Mr Morris.
Lesson 10
20th Feb 2012.
Semester 1.
Ethical Issues.
Get into groups of three or four. Have each group choose one issue from below.
OR Choose one issue to study as a class.
e.g.
- violence, war and peace, Kane, Nathan Alex (6)
- bioethics, eg cloning, genetic engineering, 5 coen , josh and zac
- euthanasia emily,ashley,christina 4
- work ethics and
- business/professional ethics
- sexual ethics marriage and divorce.isaac-mitch-maddison-jacob ( group1)
Each group is to complete the following: Use these headings to start your answers.
Choose an ethical issue from above.
Identify the ethical aspects of the issue.
Search the Bible for references which refer to the issue.
Use other sources to show the Christian perspective.
Include the perspective from different Christian groups.
Look for recent articles related to the topic.
In what way does Christianity give guidance to its adherents on this issue?
Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons.
Prepare a report/ poster/ presentation for the class.
Place your information below.
Violence, War & Peace Group 6
Ethical
Aspects: War, during war if a white flag is raised it is a sign of
surrender, you are meant to not shoot or harm them. This has not always
taken place which is very unfortunate. Peace, during WW1 there would be
times where no one would shoot or harm the enemy but instaed they buried
those who had died in action.
Bible References:
IVF Group 3
Ethical aspects of IVF
cases there has been labortory mix-ups.
Same sex Couples, Single and unmarried couples:
ethical
concerns include reproductive rights, the welfare of offspring,
nondiscrimination against unmarried individuals, homosexual, and
professional autonomy
Bible reference:
Genesis 1:28
And
God blessed them. And God said to them, ?Be fruitful and multiply and
fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that
moves on the earth.?
Other:
Article:
Christianity
doesnt give guidance, just claims that it should not be done as it
seperates the procreative purpose of the marriage act from its unitive
purpose
The environment group 2
the
main issue with the enviroment is the threat of destroying the forest
for corpet gain and money along with issues involing the sea.
bible verse-
Psalms 104: 25-30 - There
is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and
the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. These all look to you
to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them,
they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good
things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away
their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your
Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
group 4- identify the ethical issue from above-
is killing people the right thing to do even though its killing them.
Is it right for the person who is dying to do that to their family?
Is it right for the person who is dying to give that responsibility to the person killing them?
is it right for the person killing them to help them?
bible references- the ten commandments do not kill
The perspectives from different christian groups
would disagree with it there wouldnt be many christian groups at all that would agree
Use other sources to show the Christian perspective-
"What
you do have is general biblical responses, such as in Job 1:21 "God
gives and God takes away". There are also countless passages on the
sanctity of life, which argue that humans need to be treated in a very
special way, and given the utmost respect, at all stages of life." http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/euthanasia/christianity.htm
Recent articles related- http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2011/03/20/australian-pm-cold-to-legalizing-euthanasia/
Guidence it is important to give guidance in christianity as it is very clear on the subject of not killing.
Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons-
Killing someone is wrong and suicide is wrong and euthanasia is violating both of these things.
Sexual ethics Group 1-
.Sex & Ethics: young people and ethical sex,
drawn from interviews and research with people aged 16–25 from rural
and urban australia, argues for a new approach to sexuality and sexual
assault prevention education based on developing skills in ethical
intimacy
.Genesis
2:24, God says that man will leave his parents and be united with a
woman and they will become one flesh. This tells of marriage and how sex
should be used only within the bonds of marriage.
The findings of these interviews informed the development of a six week education program for young people. The program provides young women and men opportunities to learn new ways of negotiating sexual intimacy. This
is based on a sexual ethics framework developed by Moira Carmody PhD
who has over 25 years of experience in working with young people and on
sexual assault prevention education.
The
project began by interviewing young women and men aged 16-25 of diverse
sexualities from rural and city locations in NSW Australia. We wanted
to understand how young women and men negotiate sexual relationships and
their views on the adequacy of current sexuality and sexual assault
prevention education. They identified that their education failed to
prepare them for the complexity of sexual intimacy including issues
around consent, sexual negotiation and pressured sex. The young people
felt existing programmes focused primarily on risk and danger and
excluded positive skills for ethical intimacy.
Group 4
Group 5
Choose an ethical issue from above.
Bioethics and Cloning Humans
Identify the ethical aspects of the issue.
Search the Bible for references which refer to the issue.
Use other sources to show the Christian perspective.
Include the perspective from different Christian groups.
Look for recent articles related to the topic.
In what way does Christianity give guidance to its adherents on this issue?
Make a statement showing the Christian perspective, giving reasons.
Prepare a report/ poster/ presentation for the class.
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