environmental and medical issue

environmental and medical issue

1. enviromental

   • christian
     • stewardship
       • god gave humans stewardship over the world- they must look after it for future generations
     • responsibility
       • humans have a god- given responsibility to care for the world and environment for future generation
     • attitudes to the environment
       • take care of the environment because it is a gift from god
       • share equally resources of the world more equally because jesus taught christians to love and help each other
   • muslim
     • teaching
       • allah put humans in charge of his creation so muslims should respect this gift
       • all muslim are part of the ummah and should look after the world for future generations, making sure natural resources are shared equally
     • attitudes
       • not overusing the earth resources
       • planting trees and crops and using them for the good of others

2. medical

   • fertility
     • christian
       • for
         • it allows infertile couples to experience the joy of having children, as god intended
           • fertility treatment is also a way of loving your neighbour and follows the golden rule of treating others as you would want to be treated
       • against
         • no one has'a right' to have children if this is not god's will.
           • god has a plan for everyone and this should be receipted. he intended children to be created naturally through sex between a married couple
     • muslim
       • all muslim believe that surrogacy is wrong
         • it is seen as adultery it is believed the women who givens birth is the mother of the child
       • in-vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination by the husband are permitted
         • god has given humans the knowledge and ability to create humans is the way
   • transplant surgery
     • christian
       • agree
         • organ donation is a loving and charitable act that follows the teaching jesus to love one another
         • some believe organ donation is a matter of personal conscience
       • disagree
         • it goes against the sanctity of life teaching because people should not 'play gpd'
         • it interferes with god's plan to very human being
     • muslim
       • against
         • the qur'an teaches that the body should be buried soon after death and should not be interfered with.
         • it goes against the sanctity of life because only god should take and give a life
       • for
         • many muslim would allow living donor transplants to close family members
         • some muslim argue that organ donation is okay if done to save the life of others because this is what allah would wish