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UNIT 2:
Our World
- How should we care for the World?
- Islam
- Humans should act as
KHALIFAHS or guardians of
the planet
- "He has made you His ruling
agents in the earth"
- "He has made you His ruling
agents in the earth"
- It is so important that on the Day of
Judgement, all Muslims will be called to
account for how they have looked after
Allah's creation
- The responsibility is binding
on all Muslims (Ummah)
- They are expected to
keep the delicate
natural balance of the
environment (FITRAH)
- They are expected to
keep the delicate
natural balance of the
environment (FITRAH)
- Kindness to animals
is very important
- Halal meat
- Halal meat
- Avoid waste, respect the earth, care for animals
- Humans should act as
KHALIFAHS or guardians of
the planet
- Christian
Stewardship
- In Genesis humans were given the
responsibility of looking after the earth as
STEWARDS (they look after it but do not own it)
- "You are free to eat from any
tree in the garden"
- "You have dominion (care for) the
fish of the sea"
- "You are free to eat from any
tree in the garden"
- The Earth
does not
belong to
human
beings but
to God
- We are temporary residents of the earth.
- We have to
pass it on
to future
generations
- We have to
pass it on
to future
generations
- We have a responsibility to care
for other human beings
- "Love your neighbour as yourself"
- "Love your neighbour as yourself"
- Christians can eat any type of meat
- In Genesis humans were given the
responsibility of looking after the earth as
STEWARDS (they look after it but do not own it)
- Islam
- How do Religious believers
care for the world and for
their environment?
- The Assisi declaration
- 29th
September, 1986
- Christian leaders joined leaders from the other five major world
religions at the Worldwide Fund for Nature to declare their promise for
conservation
- Assisi was chosen in honour of St. Francis
who is often known as the "green" saint
for his love of all animals
- 29th
September, 1986
- Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tear Fund, are
also charities which draw attention to the
abuse of creation, especially in poorer
countries of the world
- Chico Mendes
- Rubber tapper
- Lived in South American rainforest
- Lived in South American rainforest
- Chrisitian
- Protested against huge cattle
companies cutting down the
rainforest
- This was removing the
trees/rubber/jobs for the rubber
tappers and also the rainforest
- This was removing the
trees/rubber/jobs for the rubber
tappers and also the rainforest
- Cost other rubber tappers to
join him in a Union to protest
- Protests so successful he was
murdered by a cattle owner.
- Rubber tapper
- The Assisi declaration
- What is the purpose of life?
- Christians believe it is to love
and serve God and to teat all
people as being made in the
image of God (like God with an
ability to think, intelligence, etc.
- Christians believe it is to love
and serve God and to teat all
people as being made in the
image of God (like God with an
ability to think, intelligence, etc.
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