Out line and explain Christian Beliefs about the sanctity if life which are particularly relevant to the beginning of life. Explain the main differences between the Christian Churches on this issue.

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Out line and explain Christian Beliefs about the sanctity if life which are particularly relevant to the beginning of life. Explain the main differences between the Christian Churches on this issue.

The sanctity of life is a subject with many mixed viewpoints; there are lots of different opinions that can be adopted when looking at life from birth to death. In this essay I will explore these issues and outline the various Christians beliefs on the sanctity of life.

The sanctity of life is an expression that reflects the sacred and holiness of life, from the moment of conception to death, but the question that confuses this sanctity tends to be “when does life start?” This question, understandable, brings up questions about abortion.

At the point of conception, when the egg and the sperm combine, a potential human is created but some people would disagree with this. Many Christians believe that the start of life is birth, others would tend to say when the child is fully formed in the womb it is a person.

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Mainly churches are united in their condemnation of abortion but there are many Christians in the more liberal Churches, and indeed in some of the hard line Churches, that have taken a different view. Some Christians hold their views based on the 1983 general synod (Government of the Anglican Church). Usually Protestants believe that Abortions is generally wrong but there are extreme cases when abortion is morally acceptable. This leaves members of The Church of England with very little in the way of guide lines; there is no real rule towards abortion. Some Christians in The Church of England who ...

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