"What Christians believe about life is up to them. They should not try to make others accept their position." Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have considered more than one point of view.

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AO3-“What Christians believe about life is up to them. They should not try to make others accept their position.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have considered more than one point of view.

Christian groups and organisations are entitled to have their own opinions on certain topics, and they have done on abortion and euthanasia. The Second Vatican teaches that; “Life must be protected from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes” (1963) this quote means the same as what the Didache said; that it is wrong to kill a child of any form. Not only killing a baby but killing any human is wrong, and when people notice that, that is when we will live in a better world.

Throughout the Christian community abortion and euthanasia are seen as sins. It is the killing of a human being, which is going against one of the commandments (Exodus 13). Christians believe that life begins at conception, this is what they have been taught. “You knit me together in my mother’s womb . . . my frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place . . . your eyes saw my unformed body” (Psalm 139). This Psalm refers to ‘you’ meaning God. This quote is suggesting that God created humans the way he wanted them to be and no one has the right to change that. The Roman Catholics believe that abortion as well as euthanasia are wrong, and believe there are alternatives such as pain relief and adoption houses.

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Christians have been around since the time of Jesus, and even before that. At the time of Jesus, Christians didn’t need to read about his teachings, they had him their in front of their eyes. Nowadays Jesus is not around, so we need the Bible to relate to Jesus’ teachings. It is the main form of guidance for life. It consists of stories about Jesus’ life, his miracles and his death and resurrection. We have Priests, Bishops and Archbishops spreading the word of God, but that is not enough. In the past few years the church attendance has been falling, ...

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