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Knowledge checker - Year 11 - Themes Paper What is corporal punishment?

Punishment inflicted by physical pain.

What is meant by non voluntary euthanasia?

The patient does not choose euthanasia as he/she is not in the state to do so, so the family chooses.

How many weeks is viability?

24 weeks

What is a threat to the environment?

Pollution, deforestation, animal cruelty (harming animals → reduces biodiversity→ animals and environment rely on eachother to thrive)

What is meant by pro life?

The foetus should not be aborted because they have human rights as well.

What are the three aims of punishment?

Reformation, retribution and victim satisfaction.

What are renewable resources?

Resources which do not run out e.g: sunlight/solar.

Where does evil come from according to Sikhism?

Karma and vices

What is capital punishment?

Punishment by the death penalty

What would utilitarianism say about Capital Punishment?

It is good to do the death penalty as it is doing the greatest thing which will keep safe the greatest amount of people.

What is the difference between passive and active euthanasia?

Passive euthanasia- letting the patient die by taking away or stopping their medication Active euthanasia- killing the patient by giving them an overdose or a lethal drug.

When does life begin according to Catholics?

Conception

Give one religious reason for testing on animals quote and explanation

Sanctity of life - our life is more important as we are on the ‘pinnacle of creation’, so we are more important than animals. If we need animals to test for a cure, then it is justified to do so.

What is the worst type of crime and why?

Murder because it is completly ending a life which God has not allowed to do. In the 10 commandments in the Bible, it says “do not kill” and in the Guru Granth sahib it says “the divine spark is in her” so we should not kill God’s creation as it has the divine spark (sikhism) and God ordered us not to kill directly in the 10 commandments (christianity).

Give a religious reason against Prison

Jesus said ‘go, and sin no more’ to the adultrist woman which shows that we can reform on our own without the need of a prison.

Give a religious reason for abortion

Christianity - ‘the lesser of two evils’, if the pregnancy is a threat to the mother’s life, then a abortion is allowed because it is less evil to allow the foetus to die than the mother who already is living to die.

What is a Christian belief about Life after death?

The parable of the sheep and goat - jesus will separate the sheep/good people to go to heaven and the goats/bad people to go to hell

What is the creation story for Sikhs?

Waheguru made the world using his ‘hukam’ meaning free will.

What happened to Tony Bland?

He received non voluntary euthanasia when he was in a vegetative state from an accident at a stadium and was crushed.

Give a religious argument against causing suffering to anyone else?

‘Blessed are the merciful’ - it is wrong to cause suffering, we will be blessed if we help stop or solve the suffering.

What is a hate crime?

Crime against someone because of a prejudice you have against them.

Give a Christian opinion on using animals for food

It is wrong because in Noah’s ark, God told Noah to save all the animals as they should be alive, not destroyed in the storm that was coming.

Give three reasons for committing crimes

Poverty, greed, upbringing.

What is meant by dominion?

That humans have more power and more importance than other creations such as animals...