Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action?
section b Explain how Christians might put their Ruby Bains beliefs about abortion into action? Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action by turning to sanctity of life, when Christians say this, they mean that they believe there is something special and holy about life and try to follow the meaning of sanctity of life by doing good to themselves and good to others. This means that Christians try to treat all kinds of human life with respect. One of the most important things that Christians are supposed to remember when they are making moral decisions is their belief that God is love, and that they should love on another like God has loved us. When Christians are making moral decisions, they might think about how they would feel if they were the other person, and then try to imagine how they would feel like to be treated. The Christian conecpt of love is known as 'agape', which is a Greek word for 'unconditional love', which means loving someone else regardless of what they look like, and regardless of how they behave. It basically means being concerned about the other person without thinking you like them or they like you. Many Chrisitians follow the example of Jesus and try to put the principle of agape into practice. Christians put their beliefs about abortion by helping woman who are thinking about having an abortion by
Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action.
Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action. Most Christians are against abortion under most circumstances because they believe that the foetus is a living being and should be treated equally with everyone else and it has right to live too. By killing it they would see it as committing murder, disagree with it in this way because in the Ten Commandments it says "thou shall not murder" Killing the foetus is disobeying this commandment which is not allowed in the Christian faith. Also god made us as curators of the earth above everything else and we should protect it and everything else on it. However others would accept abortion under certain circumstances because if there was a valid reason for aborting the foetus then the C of E and other pacifist churches would accept it for example if the foetus is seriously handicapped and it wouldn't be fair to bring it into the world, the mother would not be able to manage it or there was conception during forced intercourse (rape). There is a group of Christians called living springs who are situated above a café and Christian book shop in Stourbridge. This Christian group help by trying to persuade pregnant woman who want an abortion not to by telling them that there are other solutions to abortion. But they don't force them not to have an abortion because they believe that everybody has a free will
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Abortion coursework . Describe the teaching about abortion and the sanctity of life, which is found in the bible. Definition of abortion: ' A premature expulsion of the foetus from the womb. An operation to cause this.' Christianity Joe Jenkins 995 Definition of euthanasia: ' A gentle and easy death; the bringing about of this especially in cases of incurable and painful disease.' Christianity Joe Jenkins 995 In the Bible we are given many teachings about abortion and the sanctity of life. The main teaching, that all the others are related to, is found in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20): 'Thou shalt not kill' If it is believed that life begins at conception, then abortion is murder, and is forbidden by the law of G-d. If, however, it is felt that life begins at another point in time, after conception (for example when the unborn baby first moves); then the foetus is not given the same rights as a human being and abortion is not considered as morally incorrect. Another teaching found in the Bible (Ecclesiation 8:8), is similar to the one above. ' No one has power over the day of his death' This shows us how sacred life is and how only G-d can decide when it is time for somebody to die. This may be related to abortion, as, by carrying out this act, a person's life will be taken with no help from G-d. It may be said that if G-d feels that an unborn child
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"God gives life and only God can take it away." Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have considered more than one point of view. In answer to this question I must consider other peoples points of view and suggest whether in my opinion they are right or wrong. Abortion and Euthanasia bring up great debates about this issue. Some people will suggest that God has created the world and humans have been made in the image of God. Therefore it is our duty to not interfere with the life that God has created. The Roman Catholic Church strongly opposes abortion under any circumstance and so they would agree with the above statement. They believe all life is sacred and given by God. At just 12 weeks old the foetus is an individual and total human that has been receiving brain waves for four weeks. The foetus is a human being indistinguishable from any of us. The Durham declaration to the United Methodist Church of the USA published in "The church and abortion" said: "The unborn child is created in the image of God and is one for whom the Son of God died. This child is Gods child. This child is part of Gods world. So the life of this child is not ours to take. Therefore it is sin to take this Childs life for reasons whether of birth control, gender selection, convenience, or avoidance of embarrassment" Some people who do not believe in
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