Natural World Flashcards
1
Q
Why are Christians stewards?
A
- Bible gives humans the right to rule over nature, but this has responsibility
- Parable of the Talents, God expects humans to look after the planet
- Judgement day, they will be asked how they fulfiled their duty
2
Q
What are Christian responses to the threat of pollution?
A
- Recycling
- Promoting the use of power from waste plants
- Encouraging people not to drop litter
- Reporting areas that are badly littered
3
Q
What are Christian responses to the threat of global warming?
A
- Using energy-efficient light bulbs, same production, less energy
- Use renewable energy sources
- Encourage car companies to use electric batteries
4
Q
What are Christian responses to the threat of using natural resources?
A
- Encourage scientist to create chemicals from plants, instead of oil
- Encouraging car manufacturers to use electric batteries
- Renewable energy
5
Q
Whatdoes the Christian Declaration on Nature say?
A
- God created man in his image
- Must protect it
- Condemns the environmental damage
- All human activity must bring mutual enrichment of man and animals
6
Q
Why would Christians support animal testing
A
- Humans are unlike animals, created in his image
- Animal testing has lead to the development of vaccines
- Only humans have souls, more rights than animals
7
Q
Why would Christians oppose animal research?
A
- All animals are made by God, just as valuable as humans
- Animals have souls
- Many scientific experiments are for curiosity
8
Q
Why would Christians oppose hunting of animals?
A
- God is the creator of animals
- Humans have a duty to look after animals, stewardship
- Christians should never be cruel, Jesus taught love
9
Q
SOWAAs:
A
- “limited by the concern for the quality of life C
- “religious respect…integrity of nature.” C
- “God entrusted animals to the stewardship.” C
- “The Church recognises the need for animals to be used in certain research.” C
- “they will be yours for food.”
- “everything that lives…will be food for you.”
