Make Sure You’re On the Right Page!
Only Year 11s should use this page to revise!
Personal and family issues
Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, and critically evaluate:
• Christian views on the meaning and purpose of sexual relationships;
• attitudes towards same-sex relationships, considering the range of Christian views;
•Christian teachings about the benefits and challenges of marriage and divorce, taking account of the diversity of ethical positions within
Christianity;
• different types of family and the importance of the family unit in society;
• alternatives to marriage, including civil partnerships and cohabitation
Matters of life and death
• the debate about abortion, taking account of social, political, biblical, church and other ethical viewpoints;
• the views of pro-life and pro-choice groups, the status of the embryo, sanctity of life and alternatives to abortion;
•the debate about euthanasia, taking account of social, political, biblical, church and other ethical viewpoints, and the distinction between the
different types of euthanasia (passive and active, voluntary and involuntary); and the contribution of the Hospice movement.
- Capital punishment and the aims of punishment, including deterrence, protection, reform, vindication and retribution;
Developments in bioethics
• the nature of human infertility and the means to overcome it;
• the role of in vitro fertilisation treatment in overcoming human infertility and issues arising from this treatment;
• the status of the embryo, and the moral problems associated with destroyed embryos and embryo experimentation;
• the issues surrounding human surrogacy;
• the role of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in regulating developments in bioethics; and
• biblical and church teaching that is relevant to new reproductive technologies.
Contemporary Issues in Christianity
• the causes and types of prejudice and discrimination, including race, religion, gender and disability;
• biblical and church opinions on prejudice and discrimination;
• Bible teaching on responsibility towards people in need;
• the causes and characteristics of local, national and global poverty, and the distinction between absolute and relative poverty;
• the work of one organisation fighting poverty and injustice, for example Christian Aid, St Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army or Trócaire;
• ways in which individuals and communities can respond to and support both fair trade and campaigns for justice
Modern Warfare
• the causes of war, and the Just War tradition in Christianity and its continuing relevance for today;
• the ethics of modern warfare, including the use of weapons of mass destruction, and the morality of nuclear deterrence;
• the debate about the human and economic cost of war, and the victims of war, including refugees, child soldiers and innocent civilians; and
• the debate about pacifism, taking account of different religious and ethical viewpoints.
Marriage and Family
You can find good notes on this section of work here. You should also read over these notes on the subject of celibacy.
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Fertility Treatment
It is a good idea to study for this topic after revision abortion and marriage. You can find some excellent extra thoughts on IVF here. It's well worth watching!
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Warfare
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Capital Punishment
The second video is a very helpful tune which will help you remember the aims of punishment.
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Abortion
There are more resources on abortion here.
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Rich World, Poor World
The first video explains how Christians view and can respond to poverty. The second video explains the New Testament's attitude to wealth and poverty. The final videos explains what causes poverty and what organisations such as Christian Aid and World Vision are doing about it.
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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Euthanasia
The first video gives you a short overview. The second goes into the topic in more depth.
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