Responsibility For The Planet Flashcards
(25 cards)
John 1:3
“Through him all things were made”
Genesis 1
“In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth”
Genesis 1- days
“By the seventh day god had finished the work he had been doing”
Psalm 19:1:2
“The heavens declare the glory of god, the skies proclaim the work of his hands”
Genesis 1:28 –Use gods gift to the full
“…fill the earth and subdue it”
The faith of the Catholic Church
“God created the world to show and communicate his glory so that all creatures might share in his truth, goodness and blessedness and might give glory to him”
Cosmology
A study of the origin and structure of the universe
The Big Bang theory
The origins of the universe are the result of a cosmic explosion. This caused matter and gases to fly out in all directions and eventually cooled to form stars, planets and the world.
The steady state theory
The universe has no origin but is expanding because new matter is being created all the time.
Evolution
The sequence of events involved in the progressive development of a species
Genesis 1:28
“Be fruitful and increase in number. Full the earth and subdue it. Rule over the rush of the sea and the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the ground, they will be yours for food”
Church of England attitude towards animals
Animals are created by god and have an intrinsic value for that reason. Humans have an obligation and an affinity to animals.
Quaker attitude towards animals
Respect for animals is at the core of a Quaker understanding of reverence for life. Humans do not have a right over animals.
The catholic attitude towards animals
“We owe them kindness” but can be used to provide food and clothing can be domesticated and used in medical and scientific experiments “if it remains within reason”. Animals are not the equal of humans and do not have human rights.
Genesis 2:19-20
“Now The Lord god has formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field”
Gen 2:19
“He brought them to the man to see what he would name them and whatever the man called each living creature was its name”.
Psalm 8:1 3-6
“Man is second to God and has been placed above all in creation”
Psalm 24:1-2
The world and all that is in it belong to God
Luke 12:22-23
Jesus to disciples “therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life what you will eat or about your body or what you will wear. Life is more than food and the body more than clothes.
St Francis of Assisi attitude towards animals
“If you have men who will exclude any of gods creatures from the shelter of pity and compassion, you will have men who deal likewise with their fellow men”
Andrew Linzey attitude towards animals
Gods love is intended “not just for human beings but for all creatures”
Job 12:7-10
“But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the air and they will tell you”
Noah’s arc
Noah protected the arc as god commanded him
Psalm 65-9
“You care for the land and water it: you enrich it abundantly”
