Theme B - Life and Death Flashcards
(20 cards)
Creation of the World- Christianity
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth”
Creation of the World-Islam
“Your Lord is God, who created the heavens and earth in six days, then established Himself on the throne”
Creation of humans- Christianity
“God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into him the breath of life”
Creation of humans- Islam
“Recite in the name of your Lord, who created man from a clinging substance”
Wonder- Christianity
“And God saw that it was good”
Wonder- Islam
“He created the sun, moon, and stars to be subservient to His command”
Stewardship- Christianity
“The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it”
Stewardship- Islam
“Do not seek from it more than what you need”- Hadith
Dominion- Christianity
“Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky”
Dominion- Islam
“It is He who has made you successors on the Earth”
Treatment of animals- Christianity
“Everything that lives and moves will be food for you”
“Do not muzzle the ox that treads the grain”
Treatment of animals- Islam
“It is God who provides livestock for you, some for livestock and some for food”
Abortion- Pro-life-Christianity
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart”
Abortion-Pro-life- Islam
“Do not kill your children for fear of poverty- We [God] shall provide for them and for you”
Abortion- Pro-choice- Christianity
“Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, gentleness, and patience”
Abortion- Pro-choice- Islam
“No one should be burdened with more than they can bear: no mother shall be made to suffer harm on account of her child”
Euthanasia- Christianity
“You shall not murder”
“Blessed are the merciful”
Euthanasia- Islam
“No soul may die except with God’s permission at a predestined time”
Afterlife- Christianity
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life”
Afterlife- Islam
“He will cause you to die, then resurrect you to be returned to Him.”
