to express an opinion on Christian

attitudes to drugs and alcohol.

Did you achieveYOUR goals?…

OUTCOMES…

Draw a pyramid in the back of your books and spit it into 3...

What have you learnt today?

What have you been reminded of today?

Think of a question you would like

answering.

Plenary …

“Your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit , who lives in you and was given to you

by God”

“Do not get drunk with wine, which will ruin you,

but instead be filled with the Holy Spirit”

“Do not drink water only but take a little wine to help

your digestion, since you are ill so often”

“Drug abuse is the new slavery”

Pope John Paul II

A little bit of alcohol is ok and can have benefits to your health.

Drugs can take over people’s lives and control them.

Your body is God’s temple so you should not harm it as it would be

disrespectful to God.

Focus yourself on your religion rather than alcohol which can harm

you.

Plenary … Match the Christian teaching to the Biblical quote…