AO1 Explain how the followers of Christianity make ethical decisions. What do Christians use to make ethical decisions? Different sects of Christianity use different methods to make their ethical decisions. These sources and methods vary in how intensely they are followed by the groups within the Christian Church. There are lots of different interpretations of which source of morality is the greatest for use within the contemporary world.
We do know that religious beliefs causes war, but I do not think that relgious beliefs justify war. Some beliefs believe that war is a sin, that you shouldn't do it. Some religions believe that war isn't a sin and you will be pinished if you do not go fight for your god. Document 1 (Bhagavad-Gita, the Hindu song of God) , document 4 (Haji according to the Quran 4:74-74) , and document 5 ( Pope Innocent 3 in Fourth Lateran Council, 1215) are grouped together because they believe that you will be punished if you do not participate in war for your god. In documnet 1, they were disgraced they didn't fight.
The decline in religion can be caused by personal or societal barriers. These personal experiences can be the result of witnessing the acts of others that cause their own religious beliefs and morals to be questioned. Even the outward appearance of society’s devotion to God and religion can be more routine and done out of necessity. This blasé attitude can adversely affect religion. To secure their religious beliefs people will block out, or create a barrier to protect themselves from feelings or emotions they deem as evil.
Consider, for example, the controversial issue of abortion. Individuals with particular religious beliefs tend to view laws allowing mothers an abortion choice as unjust, while individuals with other value systems might view such laws as just. Similarly, some people might find some laws unjust because of their personal interests. For example, law that limits the emission of harmful substances from the factories protects people from the harmful hazards of these things. However, a factory might find this law unjust, as he has to install expensive filters to dispose of the harmful gases and chemicals from its waste.
(Night Chapter 3, pg. 32) There are many believers who choose God as their Supreme Being, but for Elie Wiesel faith in God was a part of his everyday life. Eliezer always wanted to become a Rabbi when he grew up. Studying the Torah and the cabbala, Moshe the Beadle was his spiritual mentor, they
Keisha Carter Dr. Kelly Hayes Religious Studies 133 November 11, 2013 Fieldwork Project: An Outlook on Judaism “Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.” ---Jan Peter Balkenende My fieldwork project briefly describes the history of Judaism and my experience and observations of the service in which I attended whom worshippers all practiced Reform Judaism. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Judaism is the religion of the Jews. It is the complex sensation of a total way of life for the Jewish people, embracing theology, law, and numerous cultural traditions. There is a
As well as Geertz, Turner introduced the liminal state which can help people better understand the rituals and rites of passage that occur in our everyday lives. They psychological aspect of our rituals has been accepted by many people including the famous psychologists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. “Religious practices can be usefully interpreted as expressions of unconscious psychological forces”. (Moro, 2010) Humans have the inherent need to explain the meaning of their own existence. People attend religious services every Sunday or pray at particular parts of the day because it’s their way of getting closer to the supernatural.
For this instance, this is not the case, society must constantly correct immoral actions performed by certain individuals. These individuals originate from diverse backgrounds and religions, and where as there is no specific religion that can be solely liable. Therefore, it becomes necessary to determine how violence and religion can simultaneously exist because the nature of these two elements seems to be contradictory. To begin with, there are two particular explanations in which introduce some historical examples of religion and violence intertwining, and illustrate how those two entities (religion and violence) can coexist. One explanation states that certain individuals feel that violence is relatively harmless, and therefore feel no remorse in performing violent acts.
Though there are faults with both sides, everybody has their own reasons for supporting or not supporting artificial insemination. The reasons a person would have for opposing artificial insemination could be a number of different things. The most obvious of these reasons would be related to religion. Many churches teach their followers that “it is morally bad for a couple to generate human life by inseminating the wife with sperm provided by a man who is not her husband or by inseminating a woman other than the wife with sperm from the husband…(May, PhD).” This is because it is being done outside of the
When we examine both Hinduism and Judaism, we account for their main teachings, what is demanded from their followers, and the central focus of direction. For example, Hinduism is inner-directed as it focuses on reaching reincarnation and Moksha (liberation of one’s soul). On the other hand, Judaism is more outer-directed and focuses on following the Torah and avoiding sin. These religions focus on various teachings but in this paper we will examine three main teachings which will shed light upon their similarities and differences regarding their followers and faith belief. Both Judaism and Hinduism have main teachings that every follower should know and live by.