Theme E- Religion, Crime And Punishment Flashcards
Christianity and Islam teach…
People to do good lives that includes religious teachings
Christians believe…
Everyone will be separated into two just like the parable of the sheeps and the goats in the book of Matthew where the shepherd will separate “the sheeps from his right and the goats on his left”. Jesus also said that helping another person is like helping Jesus/God too — “…whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me”
Islam teaches…
Allah is merciful and those have done good things and will come down harshly on people who do bad things — “He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrong doersHe has prepared for them a painful punishment”
Difference between sin and a crime…
A sin is when religious law is broken ie God’s teaching is disobeyed and crime is when the state of laws are broken.
Justice..
The idea of each person getting what they deserve and maintaining what’s right
Christians are against crime…
Because they are told to care for others “love thy neighbor as yourself”
