Explain how believing that Vedas and Upanishads are holy books might affect the lives of Hindus
Explain how a Christian might respond to someone who was thinking of committing suicide.
Many things have changed over the years, as well as the way Christian’s think of people who commit or try to commit suicide. In the past, churches taught people that suicide was a serious sin and so suicides were not allowed to have a funeral or be buried in holy ground. This was because people who committed suicide were seen to be rejecting God’s gift, especially because life is sacred and should not be taken advantage off. However, nowadays churches think differently of this matter, and instead of punishing suicides, they try to understand and support them. This does not mean that Christian’s think it is right for people to commit suicide, but means that they are forgiving and try to help them. On the other hand, Christians believe that it is immoral to commit suicide as God chooses when we die, it is selfish as relatives and friends will be hurt, suicide is killing yourself, which is against the will of God; ‘You shall not kill,’ and because God lives in each person; ‘you are the temple of God.’