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matters of life and death

why Christians believe in life after death

- people have many different views about what happens after death

- all Christians believe in life after death because of the teaching of the bible and the church and because they believe that Jesus rose from death

how Christian beliefs about life after death affect the way they live

- there is a variety of Christian views about what happens. most Christians believe in either the immortality of the soul or resurrection of the body

- this affects how Christians live their lives because they believe God will reward those who have lived according to Gods will.

why some non-religious people believe in life after death.

- many non-religious people believe in life after death because of things such as near-death experiences, ghosts and contacting the dead

- others reject life after death as being impossible

the nature of abortion, including current legislation

- people have different opinions about when human life begins and this affects their attitudes to abortion.

- current UK law allows abortion in certain circumstances

there are various different 'pro-life' arguments against abortion and 'pro-choice' arguments for abortion

Christian attitude to abortion

- the majority of Christians believe that abortion is wrong

- some Christians accept that in certain circumstances, it is the lesser of two evils

the nature of euthanasia

-euthanasia means helping people to die to save them form pain

- euthanasia is currently illegal in the UK

- there are many arguments for and against euthanasia

Christian attitudes to euthanasia

- most Christians are strongly opposed to euthanasia on the grounds that life is a gift from god and no one has the right to take it away

- rather than encourage people to see euthanasia as an option, Christians should work to help people who are dying by offering effective pain relief and helping them to prepare for death

the cause of world poverty

- the world is full of people who live in poverty

- many of the causes of poverty are linked to each other

why Christians work to end world poverty

- Christians follow the example of Jesus in helping to relieve poverty in the world

- this has lead to the setting up of the Christian organisations such as CAFOD and Christian aid that work throughout the world

matters of life and death in the media

- a wide range of media can be used to present matters of life and death to a wide audience

-newspapers and TV news, soap operas, documentaries and films all take some responsibility for presenting issues to the public

- each form of media has different interests, some may reflect the opinions of the programme makers or editors while others are more imparitial

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